Mega Mozzart beat their city rivals FMP Meridian on the road

AdmiralBet ABA League Round 18, Saturday, 29 January 2022:

FMP Meridian - MEGA MOZZART 79:86 (13:25, 26:18, 15:22, 25:21)

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POST-GAME COMMENTS

Game recap: Mega Mozzart have returned on the winning path as they scored a big away win against their city rivals FMP Meridian in Round 18 of the 2021/22 AdmiralBet ABA League regular season.

This was only Mega Mozzart’s 2^nd road win in the ongoing season and it came in a very important moment as it kept the Pink troops in the Playoffs race. Mega Mozzat now have the overall score of 8-8 and they are sharing the 6^th spot on the standings with Igokea m:tel.

At the same time, FMP Meridian suffered their 3^rd defeat in a row, while this was only their 2^nd defeat at home court in the entire season. Still, the Panthers are in excellent position on the table despite this defeat as they have the overall score of 10-5 and they hold the 4^th place.

Key moments: Mega Mozzart have been in front for most of the game, but FMP Meridian had a chance to make a major comeback late in the 4^th quarter. The Panthers reduced the gap to 4 points – 78:82, with one-and-a-half minute left on the game clock, and they had 3 chances to melt the gap even more. However FMP Meridian troops did not score any points in any of those 3 attempts.

Man of the match: Boriša Simanić played a fantastic game for Mega Mozzart as he recorded a double-double with 15 points and 11 rebounds. His overall index rating was 20.

Can’t trick the stats: This was simply not the best night for FMP Meridian. They had less rebounds and less assists than their rivals, while on top of that the Panthers scored just 6 three-pointers out of 28 attempts.