Borac stun Partizan NIS once again

ABA League Round 14, Saturday, 9 January 2021:

BORAC – Partizan NIS 75:71 (19:15, 19:18, 22:17, 15:21)

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POST-GAME COMMENTS

Game recap: Borac have defeated Partizan NIS for the 2^nd time in this season! After that huge win in Belgrade at the start of the 2020/21 ABA League campaign, Borac have now prevailed over Partizan NIS at home court in Čačak in the opening game of the 2^nd part of the 2020/21 regular season.

Borac have therefore improved their season score to 4-8, while Partizan NIS suffered their 7^th defeat in this season and their current season score is 7-7.

Key moments: The boys from Čačak have been in front during most of the match, while they entered the 4^th quarter with a double-digit lead – 60:50. However, Partizan NIS opened the 4^th quarter with a 10:0 run to tie the score at 60:60! In a thrilling ending Nikola Kočović stepped up for the home side as he scored 6 consecutive points for Borac in the final 2 minutes of this game, including the key jumper to bring a 4-point lead to his team – 73:69.

Man of the match: There is no doubt here. Nikola Kočović was the man of the match tonight in Čačak. He was the game top scorer with 17 points, while he also had the highest index rating among all players (24). We have already mentioned his crucial points in the final two minutes of this game.

Can’t trick the stats: Partizan NIS have once again had problems with their free throws. This evening they had 19 free-throw attempts and they made just 8 of them.