MZT Skopje Aerodrom beat Pelister-Bitola in local derby
In a local derby in the Round 3 of the ABA League 2, MZT Skopje Aerodrom have prevailed over Pelister-Bitola in Gradski vrt sports hall, Osijek.
MZT Skopje Aerodrom team (Photo: ABA League 2/Dragana Stjepanovic)
ABA League 2 Round 3, Wednesday, 10 November 2021:
MZT SKOPJE AERODROM - Pelister-Bitola 80:64 (18:26, 33:12, 13:14, 16:12)
In a local derby in the Round 3 of the ABA League 2, MZT Skopje Aerodrom have prevailed over Pelister-Bitola in Gradski vrt sports hall, Osijek.
This way, MZT Skopje Aerodrom keep aiming to the top and are placed just below the leading Borac of Banja Luka in the standings with a 2:1 record collected after 3 rounds played in the regional competition. On the other side, Pelister-Bitola will be placed in the lower half of the standings with a 1:2 record after three rounds.
The ABA League 2 newcomers Pelister-Bitola have actually been the ones to start the game better than their opponents and they have been up by 8 points (18:26) after 10 minutes. In the second quarter, though, MZT Skopje Aerodrom turned the game completely upside-down and were in front with the score of 51:38 after 20 minutes of play.
In the second half, MZT Skopje Aerodrom managed to protect their advantage and they eventually got away with a 80:64 win.
Stats
Players on court
| MZT | Min | PtsP | RebsR | AssA | StS | FoulF | ValV | |
| 3 | Davis Jr J. | 22:09 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 11 |
| 5 | Nikolov K. | 23:14 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 2 | -4 |
| 17 | Ivanov D. | 01:56 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 33 | Rikić R. | 16:05 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 |
| 55 | Mitevski D. | 02:35 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 |
| PEL | Min | PtsP | RebsR | AssA | StS | FoulF | ValV | |
| 4 | Stajic B. | 32:26 | 7 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 9 |
| 7 | Haughton D. | 15:28 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 |
| 8 | Kesar I. | 28:40 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 14 |
| 10 | Mladenović M. | 29:25 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
| 11 | Gjuroski S. | 20:11 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8 |
Last 5 actions
| Min | Score | Action |
| game finished | ||
| end of 4. quarter | ||
| 00:07 (Q4) | 4 STAJIC B. assist | |
| 00:07 (Q4) | 80 : 64 | 11 GJUROSKI S. made 3 points (jump shot) |
| 00:15 (Q4) | 8 KESAR I. rebound (defensive) | |
| 00:17 (Q4) | NIKOLOV K. missed 3 points (jump shot) |
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Top players
| VALUE (INDEX) | ||||
| Milošević N. | 35 | - | 22 | Malešević N. |
| POINTS | ||||
| Milošević N. | 29 | - | 15 | Malešević N. |
| REBOUNDS | ||||
| Rikić R. | 8 | - | 8 | Malešević N. |
| ASSISTS | ||||
| Ware D. | 6 | - | 8 | Stajic B. |
