Borac score a convincing win against Split
After missing the last three weeks of ABA League action, Borac have returned on court in style as they scored a convincing win against Split in Round 12 of the 2020/21 regular season.
Nikola Kocovic (Photo: Borac/Dusko Radisic)
ABA League Round 12, Sunday, 27 December 2020:
BORAC - Split 90:69 (23:24, 30:19, 13:18, 24:8)
Game recap: After missing the last three weeks of ABA League action, Borac have returned on court in style as they scored a convincing win against Split in Round 12 of the 2020/21 regular season. Borac have taken over the lead at the start of the 2nd quarter and they have stayed in front until the end, while their stunning last-quarter performance definitely made the difference tonight. The home team won that period by 24:8 and sealed the win in this game.
Borac now have the overall score of 3-7, while Split are at 4-8.
Key moments: Borac gained a double-digit lead in during the 2nd quarter – 53:43, however Split have managed to reduce the gap to just 5 points until the end of the 3rd period – 66:61. Still, Borac did not allow the visitors to come any closer. The red-and-whites opened the last quarter with a 10:1 run to get back on a safe distance – 76:62.
Man of the match: Anthony Smith made another great performance for Borac in this season. This 23-year-old power forward finished the match with 14 points, 6 rebounds and 4 assists, while his overall index rating was 19.
Can’t trick the stats: When you take a look on the stats, you will firstly notice two things – the number of 3-pointers and the number of assists. Borac made 12 three-pointers in this match, while Split made just 3. Also, Borac had 22 assists tonight, while Split had just 4.
Stats
Players on court
| BOR | Min | PtsP | RebsR | AssA | StS | FoulF | ValV | |
| 2 | Smith A. | 19:53 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 19 |
| 17 | Kočović N. | 20:32 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 14 |
| 30 | Novaković A. | 18:45 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 32 | Jones B. | 28:53 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 11 |
| 44 | Čarapić U. | 30:26 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 11 |
| SPL | Min | PtsP | RebsR | AssA | StS | FoulF | ValV | |
| 1 | Perković T. | 19:18 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 6 | Perasović I. | 16:09 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| 23 | Čampara S. | 26:14 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -1 |
| 33 | Luković M. | 24:00 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 34 | Marić M. | 22:48 | 16 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 22 |
Last 5 actions
| Min | Score | Action |
| game finished | ||
| end of 4. quarter | ||
| 00:03 (Q4) | 90 : 69 | MARIĆ M. made 2 points (dunk) |
| 00:03 (Q4) | MARIĆ M. rebound (defensive) | |
| 00:05 (Q4) | MARIĆ M. block | |
| 00:05 (Q4) | NOVAKOVIĆ A. missed 3 points (jump shot) |
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Top players
| VALUE (INDEX) | ||||
| Smith A. | 19 | - | 22 | Marić M. |
| POINTS | ||||
| Smith A. | 14 | - | 16 | Marić M. |
| REBOUNDS | ||||
| Smith A. | 6 | - | 8 | Marić M. |
| ASSISTS | ||||
| Đoković R. | 10 | - | 1 | Perković T. |
