Zvezda prevail over Partizan in dramatic ending

ABA League Round 8, Monday, 23 November 2020:

Partizan NIS - CRVENA ZVEZDA MTS 85:86 (19:22, 21:28, 25:24, 20:12)

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POST-GAME COMMENTS

Game recap: The red-and-white part of Belgrade will be celebrating this night as Crvena zvezda mts have defeated Partizan NIS on the road in dramatic ending. Zvezda have therefore kept the perfect score in the 2020/21 ABA League regular season as they now have the overall score of 8-0, while on the other side Partizan NIS dropped to 4-4.

By winning this Belgrade derby, Crvena zvezda mts have managed to take the lead in the ABA League all-time head-to-head score vs. Partizan NIS for the first time in competition history. The score is now 22:21 for Crvena zvezda mts.

Key moments: Both sides had many ups and downs during the match, still it was Crvena zvezda mts who was in front in most part of the match. The red-and-whites had a double digit lead in each quarter, however they almost dropped everything in the final minutes. Rade Zagorac scored a very difficult 3-point shot on 30 seconds before the end to reduce Zvezda’s lead to just one point – 86:85. In the following play, Taylor Rochestie missed a 3-pointer for the visitors, so Partizan NIS had 6 seconds to win the game. Codi Miller-McIntyre went coast-to-coast for a 2-point floater… But he missed the shot and the result remained – 86:85 for Crvena zvezda mts.

Man of the match: Crvena zvezda mts guard Corey Walden was very inspired in the match against his former team Partizan NIS. Walden scored 16 points, including 4 three-pointers, while he also made 4 assists.

Can’t trick the stats: It was the 3-point shot that made difference this evening. Crvena zvezda mts made 15 three-pointers, while Partizan NIS made just 5.