Important overtime win for Borac over Zadar
In the last game on schedule on Friday night, Borac have prevailed over Zadar at home in Čačak.
Borac team (Photo: Borac/Dusko Radisic)
AdmiralBet ABA League Round 18, Friday, 28 January 2022:
BORAC - Zadar 79:73 (15:15, 23:17, 10:15, 17:18, 14:8)
Game recap: In the last game on schedule on Friday night, Borac have prevailed over Zadar at home in Čačak. It is an important win for Borac in the battle of two squads, that have been fighting for an exit from the danger zone near the bottom of the standings and the one that pushed them ahead of – Zadar – in the standings. Borac are now on a 6:10 record, still in the lower half of the standings, but much closer to the middle, while Zadar are on a 5:11 record, just 2 wins above the very bottom of the standings.
Key moments: After 40 minutes of play, the score was tied at 65:65, but then Borac started the overtime all fired up and pulled away to the score of 79:68 with a 14:3 run at the beginning of the extra period. With less than a minute and a half left in the added time, it became clear that the hosts would keep a pair of points at home this time.
Man of the match: Radovan Đoković has been shining for Borac all game long, as he led his team to the win with 18 points, 4 rebounds, 3 assists and a valuation of 20 in 31 minutes spent on court. He has rightfully earned himself the man of the match honour!
Can’t trick the stats: In the end, Zadar had 14 turnovers and Borac 10. This might have decided the flow of the game.
Stats
Players on court
| BOR | Min | PtsP | RebsR | AssA | StS | FoulF | ValV | |
| 5 | Hale H. | 26:42 | 13 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 16 |
| 8 | Đoković R. | 30:38 | 18 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 20 |
| 10 | Lopez L. | 15:45 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | Tomašević B. | 35:35 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 17 |
| 34 | Todorović N. | 30:29 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 12 |
| ZAD | Min | PtsP | RebsR | AssA | StS | FoulF | ValV | |
| 3 | Marčinković P. | 33:05 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 5 | Jordano A. | 22:53 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| 21 | Bursać A. | 20:47 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 |
| 24 | Drežnjak D. | 17:57 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| 30 | Mavra D. | 29:40 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 12 |
Top players
| VALUE (INDEX) | ||||
| Đoković R. | 20 | - | 20 | Carter J. |
| POINTS | ||||
| Đoković R. | 18 | - | 17 | Thompson T. |
| REBOUNDS | ||||
| Hale H. | 8 | - | 13 | Carter J. |
| ASSISTS | ||||
| Đoković I. | 8 | - | 6 | Mavra D. |
