First ever ABA League 2 win for Rabotnički
In the second round of the ABA League 2 Zlatibor Regular Season Tournament, Rabotnički have prevailed over Podgorica and grabbed their first ABA League 2 triumph ever.
Damier Pitts (Photo: ABA League)
2020/21 ABA League 2 Regular Season, Round 2, Thursday, 12 October, 2020:
Podgorica - RABOTNIČKI 70:76 (12:30, 21:18, 20:14, 17:14)
In the second round of the ABA League 2 Zlatibor Regular Season Tournament, Rabotnički have prevailed over Podgorica and grabbed their first ABA League 2 triumph ever.
History has been written for basketball fans of the Skopje powerhouse Rabotnički. The team in red went on a flying start to the game against Podgorica all the way and have achieved not only a win, but their first ever ABA League 2 win, which puts them in the middle of the standings now with a 1:1 record after two rounds played. Just like Podgorica.
Rabotnički have started the game furiously with an 11:0 run and were up by 18 points already after the opening quarter (12:30). In the remainder of the forty minutes, Podgorica fought back and managed to make it anybody’s game in the final minutes, but they just did not manage to turn the clash completely upside down.
The final score of the game was 70:76 in favour of the Skopje squad.
Stats
Players on court
| POD | Min | PtsP | RebsR | AssA | StS | FoulF | ValV | |
| 5 | Ljubičić M. | 28:36 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 11 |
| 8 | Tmušić M. | 32:06 | 11 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 18 |
| 10 | Musić N. | 30:28 | 19 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 27 |
| 13 | Kovačević M. | 26:27 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 11 |
| 77 | Robinson J. | 30:36 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 10 |
| RAB | Min | PtsP | RebsR | AssA | StS | FoulF | ValV | |
| 6 | Washington D. | 33:38 | 19 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 21 |
| 15 | Mladenovski L. | 21:07 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 |
| 21 | Balmazović S. | 33:37 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 4 |
| 23 | Vragović K. | 34:32 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 11 |
| 32 | Pitts D. | 30:50 | 21 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 20 |
Last 5 actions
| Min | Score | Action |
| game finished | ||
| end of 4. quarter | ||
| 00:08 (Q4) | 21 BALMAZOVIĆ S. rebound (defensive) | |
| 00:14 (Q4) | 17 KOVAČEVIĆ M. missed 2 points (dunk) | |
| 00:24 (Q4) | 17 KOVAČEVIĆ M. steal | |
| 00:24 (Q4) | 6 WASHINGTON D. turnover (ballhandling) |
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Top players
| VALUE (INDEX) | ||||
| Musić N. | 27 | - | 21 | Washington D. |
| POINTS | ||||
| Musić N. | 19 | - | 21 | Pitts D. |
| REBOUNDS | ||||
| Tmušić M. | 10 | - | 6 | Washington D. |
| ASSISTS | ||||
| Ljubičić M. | 4 | - | 5 | Vragović K. |
