Koper Primorska prevail in the thrilling clash against FMP

ABA League Round 8, Saturday, 23.11.2019:

KOPER PRIMORSKA - FMP 86:81 (24:19, 23:18, 16:20, 23:24)

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POST-GAME COMMENTS

Game recap: Koper Primorska have defeated FMP in one of the most thrilling games so far in this season! The hero of the home team was Marko Jagodić Kuridža who finished the match with 18 points, 7 assists and 7 rebounds, but we must also mention the performance of Lance Harris who scored 11 out of his 20 points in the 4^th quarter.

This means that Koper Primorska will spend the night all alone at the first place on the standings with the overall score of 6-2, while FMP now have the overall record of 5-3.

Key moments: Koper Primorska have had this game under control all the way until the end of the 3^rd quarter. The Tigers were even up by 16 points at one moment – 53:37, however that was just the beginning of the late drama.

FMP started making long-range shots and reducing the gap bit by bit. They came very close several times during the 4^th quarter, while after two consecutive 3-pointers made by Marko Jeremić, the visiting side reduced the margin to just 1 point – 82:81, with 16 seconds left on the game clock. However, the Panthers then made the crucial mistake. FMP’s forward Marko Radovanović was reckless enough to make an unsportsmanlike foul on Marko Jagodić Kuridža and the winner was decided. Jagodić Kuridža made both free throws, as well as Lance Harris couple of moments later and Koper Primorska won this match by 86:81.

Man of the match: Although this was just the first game this weekend, Marko Jagodić Kuridža is definitely one of the candidates for the MVP od the round award. We have already wrote his stats above, while we will now just add that he had the overall index rating of 31.

Can't trick the stats: That one foul made the difference. If FMP had not made it, who knows what would have happened in this match.