Mornar scored important win over Krka
At home in Topolica Sports Hall, Mornar have outscored Krka and have escaped the very bottom of the standings with their fifth win of the season.
Luka Lapornik (Photo: Mornar/Media Pro)
ABA League Round 13, Saturday, 29.12.2018:
MORNAR - Krka 86:77 (21:20, 25:15, 12:28, 28:14)
Game recap: Mornar have one reason less to worry about with the dawn of the new year, as they stood up with two consecutive victories in 12th and 13th rounds and have escaped the bottom of the standings. On Saturday night, they have beaten Krka at home in Topolica Sports Hall in Bar, which now puts them one place above Krka in the stangings, with 5 wins on their record. Krka continue the season with four and will have a lot to play for in the remainder of the season, with their goal in mind of escaping the danger zone.
Key moments: With 3 minutes remaining on the game clock, Krka were still up by 4 points (77:73), but then Mornar answered with a 9:0 run, following a 3-point play first by Antabia Waller and afterwards two three pointers, scored by Nikola Rebić and Nemanja Vranješ, respectively. With less than a minute remaining on the clock, Mornar were up 82:77 and Krka did not manage to turn the game around again.
Man of the match: Nikola Rebić was amazing this game, as he scored 19 points, while adding 4 rebounds, 2 assists and a steal to his stats, for a valuation of 32 in just 22 minutes spent on court. He is our man of the match.
Can’t trick the stats: In the end, Mornar have been shooting three-pointers 10/24 (41.7%), which was the key to their victory.
