Wilson the hero of Pionir hall thriller, Partizan beat Olimpija
ABA League classic between Partizan NIS and Union Olimpija left everyone breathless, since the game was dramatic until the very final second. Jamar Wilson scored for Partizan's win, Saša Zagorac missed the game winning three point shot attempt.
ABA League classic between Partizan NIS and Union Olimpija left everyone breathless, since the game was dramatic until the very final second. Jamar Wilson scored for Partizan's win, Saša Zagorac missed the game winning three point shot attempt.
ABA League 13th round, Saturday, 5.12.2015:
PARTIZAN NIS - Union Olimpija 76:74 (17:15, 22:17, 17:22, 20:20)
Game recap: Partizan NIS are the winners of ABA League classic against Union Olimpija that fully justified its label. Fans had a chance to enjoy a triller until the very final second of the game and in the end 4,500 fans in Pionir Hall, with an exception of those 70 fans from Ljubljana that came to support Union Olimpija, celebrated the fifht win of their team, which pushed the black and white towards the middle of the standings.
Key moments: It has been anybody's game literally until the final second. Partizan NIS, that was up for the great majority of the game, came in front for the very last time four seconds before the end, when Jamar Wilson set the final score. Union Olimpija had the last shot attempt. Saša Zagorac, the best scorer of the night for his team, tried his luck from beyond the arc, but missed.
Man of the match: There is no dilemma. Since one player combined the game winning shot with the highest number of points among all players of his team (21) it is clear that Jamar Wilson is the one that is selected to be the man of the match this time for Partizan NIS.
Can't trick the stats: Partizan NIS was the dominant side on the glass this time. They won the rebounding battle against Union Olimpija with 38:30 and also the blocking battle with 4:1. With such a dominance in the air, a miracle ought to happen in order for them not to win this game.
