Partizan NIS seize a precious away win as they prevail over Mornar

AdmiralBet ABA League Round 12, Saturday, 18 December 2021:

Mornar-Barsko zlato – PARTIZAN NIS 64:66 (16:27, 13:16, 12:6, 23:17)

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POST-GAME COMMENTS

Game recap: Partizan NIS are coming back to Belgrade with a huge win in their bags as they defeated Mornar-Barsko zlato on the road in Round 12 of the 2021/22 AdmiralBet ABA League regular season.

The black-and-whites have been in front throughout the whole game, however they still had to put on their maximum effort to prevent Mornar-Barsko zlato from pulling off a sensational 4^th quarter comeback. At the end, Alen Smailagić scored the key 3-pointer, just 1 mintue before the end, to seal the win for the away team.

Partizan NIS have therefore returned on the winning track and they now have the overall score of 10-2. On the other side, Mornar-Barsko zlato’s 3-game winning run has ended with this defeat and their current season record is 4-8.

Key moments: Mornar-Barsko zlato had several chances in the 4^th quarter to come really close to Partizan NIS, with the last one coming right before the start of the final minute of the game. At the score of 54:59 for the visitors, Mornar-Barsko zlato best player tonight Nemanja Gordić got fouled and had a chance to reduce the gap even more. Still, he made just one out of the two very important free throws – 55:59.

The following two plays were probably the most important ones in this game. Mornar-Barsko zlato managed to steal the ball from Partizan NIS players, but they failed to convert it into points as Alen Smailagić played a great defense on Nemanja Gordić, forcing him to make a turnover. Immediatelly after that, Alen Smailagić became the hero for Partizan NIS as he pulled up for a 3-pointer and he made the big shot that put the away team in front by 7, just one minute before the end of the game – 55:62. In the rest of the match, Partizan NIS players made their free throws to confirm the win.

Man of the match: That would be Alen Smailagić. Partisan NIS big man scored 18 points and made 7 rebounds, while his 3-pointer at the end sealed the win for the black-and-whites.

Can’t trick the stats: This was simply not the best shooting night for Mornar-Barsko zlato and we all know how much they depend on their 3-pointers. The Bar troops made just 3 three pointers tonight. And they had 21 attempts.