Partizan NIS keep chasing the top after beating Zadar
In the last game of the Monday’s AdmiralBet ABA League schedule, Partizan NIS have rolled over Zadar at home in Štark Arena in Belgrade.
Partizan NIS team (Photo: Partizan NIS/Dragana Stjepanovic)
AdmiralBet ABA League Round 14, Monday, 3 January 2022:
PARTIZAN NIS - Zadar 103:72 (21:16, 22:16, 27:23, 33:17)
Game recap: In the last game of the Monday’s AdmiralBet ABA League schedule, Partizan NIS have rolled over Zadar at home in Štark Arena in Belgrade. This is the 11th win of the season for the black and white of Belgrade and with an 11:2 record, they keep their chances of claiming the top of the standings at the end of the Regular Season open. On the other side, Zadar continue their season with 4:10 record and still have a lot of battle ahead of them in order to escape the danger zone near the bottom of the standings, where only Krka and Split have won less games so far.
Key moments: Even though Partizan NIS ended the first half in the double-digit advantage, Zadar have started the second half very well and managed to cut the deficit to 7 points in the beginning of the third quarter. They remained relatively close until the 25th minute, when the black and white have been in front by 8 points (55:47), but then a 10:2 run by the hosts followed for the score of 65:49.
Man of the match: Big man Balša Koprivica has been fantastic in the game against Zadar, as he led the black and white to the win with 17 points, 6 rebounds, 1 steal, 1 block and a valuation of 24. He is our man of the match.
Can’t trick the stats: Partizan NIS have dominated the paint, outrebounding Zadar 31:22 and that’s what gave them the comfortable win in the end.
Stats
Players on court
| PAR | Min | PtsP | RebsR | AssA | StS | FoulF | ValV | |
| 0 | Kurucs R. | 19:19 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 11 |
| 4 | Avramović A. | 22:45 | 10 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 12 |
| 5 | Koprivica B. | 17:56 | 17 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 24 |
| 9 | Smailagić A. | 20:44 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 21 |
| 24 | Glas G. | 21:08 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| ZAD | Min | PtsP | RebsR | AssA | StS | FoulF | ValV | |
| 3 | Marčinković P. | 25:25 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 |
| 4 | Paponja F. | 09:55 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | -5 |
| 21 | Bursać A. | 19:20 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| 22 | Junaković M. | 21:38 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| 23 | Buljan T. | 21:21 | 16 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 13 |
Last 5 actions
| Min | Score | Action |
| game finished | ||
| end of 4. quarter | ||
| 00:23 (Q4) | 103 : 72 | 4 AVRAMOVIĆ A. made free throw (2 of 2) |
| 00:23 (Q4) | 102 : 72 | 4 AVRAMOVIĆ A. made free throw (1 of 2) |
| 00:23 (Q4) | 4 AVRAMOVIĆ A. foul on | |
| 00:23 (Q4) | PAPONJA F. foul (personal) |
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Top players
| VALUE (INDEX) | ||||
| Koprivica B. | 24 | - | 15 | Carter J. |
| POINTS | ||||
| Zagorac R. | 17 | - | 16 | Buljan T. |
| REBOUNDS | ||||
| Lessort M. | 8 | - | 5 | Bursać A. |
| ASSISTS | ||||
| LeDay Z. | 5 | - | 5 | Junaković M. |
