Huge away win for Cibona
Cibona have ended their losing streak in ABA League by beating Mornar on the road in the 10th round of the regular season.
Brandis Raley-Ross (Photo: Mornar/MEDIA Pro)
2017/18 ABA League Regular Season, Round 10, Sunday, 3.12.2017:
Mornar - CIBONA 78:82 (23:19, 16:27, 23:15, 16:21)
Game recap: Cibona fans finally have a lot of reasons to be happy. After 4 consecutive defeats in ABA League, their team have ended that awful losing streak by beating Mornar on the road. In a very thrilling match in Bar, the visitors had more concentration in the final moments and their victory was well-deserved.
Key moments: On three-and-a-half minutes before the end of the match Mornar shooting guard Marko Mugoša scored a 2-pointer and gave his team a lead – 74:73. However, in the next 3 minutes the home team failed to score a single point! On the other side, Cibona made the crucial 6:0 run and went in front – 79:74. There was not enough time for the hosts to make some spectacular comeback.
Man of the match: What a night this was for Ivan Novačić! He scored career-high 23 points and was the X-Factor for Cibona.
Can’t trick the stats: You will see the main difference between the two teams the moment you look at the stats – Assists! Cibona had 17, Mornar had just 8.
