SC Derby grab first ever AdmiralBet ABA League win
History has been written on Friday night in Podgorica, as newcomers SC Derby used their home court advantage in Morača Sports Hall to prevail over Zadar and grab their maiden AdmiralBet ABA League win.
Kyle Vinales (Photo: SC Derby)
AdmiralBet ABA League Round 2, Friday, 1 October 2021:
SC DERBY - Zadar 94:78 (17:20, 26:21, 28:20, 23:17)
Game recap: History has been written on Friday night in Podgorica, as newcomers SC Derby used their home court advantage in Morača Sports Hall to prevail over Zadar and grab their maiden AdmiralBet ABA League win. The Podgorica squad have been in front of their opponents for the majority of the clash and grabbed their win fully deservedly. This puts SC Derby ahead of Zadar in the standings, as the Dalmatians are still waiting for their first win of the AdmiralBet ABA League season.
Key moments: Zadar have been in front by 4 points (43:47) in the 23rd minute. A 10:0 run followed by SC Derby over the next 3 minutes of the game, that took the hosts up 53:47. They kept on grinding and by the end of the third quarter (71:61), their lead was already double-digit. That’s when it became clear that a pair of points would most likely remain in Podgorica.
Man of the match: Kyle Vinales had a fantastic game for SC Derby, leading the way for his team to the win with 18 points, 11 assists, 2 rebounds and a valuation of 24. He is rightfully our man of the match!
Can’t trick the stats: SC Derby had 41 rebounds and Zadar only 33. That’s what has been decisive for the outcome of the game in the end.
Stats
Players on court
| SCD | Min | PtsP | RebsR | AssA | StS | FoulF | ValV | |
| 0 | Vinales K. | 25:31 | 18 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 24 |
| 3 | Magee F. | 26:17 | 20 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 20 |
| 4 | Pavlićević N. | 18:30 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 14 |
| 11 | Baćović V. | 22:59 | 8 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 13 |
| 34 | Kamenjaš K. | 26:55 | 15 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 18 |
| ZAD | Min | PtsP | RebsR | AssA | StS | FoulF | ValV | |
| 1 | Carter J. | 33:04 | 19 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 29 |
| 3 | Harris K. | 15:01 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -2 |
| 5 | Jordano A. | 31:43 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 11 |
| 17 | Vuković D. | 18:20 | 7 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 12 |
| 22 | Junaković M. | 25:45 | 17 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 13 |
Top players
| VALUE (INDEX) | ||||
| Vinales K. | 24 | - | 29 | Carter J. |
| POINTS | ||||
| Magee F. | 20 | - | 19 | Carter J. |
| REBOUNDS | ||||
| Baćović V. | 10 | - | 10 | Vuković D. |
| ASSISTS | ||||
| Vinales K. | 11 | - | 4 | Jordano A. |
