Borac prevailed over Sutjeska in overtime thriller
In the opening game of the Tuesday's ABA League 2 schedule, Borac have prevailed over Sutjeska in Borik Sports Hall in Banja Luka after an overtime.
Borac Banja Luka team (ABA League/Dragana Stjepanovic)
ABA League 2 Regular Season, Round 5, Tuesday, 19 January, 2021:
BORAC - Sutjeska 100:93 (30:20, 15:23, 23:14, 18:29, 14:7)
In the opening game of the Tuesday's ABA League 2 schedule, Borac have prevailed over Sutjeska in Borik Sports Hall in Banja Luka after an overtime.
Borac have quickly pulled away and were up by 10 points after the opening quarter, but Sutjeska fought back in the second quarter, forcing Borac to depart to the big break with only 2 points of advantage (45:43). In the third quarter, Borac have pulled away once more and led by double digits after 3 quarters (68:57). However, Sutjeska managed to fight back once again and Ismet Sejfić forced overtime with two crucial free throws with 0.3 seconds remaining in the regular part of the game.
In the overtime, Borac have simply managed to gather more energy than the Nikšić side and have outscored the visiting side with the score of 100:93 in the end.
This is the third win of the season for Borac, which will put them in the upper half of the ABA League 2 standings, while on the other side, Sutjeska remain with only one win on their record after five games played, near the very bottom of the standings.
Stats
Players on court
| BBL | Min | PtsP | RebsR | AssA | StS | FoulF | ValV | |
| 3 | Davis J. | 37:57 | 17 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 19 |
| 7 | Knežević D. | 27:57 | 21 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 24 |
| 11 | Radukić A. | 30:39 | 15 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 26 |
| 55 | Reljić N. | 07:54 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 69 | Janković A. | 29:10 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 9 |
| SUT | Min | PtsP | RebsR | AssA | StS | FoulF | ValV | |
| 2 | Goranović I. | 18:44 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | -3 |
| 3 | Milošević Đ. | 44:13 | 32 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 40 |
| 14 | Spasojević R. | 38:50 | 25 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 18 |
| 20 | Brzoja M. | 40:27 | 22 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 17 |
| 22 | Lalović B. | 21:04 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
Last 5 actions
| Min | Score | Action |
| game finished | ||
| end of OT1 | ||
| 00:02 (OT1) | 7 KNEŽEVIĆ D. rebound (defensive) | |
| 00:07 (OT1) | LALOVIĆ B. missed 3 points (jump shot) | |
| 00:15 (OT1) | 100 : 93 | 3 DAVIS J. made free throw (2 of 2) |
| 00:15 (OT1) | 99 : 93 | 3 DAVIS J. made free throw (1 of 2) |
Top players
| VALUE (INDEX) | ||||
| Tanasković N. | 29 | - | 40 | Milošević Đ. |
| POINTS | ||||
| Tanasković N. | 25 | - | 32 | Milošević Đ. |
| REBOUNDS | ||||
| Radukić A. | 15 | - | 14 | Milošević Đ. |
| ASSISTS | ||||
| Davis J. | 7 | - | 3 | Milošević Đ. |
