Mega Mozzart stronger than Cibona after late comeback

Sunday, 09. January 2022 at 12:00

In the only Sunday’s AdmiralBet ABA League game, Mega Mozzart have prevailed over Cibona at home in Belgrade and grabbed an important win in the battle for the Playoffs.

Mega Mozzart team (Photo: Mega Mozzart/Ivica Veselinov)

AdmiralBet ABA League Round 15, Sunday, 9 January 2022:

MEGA MOZZART - Cibona 93:89 (30:22, 15:22, 19:22, 29:23)

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POST-GAME COMMENTS

Game recap: In the only Sunday’s AdmiralBet ABA League game, Mega Mozzart have prevailed over Cibona at home in Belgrade and grabbed an important win in the battle for the Playoffs. Mega Mozzart have come up with a comeback late in the game, turned the game upside-down and grabbed a new home win, their 6th win of the season in 12 games played so far, which now puts them one win ahead of Cibona in the standings. Cibona, on the other side, demonstrated a brave performance on the road in Belgrade under the guidance of new coach Bariša Krasić, but it has not been enough to end their winless streak, which now spans through 7 games already.

Key moments: With 2 minutes and a half remaining on the game clock, Cibona have still been ahead by 6 points (77:83), but this did not force Mega Mozzart to raise the white flag. They pushed back and with 11:1 run over the following two minutes, they have turned the flow of the game completely upside-down. Cibona tried their best in order to at least take the game into overtime in the final half a minute, but Mega Mozzart have been accurate enough from the free throw line to protect their advantage and celebrate a new win.

Man of the match: Karlo Matković of Mega Mozzart shined for his team, as he led them towards the win with 21 points, 4 rebounds, 3 blocks, 1 steal and a valuation of 22. He is our man of the match!

Can’t trick the stats: The hosts have outrebounded the visiting side 29:25 and that’s what gave them the crucial advantage in the battle for a new pair of points.

Stats

Mega MIS
00:00 Q4
93 : 89
Cibona

Players on court

MEG Min P R A S F V
7 Uskoković A. 22:06 10 3 2 1 1 17
11 Smith D. 27:58 15 3 6 1 2 15
13 Cerovina L. 27:29 9 4 1 0 3 7
17 Matković K. 27:00 21 4 0 1 4 22
21 Đurišić N. 25:32 10 0 7 0 3 10
CIB Min P R A S F V
9 Gegić A. 27:02 13 4 3 3 2 12
12 Vildoza J. 28:02 21 3 9 1 4 26
15 Novačić I. 16:18 3 0 0 0 1 1
19 Gnjidić L. 20:51 3 3 2 3 3 4
23 Drežnjak M. 31:28 13 4 4 1 3 15

Last 5 actions

Min Score Action
game finished
end of 4. quarter
00:01 (Q4) GEGIĆ A. missed 3 points (jump shot)
00:04 (Q4) VILDOZA J. rebound (offensive)
00:04 (Q4) VILDOZA J. missed 3 points (jump shot)
00:08 (Q4) 23 USKOKOVIĆ A. substitution (in)

Top players

VALUE (INDEX)
Matković K. 22 - 26 Vildoza J.
POINTS
Matković K. 21 - 21 Vildoza J.
REBOUNDS
Cerovina L. 4 - 6 Popić J.
ASSISTS
Đurišić N. 7 - 9 Vildoza J.
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