Kyle Vinales shines again as SC Derby stun Cibona

AdmiralBet ABA League Round 5, Monday, 25 October 2021:

SC DERBY - Cibona 93:87 (33:26, 14:11, 25:20, 21:30)

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POST-GAME COMMENTS

Game recap: SC Derby have scored their 3^rd win in the new season as they defeated Cibona at home court in the last match of Round 5. The league newcomers have been in front from the start until the finish, while most of the time they were up by a double-digit lead. Still, this game eventually went into a thrilling finish in which one single shot might have changed the whole outcome.

SC Derby and Cibona are now all tied on the 2021/22 standings as both teams have the overall score of 3-2.

Key moments: We have mentioned above that one shot might have changed everything in this match. Cibona worked hard in the final 5 minutes to come back from a 16-point deficit and when Jose Vildoza hit the 3-pointer at the start of the last minute, the visitors managed to reduce the gap to just 5 points – 90:85. And, Cibona have quickly recovered the ball as SC Derby point guard Nikola Pavlićević made an offensive foul. The visiting side therefore had a big chance to melt the gap even more, however Jose Vildoza did not manage to score his 2^nd consecutive 3-pointer as the ball hit the rim several times before going out. After that it was clear that SC Derby would take the win in this match.

Man of the match: Kyle Vinales has put up another sensational performance. After scoring 37 points last week in the match against Split, this time SC Derby starting point guard made 32 points to lead his team toward the win.

Can’t trick the stats: Kyle Vinales and Kenan Kamenjaš were just unstoppable today and their opponents had to make a lot of fouls to prevent them of scoring easy baskets. At the end of the game, SC Derby had 39 free throws, while Vinales and Kamenjaš shot 17 out of those 39.