Mornar have defeated Partizan after making a stunning comeback
What a comeback! Mornar have beaten Partizan NIS on the road despite being down by 20 points in the 1st half!
Novica Velickovic (Photo: Partizan NIS)
ABA League Round 13, Saturday, 23.12.2017:
Partizan NIS - MORNAR 93:98 (25:7, 25:30, 19:31, 24:30)
Story of the game: Mornar have pulled off one of the biggest comebacks in the 2017/18 season! They have defeated Partizan NIS on the road despite being down by 20 points in the 1st half! This is the 2nd time in this season that Mornar have prevailed over Partizan NIS after a thrilling ending, while the boys from Bar have now officially joined the race for the Playoffs!
Key moments: After making that incredible comeback in the 2nd half, Mornar were up by 1 point – 89:88, with 1 minute left on the game clock. And then the game-hero Derek Needham pulled off for a long 3-pointer and… He made the shot – 92:88! The visitors have stayed in front until the end.
Man of the match: Uroš Luković made a stunning performance! Mornar starting center had 26 points (9/10 FG2, 8/11 FT) and 8 rebounds, while his overall index rating was 40! Do not forget that Uroš Luković played for none other than Partizan NIS in the previous season…
Can’t trick the stats: Check this out – Mornar have scored 13 three-pointers in this match… 10 of them in the 2nd half!
