Valuable win for Cibona over Borac
At home in Zagreb, Cibona have outgunned Borac of Čačak in the postponed game of the ABA League Round 13.
(Photo: Cibona/Zeljko Baksaj)
ABA League Round 13, Wednesday, 27 January 2021:
CIBONA - Borac 69:64 (11:12, 23:13, 18:16, 17:23)
Game recap: At home in Zagreb, Cibona have outgunned Borac of Čačak in the postponed game of the ABA League Round 13. Cibona have been the better of the two squads throughout the major part of the game and have deservedly grabbed a pair of points this time. For the Wolves this is the 4th win of the season and they now hold as many as Borac in their hands. Both of the two squads will, however, have to keep on grinding in order to reach their objective and move away from the danger zone near the bottom of the ABA League standings and towards the middle.
Key moments: Between the 10th and 17th minute, Cibona went on a 23:3 run, which put them up 32:15, midway through the game. It became clear that there would be no comeback possible for the visiting side this time around.
Man of the match: Damir Markota has been the key to Cibona’s win this time, as he lead his team to the triumph with 15 points, 8 rebounds, 3 steals, 2 assists and a valuation of 20. He is our man of the match.
Can’t trick the stats: Cibona have been the dominant force on the glass all game long, as they have outrebounded Borac 41:31. That’s what turned the flow of the game their way.
Stats
Players on court
| CIB | Min | PtsP | RebsR | AssA | StS | FoulF | ValV | |
| 1 | Bilinovac J. | 29:51 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| 17 | Prkačin R. | 37:24 | 15 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 19 |
| 23 | Drežnjak M. | 31:00 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5 |
| 48 | Markota D. | 29:27 | 15 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 20 |
| 99 | Nakić T. | 27:26 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -1 |
| BOR | Min | PtsP | RebsR | AssA | StS | FoulF | ValV | |
| 2 | Smith A. | 19:19 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 17 | Kočović N. | 35:36 | 18 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 18 |
| 24 | Nerandžić N. | 21:27 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 32 | Jones B. | 32:50 | 21 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 22 |
| 44 | Čarapić U. | 28:39 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 11 |
Last 5 actions
| Min | Score | Action |
| game finished | ||
| end of 4. quarter | ||
| 00:02 (Q4) | 8 NERANDŽIĆ N. missed 3 points (jump shot) | |
| 00:02 (Q4) | 8 NERANDŽIĆ N. rebound (defensive) | |
| 00:06 (Q4) | NAKIĆ T. missed 3 points (jump shot) | |
| 00:19 (Q4) | Timeout |
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Top players
| VALUE (INDEX) | ||||
| Markota D. | 20 | - | 22 | Jones B. |
| POINTS | ||||
| Prkačin R. | 15 | - | 21 | Jones B. |
| REBOUNDS | ||||
| Prkačin R. | 11 | - | 7 | Todorović N. |
| ASSISTS | ||||
| Radovčić K. | 3 | - | 4 | Jones B. |
