MZT escape the last spot by beating Olimpija on the road

Sunday, 05. February 2017 at 20:58

MZT Skopje Aerodrom stormed through Ljubljana taking so important win along the way. Second home defeat in a row for Union Olimpija.

Devin Oliver (Photo: Union Olimpija/Ales Fevzer)

ABA League Regular Season, Round 21, Sunday, 5.2.2017:

Union Olimpija - MZT SKOPJE AERODROM 72:91 (12:16, 21:26, 15:23, 24:26)

MATCH STATISTICS

PHOTO GALLERY

POST-GAME COMMENTS

Game recap: There is no doubt, this was far the best display of MZT Skopje Aerodrom so far in 2016/17 season. The visitors totally outplayed Union Olimpija in Ljubljana and they did it with the power of team work. If you take a look at the stats you will see that 6 players of MZT Skopje Aerodrom reached double digits this evening - Djordje Drenovac had 17 points, Xavier Thames 16, Josh Scott and Devon Van Oostrum 15 each, Daniel Clark 14 and Stefan Sinovec 12 points. With this victory the boys from Skopje have escaped the last place of the standings.

Key moments: The winner was decided in the 3rd quarter when MZT Skopje Aerodrom made the key 10:0 run. From being up by 50:43, the visitors escaped to 60:43 and secured themselves a pretty comfortable lead.

Man of the match: Out of those 6 players who reached double digits, Josh Scott had the highest index rating. He had 15 points, 8 rebounds and 4 assists, which brought him 22 index points.

Can't trick the stats: As we have previously written - Team work was the key factor. MZT Skopje Aerodrom players collected 20 assists in total in this game.

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