Petrušev records a career-high 32 points as Mega beat Split in Belgrade

ABA League Round 9, Sunday, 6 December 2020:

MEGA SOCCERBET - Split 91:75 (29:22, 11:11, 21:11, 30:31)

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POST-GAME COMMENTS

Game recap: Mega Soccerbet have scored another win in the 2020/21 ABA League regular season as they defeated Split this Sunday afternoon in Belgrade. This was the 4^th win in a row for the Pink troops and they are back at the 2^nd position on the standings, right behind top-placed Crvena zvezda mts. On the other side, Split suffered their 3^rd consecutive defeat, but it should be mentioned that they have lost all of those 3 games against the opponents who are currently placed at the top 3 positions on the table (Crvena zvezda mts, Mornar and Mega Soccerbet).

Key moments: Mega Soccerbet had a 7-point lead at the halftime – 40:33, while the home team definitely broke their opponents in the 3^rd quarter in which they increased their lead to 61:44. After that, Mega’s squad had no problems staying in front until the end.

Man of the match: This game was marked by Mega Soccerbet 20-year-old wonderkid Filip Pertrušev who returned on court after exactly one month and made a stunning performance. Petrušev recorded his ABA League career high of 32 points, while he also had a career-high index rating of 37!

Can't trick the stats: When you take a look at the stat sheet you will see that Mega Soccerbet played as a true team. The home side made 26 assists in this match, which is 15 assists more than Split had.