Borac Banja Luka down Sloboda Užice
Borac Banja Luka grabbed their 6th win in the 2020/21 ABA League 2 season as they beat Sloboda Užice in Round 9.
(Photo: ABA League/Dragana Stjepanovic)
ABA League 2 Round 9, Wednesday, 4 March 2021:
Sloboda Užice - BORAC BANJA LUKA 83:89 (24:19, 20:28, 25:18, 14:24)
Borac Banja Luka grabbed their 6th win in the 2020/21 ABA League 2 season as they beat Sloboda Užice in Round 9.
It was a match in which both sides had some ups and downs, still it was Borac Banja Luka who managed to find the right rhythm in key moments. The squad coached by Dragan Nikolić dominated the 4th quarter, which they won by 24:14, and that performance in the final 10 minutes brought them the win at the end.
It is important to mention that at the score of 85:83 for Borac Banja Luka, the players of Sloboda Užice had two chances to take the lead or at least tie the score, but they made two turnovers in those key moments.
Nikola Tanasković was the top scorer in Borac with 22 points, while he also made 11 rebounds. His teammate Draško Knežević had 18 points and 9 assists this evening.
On the other side, Dimitrije Nikolić was by far the best player in Sloboda Užice team as he finished the match with 25 points and 10 rebounds.
Stats
Players on court
| SLU | Min | PtsP | RebsR | AssA | StS | FoulF | ValV | |
| 5 | Ilkić A. | 28:03 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| 11 | Nikolić D. | 30:06 | 25 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 32 |
| 12 | Ilić A. | 09:38 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| 22 | Vojinović J. | 26:14 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | -1 |
| 55 | Pažin Đ. | 24:55 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 5 |
| BBL | Min | PtsP | RebsR | AssA | StS | FoulF | ValV | |
| 9 | Simeunović D. | 23:03 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 14 |
| 12 | Lescault H. | 28:36 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 15 |
| 13 | Kočić S. | 14:25 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 24 | Tanasković N. | 34:32 | 22 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 18 |
| 55 | Reljić N. | 07:05 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -3 |
Last 5 actions
| Min | Score | Action |
| game finished | ||
| end of 4. quarter | ||
| 00:01 (Q4) | 1 KOČIĆ S. assist | |
| 00:01 (Q4) | 83 : 89 | 24 TANASKOVIĆ N. made 2 points (layup) |
| 00:05 (Q4) | 1 KOČIĆ S. steal | |
| 00:05 (Q4) | 22 VOJINOVIĆ J. turnover (ballhandling) |
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Top players
| VALUE (INDEX) | ||||
| Nikolić D. | 32 | - | 22 | Knežević D. |
| POINTS | ||||
| Nikolić D. | 25 | - | 22 | Tanasković N. |
| REBOUNDS | ||||
| Nikolić D. | 10 | - | 11 | Tanasković N. |
| ASSISTS | ||||
| Stepanović A. | 4 | - | 9 | Knežević D. |
