Partizan NIS pull off a major comeback to beat Mega Soccerbet in a thrilling ending

Saturday, 12. December 2020 at 18:59

What a game in Belgrade! Partizan NIS managed to return from an 18-point deficit and to beat Mega Soccerbet in a thrilling ending. 

Rashawn Thomas (Photo: Partizan NIS)

ABA League Round 10, Saturday, 12 December 2020:

PARTIZAN NIS – Mega Soccerbet 79:77 (16:27, 24:23, 16:15, 23:12)

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POST-GAME COMMENTS

Game recap: What a game in Belgrade! Partizan NIS managed to return from an 18-point deficit and to beat Mega Soccerbet in a thrilling ending. The hero of the day was Partizan NIS power forward Rashawn Thomas who firstly made the key block on 30 seconds before the end of the game, while he then scored the game-winning 2-pointer on the other side of the court. Interesting enough, before scoring the game-winning 2-pointer in the final seconds of the game, Thomas was 0/8 in field goal attempts. Yet, he managed to score the most important shot in the game and to deliver the precious win to Partizan NIS.

Key moments: Before going into that final minute of the game, we should mention that Mega Soccerbet had an 18-point lead in the 2nd quarter. At that moment it looked that the visitors were marching toward the huge road win, however Partizan NIS refused to surrender that easily. The black-and-whites started reducing the gap bit by bit and they even managed to take over the lead in the middle of the 4th quarter.  

The two sides were all tied on 40 seconds before the end of the match – 77:77, when Mega Soccerbet called a time-out. Their plan was to give the ball to their best player from tonight’s match Filip Petrušev and that plan would have worked perfectly if only Partizan NIS hadn't had Rashawn Thomas on their side. Thomas blocked Petrušev on dunk attempt, while he then scored the game winning-2 pointer on the other side of the court. Take a look.

Man of the match: Obviously the game hero was Rashawn Thomas, still we have to mention Codi Miller-McIntyre’s performance. Miller-McIntyre was the top scorer of Partizan NIS with 22 points and those points helped the home team stay in this match in the moments in which Mega’s team were dominating the court.

Can't trick the stats: Mega Soccerbet troops made too many turnovers in this match. They lost the ball 14 times this evening, while on the other side Partizan NIS made just 6 turnovers.  

Stats

Partizan Mozzart Bet
00:00 Q4
79 : 77
Mega MIS

Players on court

PAR Min P R A S F V
0 Miller-McIntyre C. 26:49 22 3 2 0 2 20
5 Paige M. 27:54 15 1 1 1 0 15
10 Jaramaz O. 20:06 5 1 3 3 2 3
25 Thomas R. 19:47 3 6 2 0 1 6
42 Mosley W. 19:16 10 9 0 0 4 19
MEG Min P R A S F V
2 Smith D. 24:12 8 1 4 1 1 11
3 Petrušev F. 34:05 23 10 2 1 4 26
9 Momirov S. 20:58 6 2 1 0 1 3
10 Novak J. 20:41 10 4 5 1 3 14
11 Simonović M. 26:15 14 9 2 1 3 23

Last 5 actions

Min Score Action
game finished
end of 4. quarter
00:02 (Q4) MOMIROV S. missed 3 points (jump shot)
00:06 (Q4) 0 MILLER-MCINTYRE C. assist
00:06 (Q4)79 : 77 25 THOMAS R. made 2 points (jump shot)
00:06 (Q4) (offensive)

Top players

VALUE (INDEX)
Miller-McIntyre C. 20 - 26 Petrušev F.
POINTS
Miller-McIntyre C. 22 - 23 Petrušev F.
REBOUNDS
Mosley W. 9 - 10 Petrušev F.
ASSISTS
Jaramaz O. 3 - 5 Novak J.
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