Split beat Cibona with a major comeback in a local derby
In the local derby in Dražen Petrović Arena in Zagreb, Split have beaten Cibona on the road and grabbed their second win over their rivals in the ABA League this season.
Darko Planinic (Photo: Cibona/Zeljko Baksaj)
ABA League Round 19, Sunday, 28 February 2021:
Cibona - SPLIT 74:76 (19:17, 17:19, 19:19, 19:21)
Game recap: In the local derby in Dražen Petrović Arena in Zagreb, Split have beaten Cibona on the road and grabbed their second win over their rivals in the ABA League this season. This way, Split have also tied themselves with Cibona in the number of triumphs and they are now breathing a bit easier, as they managed to pull away from the danger zone near the bottom of the ABA League standings. Both Cibona and Split now hold 6 win in their pockets, 2 more than Borac, which own the lowest number of triumphs so far.
Key moments: Cibona have been in front for the majority of the game and they with 6 minutes remaining on the game clock, they were still up by 6 (64:58). However, Split went on an 8:0 run over the next 90 seconds and turned the game completely upside-down. The streak was extended to 15:3 (score of 67:73) all until the final minute and the guests have celebrated the win after a late comeback!
When Luka Babić slammed the bal down midway towards the final minute of the game, it was all over!
Man of the match: Marko Luković shined for Split as he had 20 points, 6 assists, 3 rebounds, 1 steal, 1 block and a valuation of 26. He is our man of the match!
Can’t trick the stats: Even though Cibona won the rebounding battle (35:25), Split celebrated the win this time and they did it thanks to their field goal shooting (46% in comparison with Cibona’s 42%). This turned out to be crucial in the end.
Stats
Players on court
| CIB | Min | PtsP | RebsR | AssA | StS | FoulF | ValV | |
| 3 | Radovčić K. | 06:29 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 17 | Prkačin R. | 21:19 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 14 |
| 23 | Drežnjak M. | 26:01 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 48 | Markota D. | 24:23 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 15 |
| 99 | Nakić T. | 27:39 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 12 |
| SPL | Min | PtsP | RebsR | AssA | StS | FoulF | ValV | |
| 1 | Perković T. | 20:18 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 |
| 6 | Perasović I. | 28:22 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 10 | Ukić R. | 27:50 | 16 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 18 |
| 26 | Babić L. | 28:51 | 13 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 26 |
| 33 | Luković M. | 32:32 | 20 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 26 |
Last 5 actions
| Min | Score | Action |
| game finished | ||
| end of 4. quarter | ||
| 00:00 (Q4) | 74 : 76 | 3 RADOVČIĆ K. made 3 points (jump shot) |
| 00:04 (Q4) | 71 : 76 | 33 LUKOVIĆ M. made free throw (2 of 2) |
| 00:04 (Q4) | 33 LUKOVIĆ M. missed free throw (1 of 2) | |
| 00:04 (Q4) | 33 LUKOVIĆ M. foul on |
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Top players
| VALUE (INDEX) | ||||
| Markota D. | 15 | - | 26 | Babić L. |
| POINTS | ||||
| Markota D. | 14 | - | 20 | Luković M. |
| REBOUNDS | ||||
| Prkačin R. | 8 | - | 11 | Babić L. |
| ASSISTS | ||||
| Reynolds S. | 7 | - | 6 | Luković M. |
