Partizan beat Cibona in front of 6,000 fans in Belgrade

Saturday, 20. January 2018 at 18:59

Partizan NIS have made another big step toward the ABA League Playoffs…

Bandja Sy (Photo: Partizan NIS)

ABA League Round 17, Saturday, 20.1.2018:

PARTIZAN NIS - Cibona 80:69 (17:17, 23:26, 21:16, 19:10)

MATCH STATISTICS

PHOTO GALLERY

POST-GAME COMMENTS

Game recap: Partizan NIS have beaten Cibona once again in this season. This time in front of 6,000 fans in Belgrade, which have showed a huge support to the black & white team. Partizan NIS have therefore made another major step toward the Playoffs, as they now have the overall score of 9-8.

Key moments: At the end of the 3rd quarter Partizan NIS were up by 61:59, while then the home team made the crucial 11:2 run at the beginning of the last period and increased their lead to 72:61. The black & whites have successfully kept their lead until the end of the match.

Man of the match: Once again – Novica Veličković! This was the 3rd consecutive fantastic performance for Partizan NIS captain and probably his best in this entire season. He finished the match with 23 points, 10 rebounds and with the overall index rating of 36!

Can’t trick the stats: Partizan NIS had a stunning FG2 percentage! They had 34 attempts for 2 points and scored 25 of them! That’s 73.5%!!!

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