Lešić scores 23 pts as Borac stun Mornar-Barsko zlato on the road
Borac have scored their first win in the new season as they defeated Mornar-Barsko zlato on the road.
(Photo: Mornar-Barsko zlato/MEDIA Pro)
AdmiralBet ABA League Round 3, Saturday, 9 October 2021:
Mornar-Barsko zlato - BORAC 85:90 (22:23, 15:22, 18:15, 30:30)
Game recap: Borac have scored their first win in the new season as they defeated Mornar-Barsko zlato on the road. The visitors have been in front throughout most of the match, while they managed to keep their lead in a thrilling finish in which they almost dropped everything due to some big mistakes.
Borac were up by 14 points – 84:70 just 3 minutes before the end of the game, but they let Mornar-Barsko zlato decrease that lead to just 3 points - 85:82 with 20 seconds remaining on the game clock. Still, the Čačak troops then made some key free throws to stay in front and grab the win.
Borac now have the overall score of 1-2, while Mornar-Barsko zlato are still winless in the new season as their overall score is 0-3.
Key moments: Borac have constantly been in front by 5-10 points, while then they made some big 3-point shots in the last quarter to gain a 14-point lead – 84:70. But, then the whole gameplay of Borac just suddenly fell apart. It was like the visitors were afraid of losing the big lead in the final minutes as they started making some major mistakes, like losing the ball on their own half and missing free-throw shots. Still, when Mornar-Barsko zlato came really, really close – 85:82 – Borac troops managed to stay calm and make all 5 free throws in the remaining time to win the game – 90:85.
Man of the match: Sava Lešić joined Borac just a few days before the start of the new season, but this evening he showed how much he will mean to this young team. Lešić scored 23 points tonight, while he also grabbed 7 rebounds. His overall index rating was 28!
Can’t trick the stats: Borac players simply wanted to win this match more than their opponents and you can see that by the number of rebounds. The boys from Čačak made 41 rebounds in this match, while Mornar team made 25 rebounds for the whole game.
Stats
Players on court
| MOR | Min | PtsP | RebsR | AssA | StS | FoulF | ValV | |
| 3 | Lewis III J. | 22:53 | 23 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 20 |
| 4 | Micovic S. | 21:53 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 5 | Davis Jr. C. | 15:16 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| 6 | Jeremić M. | 20:21 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 |
| 9 | Smith T. | 30:55 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 18 |
| BOR | Min | PtsP | RebsR | AssA | StS | FoulF | ValV | |
| 3 | Đoković I. | 19:09 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| 5 | Hale H. | 14:48 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | -1 |
| 13 | Tomašević B. | 10:59 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 30 | Novaković A. | 28:55 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 16 |
| 44 | Čarapić U. | 23:47 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 14 |
Last 5 actions
| Min | Score | Action |
| game finished | ||
| end of 4. quarter | ||
| 00:02 (Q4) | 85 : 90 | 13 TOMAŠEVIĆ B. made free throw (2 of 2) |
| 00:02 (Q4) | 85 : 89 | 13 TOMAŠEVIĆ B. made free throw (1 of 2) |
| 00:02 (Q4) | 13 TOMAŠEVIĆ B. foul on | |
| 00:02 (Q4) | 3 LEWIS III J. foul (personal) |
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Top players
| VALUE (INDEX) | ||||
| Lewis III J. | 20 | - | 28 | Lešić S. |
| POINTS | ||||
| Lewis III J. | 23 | - | 23 | Lešić S. |
| REBOUNDS | ||||
| Smith T. | 7 | - | 7 | Lopez L. |
| ASSISTS | ||||
| Gordić N. | 5 | - | 7 | Lopez L. |
