Ivan Novačić shines as Cibona beat FMP
Cibona have defeated FMP at home court in Round 9 opener.
(Photo: Cibona/Zeljko Baksaj)
ABA League Round 9, Friday, 4 December 2020:
CIBONA - FMP 93:80 (21:26, 32:22, 16:17, 24:15)
Game recap: Cibona prevailed over FMP in Round 9 opener and have therefore scored their 3rd win in the 2020/21 ABA League regular season. The Wolves were extremely good offensively this night as they scored 93 points, including 14 three-pointers. And they had Ivan Novačić on their side, who was simply unstoppable this evening in Zagreb. Novačić scored half of those Cibona’s 14 three-pointers, while he tied his ABA League career-high of 28 points.
On the other side, this was the first game for FMP in more than a month and it is obvious that this team still needs time to get back into the right rhythm.
Key moments: Cibona were up by 4 points – 75:71, with six-and-a-half minutes left on the game clock. And in the following two minutes, the home side made a mini run of 6:1, which put them on a safe distance in crucial part of the match – 81:72.
Man of the match: Ivan Novačić will definitely remember this night for a long time. He managed to tie his ABA League career-high 28 points, while he made a career-high 7 three-pointers in a single game. He finished the match with the overall index rating of 27.
Can’t trick the stats: It was Ivan Novačić who made the difference today. Whenever Cibona needed points, he was there to make a 3-pointer. In the decisive 4th quarter, he scored 10 points for his team.
Stats
Players on court
| CIB | Min | PtsP | RebsR | AssA | StS | FoulF | ValV | |
| 1 | Bilinovac J. | 32:40 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 12 |
| 3 | Radovčić K. | 15:55 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | -1 |
| 7 | Marić I. | 03:22 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 48 | Markota D. | 22:21 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 99 | Nakić T. | 29:53 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 |
| FMP | Min | PtsP | RebsR | AssA | StS | FoulF | ValV | |
| 2 | Lazarević S. | 32:38 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 15 |
| 3 | Čović F. | 32:39 | 9 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 14 |
| 7 | Lešić S. | 34:04 | 14 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 14 |
| 20 | Nenadić N. | 21:52 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 13 |
| 31 | Ulubay O. | 31:39 | 16 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 18 |
Last 5 actions
| Min | Score | Action |
| game finished | ||
| end of 4. quarter | ||
| 00:13 (Q4) | 3 RADOVČIĆ K. rebound (defensive) | |
| 00:17 (Q4) | 31 ULUBAY O. missed 3 points (jump shot) | |
| 00:23 (Q4) | 7 LEŠIĆ S. rebound (defensive) | |
| 00:26 (Q4) | BILINOVAC J. missed 3 points (jump shot) |
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Top players
| VALUE (INDEX) | ||||
| Novačić I. | 27 | - | 18 | Ulubay O. |
| POINTS | ||||
| Novačić I. | 28 | - | 16 | Ulubay O. |
| REBOUNDS | ||||
| Bilinovac J. | 4 | - | 7 | Lešić S. |
| ASSISTS | ||||
| Bilinovac J. | 4 | - | 7 | Čović F. |
