Third win in a row for Cibona
In the opening game of the AdmialBet ABA League Round 20, Cibona have prevailed over Krka on the road in Leon Štukelj Sports Hall in Novo mesto.
Jose Vildoza (Photo: Krka/Drago Perko/kosarka.si)
AdmiralBet ABA League Round 20, Friday, 11 February 2022:
Krka - CIBONA 52:87 (12:27, 13:26, 18:16, 9:18)
Game recap: In the opening game of the AdmialBet ABA League Round 20, Cibona have prevailed over Krka on the road in Leon Štukelj Sports Hall in Novo mesto. This is the third win in a row for Cibona, that are now on 8:10 record, still hoping to reach one of the Playoffs spots when the Regular Season ends. On the other side, Krka have lost their 12th game in a row and are firmly seated in the danger zone near the bottom of the standings, with a 3:15 record, with as many wins as Split, that shares the bottom of the standings with the Novo mesto squad.
Key moments: Cibona have done the majority of their task on the way to the new win straight at the beginning of the game, as they went up 14:2 midway through the first quarter. As it turned out later in the game, this was crucial for the later development of the clash in Leon Štukelj Sports Hall, as Krka did not manage to endanger Cibona’s lead anymore until the end of the playing time.
Man of the match: Amar Gegić has been on fire all game long for Cibona, as he had 22 points, 9 rebounds, 6 assists and a valuation of 30. He is our man of the match.
Can’t trick the stats: Cibona have outrebounded Krka 34:25 and it comes as no wonder that the visiting side have got away with an easy win in the end.
Stats
Players on court
| KRK | Min | PtsP | RebsR | AssA | StS | FoulF | ValV | |
| 1 | French H. | 16:43 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | -9 |
| 3 | Stergar L. | 12:23 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 |
| 7 | Špan J. | 13:15 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -3 |
| 10 | Medved L. | 02:00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 |
| 31 | Lapornik M. | 25:41 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14 |
| CIB | Min | PtsP | RebsR | AssA | StS | FoulF | ValV | |
| 0 | Popić J. | 02:37 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 |
| 9 | Gegić A. | 29:09 | 22 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 30 |
| 15 | Novačić I. | 11:00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 23 | Drežnjak M. | 28:54 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 9 |
| 34 | Kalajžić F. | 02:37 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 |
Last 5 actions
| Min | Score | Action |
| game finished | ||
| end of 4. quarter | ||
| 00:25 (Q4) | 31 LAPORNIK M. foul on | |
| 00:25 (Q4) | POPIĆ J. turnover (offensive) | |
| 00:25 (Q4) | POPIĆ J. foul (offensive) | |
| 00:37 (Q4) | 52 : 87 | STERGAR L. made free throw (2 of 2) |
Top players
| VALUE (INDEX) | ||||
| Lapornik M. | 14 | - | 30 | Gegić A. |
| POINTS | ||||
| Lapornik M. | 16 | - | 22 | Gegić A. |
| REBOUNDS | ||||
| Škedelj M. | 10 | - | 9 | Gegić A. |
| ASSISTS | ||||
| Škedelj M. | 2 | - | 6 | Gegić A. |
