Cibona down MZT, Ante Žižić had index rating 56!

What a game! Cibona defeated MZT Skopje Aerodrom after two overtimes, while we also had one of the best individual performances in the history of this competition - Ante Žižić finished the match with 37 points, 20 rebounds and with the overall index rating of 56!!!

ABA League Round 4, Sunday, 9.10.2016:

MZT Skopje Aerodrom - CIBONA 85:89 (13:17, 25:17, 18:22, 16:16, 10:10, 3:7)

MATCH STATISTICS

PHOTO GALLERY 

POST-GAME COMMENTS

Game recap: This was definitely the most thrilling game of the season so far. Two overtimes, plenty of turnarounds and just a monstrous performance of a single player... Eventually, Cibona prevailed in this epic clash and scored their 3rd win in the 2016/17 ABA League campaign, while MZT Skopje Aerodrom suffered their 4th consecutive defeat and also stayed without head coach and 2 players...

Key moments: Both sides missed one chance to score a game-winner and finish this match much earlier. MZT Skopje had the last ball possession at the end of the 4th quarter, but Ante Žižić blocked Charlon Kloof and the match went into overtime. Then, Cibona had a chance to grab a win in the final moments of the additional 5 minutes, but they did not organize a good play.

Finally, in the 2nd overtime Cibona used the fact that MZT Skopje Aerodrom stayed without their 1st center Jure Lalić who had to leave the court due to 5 fouls, so the Wolves insisted on passing the ball down to Ante Žižić. He scored some crucial baskets, including the very last one on this game, when he made a powerful dunk for 89:85.

Man of the match: With these numbers, he is the man of the season so far! Ante Žižić had 37 points & 20 rebounds, while his overall index rating was 56!

Can't trick the stats: One man and his stats made difference today. His name is Ante Žižić.