Zvezda continue their unbeaten march

Monday, 21. November 2016 at 17:55

Karpoš Sokoli could not arrange another huge upset after they have knocked down on their knees Budućnost VOLI last round. They have shown an excellent display in first half, though, but it was not enough to beat fantastic Crvena zvezda mts.

Marko Guduric (Photo: Crvena zvezda mts)

Karpoš Sokoli could not arrange another huge upset after they have knocked down on their knees Budućnost VOLI last round. They have shown an excellent display in first half, though, but it was not enough to beat fantastic Crvena zvezda mts.

ABA League Regular Season, Round 10, Monday, 21.11.2016:

CRVENA ZVEZDA MTS – Karpoš Sokoli 91:70 (16:18, 22:20, 24:16, 29:16)

MATCH STATISTICS

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POST-GAME COMMENTS

Game recap: Crvena zvezda mts remain unbeaten after 10 games played in the ABA League – the red and white have been better than Karpoš Sokoli, that were hoping for another major upset after they have edged out Budućnost VOLI last round, at home in Aleksandar Nikolić Hall, Belgrade. The first half did not let the fans know that the game would end with such a comfortable margin in favour of the red and white, but Dejan Radonjić's squad were in the second half just the way we know them this season – dominant!

Key moments: The score was tied at 38:38 at the break and Karpoš Sokoli were promising to put on a real fight until the end to grab the second victory of the season, but they just could not keep that promise. The reason was Zvezda's 21:5 run in a 6-minute period between the 27th and 33rd minute, which converted their 49:48 deficit into a 69:54 lead. The game was over at that point. Two points were booked by the hosts.

Man of the match: Marko Simonović was THE man for Crvena zvezda mts this time, as he led his team towards the victory with a fantastic shooting display, scoring 21 points with a 62% field goal percentage (5/8 for three). He added a rebound for the overall valuation of 22. However, the most important fact was that his team have created themselves 22 points of advantage during the 19 minutes that he spent on court.

Can't trick the stats: Assists and turnovers were once more the key for the win of the red and white ABA League frontrunners. They had 26 assists in comparison to Karpoš Sokoli's 20 and 10 turnovers in comparison to 17 by the visiting team. This is what decided the winner.

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