Corey Walden scores ABA career-high 24 pts as Crvena zvezda mts beat Split
Corey Walden led Crvena zvezda mts toward a very valuable win on the road in Split.
Corey Walden (Photo: Split/Ivica Cavka)
ABA League Round 20, Monday, 8 March 2021:
Split - CRVENA ZVEZDA MTS 60:71 (17:18, 15:15, 17:21, 11:17)
Game recap: Crvena zvezda mts have extended their winning streak in ABA league as they defeated Split on the road this Monday evening. The red-and-whites triumphed at end by a double-digit margin, but this was not just a walk in the park for the Belgrade powerhouse. Split played a very good game and they had a chance to stun the big rival, but the home team simply could not find a way through Zvezda’s famous defense in the key moments.
Key moments: Split reduced Zvezda’s lead to just 5 points – 65:60, with 4 minutes remaining on the game clock. However, that was the moment when they were stopped by the red-and-white defense. Crvena zvezda mts did not let Split to score a single point in the rest of the match! The visitors have improved their defense significantly in those moments and it was that defense that brought them the win at the end.
Man of the match: Corey Walden was simply brilliant this evening. He scored ABA League career-high 24 points and he was by far the top scorer of this match.
Can’t trick the stats: Split have finished the match with 21 turnovers, which is simply too many if you want to win the game against such a strong team as Crvena zvezda mts is.
Stats
Players on court
| SPL | Min | PtsP | RebsR | AssA | StS | FoulF | ValV | |
| 5 | Gizdavčić R. | 00:15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | Perasović I. | 18:39 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 3 |
| 12 | Marčinković P. | 23:00 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -4 |
| 15 | Šarić V. | 00:15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | Babić L. | 31:03 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| CZV | Min | PtsP | RebsR | AssA | StS | FoulF | ValV | |
| 2 | Walden C. | 30:19 | 24 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 22 |
| 3 | Loyd J. | 31:20 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | Davidovac D. | 23:34 | 7 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 11 |
| 13 | Dobrić O. | 33:26 | 12 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 24 |
| 21 | Jagodić Kuridža M. | 26:30 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 13 |
Last 5 actions
| Min | Score | Action |
| game finished | ||
| end of 4. quarter | ||
| 00:00 (Q4) | DOBRIĆ O. rebound (defensive) | |
| 00:00 (Q4) | 3 MARČINKOVIĆ P. missed 3 points (jump shot) | |
| 00:14 (Q4) | 60 : 71 | 21 JAGODIĆ KURIDŽA M. made free throw (2 of 2) |
| 00:14 (Q4) | 60 : 70 | 21 JAGODIĆ KURIDŽA M. made free throw (1 of 2) |
Top players
| VALUE (INDEX) | ||||
| Ukić R. | 17 | - | 24 | Dobrić O. |
| POINTS | ||||
| Kedžo M. | 12 | - | 24 | Walden C. |
| REBOUNDS | ||||
| Luković M. | 9 | - | 9 | Davidovac D. |
| ASSISTS | ||||
| Ukić R. | 6 | - | 5 | Loyd J. |
