Zadar prevail over FMP after a big battle in Krešimir Ćosić Arena
Zadar have made another big step toward the ABA League Playoffs after beating FMP at home court.
Ive Ivanov (Photo: Zadar/Zvonko Kucelin)
ABA League Round 16, Monday, 15.1.2018:
ZADAR - FMP 83:77 (22:25, 19:19, 25:12, 17:21)
Game recap: Zadar have prevailed over FMP in Krešimir Ćosić Hall in the game which lasted for more than 2 hours! Simply, the stakes were very high in this match as it was a direct battle for the ABA League Playoffs, so do not be surprised why it lasted for so long. Eventually, Zadar have scored a pretty big win and they are now in front of FMP at the ABA League standings.
Key moments: Right at the beginning of the 4th quarter Zadar reached their highest lead – 73:58. However, FMP refused to surrender and the visitors have reduced the gap to just 4 points – 73:69, with a bit over 3 minutes left on the game clock. Still, after calling for a time-out, the squad of Zadar made the crucial 5:0 run and got back on the safe distance – 78:69.
Man of the match: Ive Ivanov was definitely the leader of Zadar this evening. He scored 18 points and had just two missed shots for the entire game – 6/7 FG2, 1/1 FG3, 3/4 FT!
Can't trick the stats: For a game this important FMP have missed just too many free throws. The away team had 44 free throws in this match, but they made just 25!
