Zach LeDay shines as Partizan NIS beat Cibona on the road
Partizan NIS prevailed over Cibona on the road in this week's match of the round.
(Photo: Cibona/Mihal Jacic)
AdmiralBet ABA League Round 4, Friday, 15 October 2021:
Cibona – PARTIZAN NIS 61:79 (11:22, 26:19, 13:16, 11:22)
Game recap: Partizan NIS prevailed over Cibona on the road in this week's match of the round. In a truly great atmopshere created by Cibona fans, Partizan NIS team managed to stay focused in key moments and to eventually grab their 4th win of the season.
The black-and-whites have therefore become the only undefeated team in the 2021/22 regular season as they now have the overall score of 4-0. On the other side, Cibona, who was the other undefeated team before this round, suffered their first loss in the ongoing season.
Key moments: The game itself was quite thrilling with plenty of really nice moves, while the winner was decided in the final moments of the 3rd quarter and in the opening minutes of the 4th period. During that period the visitors made the key 13:2 run to escape on a double-digit lead – 64:52. Partizan NIS new point guard Dallas Moore scored two big 3-pointers in that run to put his team on a safe distance.
Man of the match: Zach LeDay was just impressive today. Partizan NIS big guy scored 24 points, had 5 rebounds and 6 assists, while his overall index rating in this match was 36! What is also interesting to mention is that LeDay had 0 turnovers this evening!
Can’t trick the stats: The three-pointers made difference today. Partizan NIS scored 11 of them, including those two by Dallas Moore that perhaps decided the winner. On the other side, Cibona made just 4 three-pointers for the entire game.
Stats
Players on court
| CIB | Min | PtsP | RebsR | AssA | StS | FoulF | ValV | |
| 5 | Vranković A. | 16:14 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| 8 | Prkačin R. | 27:31 | 14 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 16 |
| 9 | Gegić A. | 32:21 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 12 | Vildoza J. | 19:06 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| 23 | Drežnjak M. | 29:27 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| PAR | Min | PtsP | RebsR | AssA | StS | FoulF | ValV | |
| 0 | Punter K. | 28:12 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 7 |
| 2 | LeDay Z. | 35:10 | 24 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 36 |
| 3 | Zagorac R. | 18:09 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 14 |
| 6 | Dangubić N. | 16:27 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 |
| 14 | Moore D. | 18:17 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
Last 5 actions
| Min | Score | Action |
| game finished | ||
| end of 4. quarter | ||
| 00:02 (Q4) | ZAGORAC R. assist | |
| 00:02 (Q4) | 61 : 79 | 2 LEDAY Z. made 3 points (jump shot) |
| 00:08 (Q4) | 61 : 76 | 11 VRANKOVIĆ A. made 2 points (layup) |
| 00:08 (Q4) | 11 VRANKOVIĆ A. rebound (offensive) |
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Top players
| VALUE (INDEX) | ||||
| Prkačin R. | 16 | - | 36 | LeDay Z. |
| POINTS | ||||
| Prkačin R. | 14 | - | 24 | LeDay Z. |
| REBOUNDS | ||||
| Prkačin R. | 10 | - | 5 | LeDay Z. |
| ASSISTS | ||||
| Radovčić K. | 4 | - | 6 | LeDay Z. |
