SC Derby seize another home-court win as they down Mega Mozzart in Podgorica
Despite playing without their starting point guard Erick Neal, SC Derby presented a fantastic performance in postponed game of Round 14 as they scored a convincing win over Mega Mozzart in Podgorica.
Fletcher Magee (Photo: SC Derby)
AdmiralBet ABA League Round 14, Thursday, 9 February 2022:
SC DERBY - Mega Mozzart 83:62 (22:16, 15:14, 23:22, 23:10)
Game recap: Despite playing without their starting point guard Erick Neal, SC Derby presented a fantastic performance in postponed game of Round 14 as they scored a convincing win over Mega Mozzart in Podgorica.
SC Derby have been in front for most of the game and they definitely broke their opponents in the final quarter in which they scored 23 points, while Mega Mozzart made just 10 in that period.
As we have previously mentioned SC Derby played this game without their starting point guard Erick Neal as had not been registered before Round 14, while it is fair to say that Mega Mozzart were also significantly weakened in this match as they could not count on their season top scorer Boriša Simanić who suffered an injury last weekend.
SC Derby and Mega Mozzart are now all tied at the standings as both sides have the overall score of 8-10.
Key moments: SC Derby had a 10-point lead in the middle of the 4th quarter – 64:54, while then the Podgorica side made the key 9:0 run to increase the gap to 19 points – 73:54. After that, it was clear that the home team would seize the win in this match.
Man of the match: Kenan Kamenjaš looks simply unstoppable in the paint in his debut season in AdmiralBet ABA League. SC Derby young center made another another stunning performance as he finished the match with 15 points and 9 rebounds, while his overall index rating was 27.
Can't trick the stats: While SC Derby scored 12 three-pointers, Mega Mozzart made just 6 three-point shots for the entire game.
Stats
Players on court
| SCD | Min | PtsP | RebsR | AssA | StS | FoulF | ValV | |
| 3 | Magee F. | 26:27 | 17 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 14 |
| 5 | Ivanović D. | 11:40 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 |
| 8 | Hadžibegović E. | 21:54 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 |
| 12 | Ivišić Z. | 01:59 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 13 | Ivišić T. | 11:24 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| MEG | Min | PtsP | RebsR | AssA | StS | FoulF | ValV | |
| 3 | Vujić M. | 06:08 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 8 | Kočović N. | 02:26 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 13 | Cerovina L. | 11:44 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 |
| 21 | Đurišić N. | 26:18 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 44 | Bogavac L. | 01:38 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Top players
| VALUE (INDEX) | ||||
| Kamenjaš K. | 27 | - | 25 | Rudan M. |
| POINTS | ||||
| Magee F. | 17 | - | 21 | Rudan M. |
| REBOUNDS | ||||
| Kamenjaš K. | 9 | - | 6 | Rudan M. |
| ASSISTS | ||||
| Pavlićević N. | 7 | - | 3 | Jović N. |
