Crvena zvezda mts beat FMP on the road
The red & whites scored a convincing away win against their city rivals.
James Gist (Photo: FMP)
ABA League Round 21, Monday, 9.3.2020:
FMP - CRVENA ZVEZDA MTS 79:87 (16:26, 19:30, 19:21, 25:10)
Game recap: Crvena zvezda mts have scored a convincing away win against their city rivals FMP. The red & whites were just brilliant in the 1st half of this match in which they scored 56 points, including 8 three-pointers, while they were 14/14 from free throws in that period.
Crvena zvezda mts have therefore continued building up their form ahead of the 2020 ABA League Playoffs in which they will try to defend the regional title, while on the other side FMP are safely placed in the middle of the ABA League standings despite this defeat.
Key moments: It was all over already in the first half. Crvena zvezda mts scored 56 points combined in the opening two quarters, while they had a 21-point lead at the halftime – 56:35. The reigning champions had no troubles keeping the lead in the rest of the match.
Man of the match: Crvena zvezda mts big guy Vladimir Štimac has won the battle in the paint against FMP centers. Štimac was the top scorer in the winning side with 17 points.
Can’t trick the stats: Those 56 points scored by Crvena zvezda mts in the first half has definitely made the difference in this match.
Stats
Players on court
| FMP | Min | PtsP | RebsR | AssA | StS | FoulF | ValV | |
| 1 | Reath D. | 21:41 | 13 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 15 |
| 9 | Pot S. | 27:17 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 10 | Đoković I. | 17:56 | 14 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 14 |
| 13 | Radovanović M. | 20:39 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 15 |
| 31 | Ulubay O. | 27:05 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| CZV | Min | PtsP | RebsR | AssA | StS | FoulF | ValV | |
| 4 | Brown L. | 21:43 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| 5 | Perperoglou S. | 23:18 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 12 |
| 22 | Jenkins C. | 17:05 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 9 |
| 28 | Simanić B. | 22:07 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 14 |
| 91 | Štimac V. | 24:27 | 17 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 16 |
Last 5 actions
| Min | Score | Action |
| game finished | ||
| end of 4. quarter | ||
| 00:20 (Q4) | RADOVANOVIĆ M. assist | |
| 00:20 (Q4) | 79 : 87 | REATH D. made free throw (2 of 2) |
| 00:20 (Q4) | REATH D. missed free throw (1 of 2) | |
| 00:20 (Q4) | REATH D. foul on |
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Top players
| VALUE (INDEX) | ||||
| Reath D. | 15 | - | 16 | Štimac V. |
| POINTS | ||||
| Đoković I. | 14 | - | 17 | Štimac V. |
| REBOUNDS | ||||
| Reath D. | 7 | - | 4 | Brown L. |
| ASSISTS | ||||
| Radovanović M. | 4 | - | 4 | Brown L. |
