FMP beat Petrušev-less Mega Soccerbet on the road

ABA League Round 25, Sunday, 11 April 2021:

MEGA SOCCERBET - FMP 76:84 (27:32, 11:16, 20:18, 18:18)

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POST-GAME COMMENTS

Game recap: FMP have grabbed a big road win as they defeated Mega Soccerbet in Ranko Žeravica Sports Hall, Belgrade. It is big because the Panthers have now secured their ABA League status for the next season as they are now on a safe distance from the 13^th spot that leads into the Promotion/Relegation Playoffs. On the other side, this defeat won’t hurt Mega Soccerbet that much, because they will finish the regular season at the 6^th place regardless of the other results in the rest of the regular season.

Key moments: This was quite a thrilling game in which Mega Soccerbet almost pulled off one of the biggest comebacks in this season. The home team, who played this game without their star player Filip Petrušev, were down by 22 points early in the 3^rd quarter – 38:50, but they managed to bounce back and to tie the score in the 4^th quarter – 68:68, with 5 minutes left on the game clock.

But, Mega Soccerbet did not manage to finish this incredible comeback. Despite losing a big lead from the 3^rd quarter, FMP troops have found enough energy to strike the final blow in key moments. The visitors made the key 10:2 run to get in front once again – 78:70 and the Panthers have successfully kept that lead until the end.

Man of the match: Nemanja Nenadić was once again the top scorer of FMP. He finished this game with 19 points and 6 rebounds, while his overall index rating was 23.

Can't trick the stats: Mega Soccerbet team did not have the best shooting day as they made just 5 three-pointers for the entire game. Also, it is quite obvious that they missed the points from their best player Filip Petrušev who is averaging 23.7 points in this season.