Petrol Olimpija beat Partizan NIS in thrilling ending
In a thrilling ending in Aleksandar Nikolić Hall in Belgrade, Petrol Olimpija have edged out Partizan NIS and celebrated their fourth triumph of the season!
Petrol Olimpija team (Photo: Partizan NIS)
ABA League Round 9, Saturday, 18.11.2017:
Partizan NIS – PETROL OLIMPIJA 77:78 (20:9, 25:26, 13:26, 19:17)
Game recap: Fantastic game in Belgrade in front of nearly 4000 fans was finished with a thrilling ending in which Petrol Olimpija have prevailed over the home side of Partizan NIS. The Dragons have made a major comeback in the second half from -10 at the break and have in the end deservedly become the ones that will take a pair of points home with them. This is the fourth win of the season for the green and white of Ljubljana, while Partizan NIS are continuing the season with five. Both of them are now Playoffs contenders.
Key moments: The winner was decided no earlier than in the final moments of the clash, as it was Domen Lorbek who took his team in front and set the final score with 19 seconds left on the clock. Partizan NIS had the last possession in which they were hunting the win, but Novica Veličković was inaccurate.
Man of the match: With six 3-pointers scored, Jan Špan demonstrated why he is being called Španoulis in Ljubljana. He led his team in scoring with 20 points, while adding 5 assists, 3 rebounds and a valuation of 17. He is our man of the match!
Can't trick the stats: Even though Partizan NIS were much better on the glass, Petrol Olimpija made the difference in the field goal percentages. They were shooting 3-pointers 12/30 (40%), while Partizan NIS had only 7/25 (28%) from the perimeter.
