Mornar beat Zadar after a second half comeback

ABA League Round 14, Thursday, 4 March 2021:

MORNAR - Zadar 77:71 (18:21, 20:20, 24:11, 15:19)

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POST-GAME COMMENTS

Game recap: In the postponed game of the ABA League Round 14, Mornar have prevailed over Zadar after a comeback in the second half of the game at home in their Topolica Sports Hall in Bar. This is the 15th win of the season for Mornar, which still have only 4 defeats, which means that they have strengthened their position in the Playoffs race. On the other side, Zadar are currently on a 6:10 record and they will continue their struggle to avoid the danger zone near the bottom of the ABA League standings in the upcoming games.

Key moments: The visitors have started the game well and have been up by 3 points both after first and second quarter. They have still been in front in the 26th minute of the clash, when their lead was a point (49:50), but they haven’t seemed to manage to score over the next 3 and a half minutes and Mornar made an 11:0 run, putting them up by double digits (60:50) with a minute left in the third quarter. It became clear that it would be very difficult for Zadar to turn the game around in their favour again after that and as it turned out later – it was impossible indeed.

Man of the match: Derek Needham was the true floor admiral for Mornar, as he had 20 points, 7 assists, 2 rebounds and a valuation of 16, as he led his team to the win. He’s our man of the match!

Can’t trick the stats: Turnovers (16) have cost Zadar the win, as their opponents have had only 9. In many of the other statistical categories Zadar have even been better than the hosts. This was the key to Mornar win.