Uroš Trifunović shines as Partizan NIS beat FMP
Partizan NIS have scored a convincing win vs. FMP in postponed game of Round 16.
(Photo: Partizan NIS)
ABA League Round 16, Thursday, 8 April 2021:
PARTIZAN NIS - FMP 97:74 (21:13, 28:14, 26:26, 22:21)
Game recap: Partizan NIS have scored a convincing win vs. FMP in postponed game of Round 16. The black-and-whites were up by 22 points already by halftime, while they did not have any problems keeping that lead in the rest of the match.
Partizan NIS 20-year-old youngster Uroš Trifunović marked this game by scoring his ABA League career-high 22 points, including 6 three-pointers!
This was the 4th consecutive win for Partizan NIS who now have the overall score of 11-13, while FMP are at 9-15.
Key moments: The home side was up by 6 points after the opening quarter – 19:13, while then Partizan NIS crew stepped on the gas pedal in the 2nd quarter, scoring 28 points along the way, while the gap increased to 22 points – 49:27.
Man of the match: Uroš Trifunović! This was one of the best games of his pro career! This 20-year-old Partizan NIS youngster scored his ABA League career-high 22 points, while on top of that he scored 6 three-pointers, which is his own single-game record. Trifunović was also the game top scorer.
Can't trick the stats: Partizan NIS made 29 assists, which is certainly an impressive stats for a single game. Their point guard Josh Perkins made 10 out of those 29 assists. On the other side, FMP finished this match with 16 assists, but it should be mentioned that their best passer and starting point guard Filip Čović did not play in the 2nd half.
Stats
Players on court
| PAR | Min | PtsP | RebsR | AssA | StS | FoulF | ValV | |
| 0 | Mika E. | 19:44 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12 |
| 9 | Stefanović L. | 04:58 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | -1 |
| 13 | Perkins J. | 18:42 | 5 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 11 |
| 14 | Jovanović Đ. | 18:37 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 7 |
| 25 | Thomas R. | 23:43 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 14 |
| FMP | Min | PtsP | RebsR | AssA | StS | FoulF | ValV | |
| 8 | Hands J. | 13:24 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 12 |
| 15 | Pecarski M. | 24:45 | 16 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 19 |
| 23 | Popović N. | 13:26 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 |
| 33 | Vasić L. | 16:20 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 7 |
| 34 | Macura J. | 13:53 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
Top players
| VALUE (INDEX) | ||||
| Trifunović U. | 20 | - | 19 | Lazarević S. |
| POINTS | ||||
| Trifunović U. | 22 | - | 16 | Pecarski M. |
| REBOUNDS | ||||
| Dangubić N. | 5 | - | 7 | Pecarski M. |
| ASSISTS | ||||
| Perkins J. | 10 | - | 4 | Nenadić N. |
