Important convincing win for Zadar in Novo mesto
Zadar have outplayed Krka on the road in Novo mesto and got their sweet revenge for the defeat in the 3rd round of the ABA League season at home in Višnjik!
Dominik Mavra (Photo: Krka/Drago Perko/kosarka.si)
ABA League Round 16, Sunday, 24 January 2021:
Krka - ZADAR 63:81 (11:22, 16:24, 21:20, 15:15)
Game recap: Zadar have outplayed Krka on the road in Novo mesto and got their sweet revenge for the defeat in the 3rd round of the ABA League season at home in Višnjik! The Dalmatian squad have dominated the court all game long and have deservedly got away with a victory. This is the 3rd win of the season for Zadar and an extremely important one for them in their struggle to avoid the danger zone near the bottom of the ABA League standings. On the other side, Krka did not manage to score a win, which would be their sixth of the season, which would place them in the middle of the ABA League standings after 16 rounds.
Key moments: Zadar have quickly pulled away in this game and were up by 14 points already in the 8th minute, when the score on the scoreboard was 6:20. As it turned out later, the hosts did not manage to stand up again after this early knockout and Zadar have celebrated a convincing win in the end.
Man of the match: Chinanu Onuaku had a marvellous game in Novo mesto, leading his team to the win with 21 points, 7 rebounds, 3 assists, just as many steals, 1 block and a valuation of 33. He is our man of the match!
Can’t trick the stats: Except for the 3-point shooting, Zadar have been the better of two opponents in every single statistical category. That’s why their win has been so convincing in the end.
Stats
Players on court
| KRK | Min | PtsP | RebsR | AssA | StS | FoulF | ValV | |
| 3 | Stergar L. | 08:58 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 6 | Stipčević R. | 30:27 | 15 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 11 |
| 23 | Škedelj M. | 23:37 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 8 |
| 31 | Rebec J. | 09:26 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6 |
| 44 | Milovanović M. | 12:54 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 |
| ZAD | Min | PtsP | RebsR | AssA | StS | FoulF | ValV | |
| 5 | Jordano A. | 18:07 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -6 |
| 7 | Justice K. | 25:52 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 |
| 12 | Brala D. | 03:13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 |
| 17 | Vuković D. | 23:32 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 13 |
| 44 | Planinić J. | 06:12 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
Last 5 actions
| Min | Score | Action |
| game finished | ||
| end of 4. quarter | ||
| 00:24 (Q4) | 63 : 81 | 3 STERGAR L. made 2 points (layup) |
| 00:25 (Q4) | 3 STERGAR L. rebound (offensive) | |
| 00:28 (Q4) | STIPČEVIĆ R. missed 3 points (jump shot) | |
| 00:29 (Q4) | 31 REBEC J. rebound (defensive) |
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Top players
| VALUE (INDEX) | ||||
| Stipčević R. | 11 | - | 33 | Onuaku C. |
| POINTS | ||||
| Stipčević R. | 15 | - | 21 | Onuaku C. |
| REBOUNDS | ||||
| Škedelj M. | 6 | - | 7 | Vuković D. |
| ASSISTS | ||||
| Barič N. | 3 | - | 6 | Mavra D. |
