Mornar have beaten Mega in Round 5 opener
At home in Topolica Sports Hall in Bar, Mornar have outgunned Mega Soccerbet and grabbed their third win of the season.
Kenny Gabriel (Photo: Mornar/Media Pro)
ABA League Round 5, Saturday, 31 October 2020:
MORNAR - Mega Soccerbet 80:73 (25:28, 19:15, 15:8, 21:22)
Game recap: At home in Topolica Sports Hall in Bar, Mornar have outgunned Mega Soccerbet and grabbed their third win of the season. Mornar still have only one defeat on their record, as their Round 4 game has been delayed. On the other hand, Mega Soccerbet continue their season with three victories and two defeats, still in the upper half of the ABA League standings after Round 5 is over.
Ahead of the game, a minute of silence was held in memory of Mornar Team Caretaker Luka Macanović, that has tragically passed away recently. This will also be the case ahead of every other ABA League Round 5 game.
Key moments: The teams have entered the second half with only 1 point separating them (44:43), but Mornar opened the second part with a 9:0 run in the opening 4 minutes of the third quarter, which gave them the double-digit lead (53:43). There was still plenty of time for the visiting side in order to return into the battle for the win, but they just did not manage to get close enough until the end of the game anymore.
Man of the match: Kenny Gabriel had a perfect game for Mornar, as he led them towards the win with 24 points (7/10 for 3 points), 3 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 steal and a valuation of 24. He is our man of the match!
Can’t trick the stats: Mornar have been shooting 3-pointers 41%, while Mega did it only 26%. That’s what turned the flow of the game in the direction of the hosts.
Stats
Players on court
| MOR | Min | PtsP | RebsR | AssA | StS | FoulF | ValV | |
| 4 | Živanović B. | 01:26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 |
| 6 | Jeremić M. | 18:28 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 8 | Šehović S. | 17:09 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -2 |
| 9 | Smith T. | 24:57 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 18 |
| 41 | Vranješ N. | 31:16 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 9 |
| MEG | Min | PtsP | RebsR | AssA | StS | FoulF | ValV | |
| 2 | Smith D. | 19:03 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 3 | Petrušev F. | 33:47 | 29 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 |
| 10 | Novak J. | 23:14 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 14 |
| 11 | Simonović M. | 33:04 | 20 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 25 |
| 20 | Cazalon M. | 24:16 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 10 |
Last 5 actions
| Min | Score | Action |
| game finished | ||
| end of 4. quarter | ||
| 00:03 (Q4) | 11 SIMONOVIĆ M. assist | |
| 00:03 (Q4) | 80 : 73 | 10 CAZALON M. made 2 points (dunk) |
| 00:06 (Q4) | 11 SIMONOVIĆ M. rebound (defensive) | |
| 00:08 (Q4) | 8 ŠEHOVIĆ S. missed 2 points (drivinglayup) |
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Top players
| VALUE (INDEX) | ||||
| Gabriel K. | 24 | - | 28 | Petrušev F. |
| POINTS | ||||
| Gabriel K. | 24 | - | 29 | Petrušev F. |
| REBOUNDS | ||||
| Smith T. | 7 | - | 12 | Simonović M. |
| ASSISTS | ||||
| Whitehead I. | 8 | - | 5 | Smith D. |
