Erick Neal puts up double-double as SC Derby beat FMP Meridian

AdmiralBet ABA League Round 21, Monday, 7 March 2022:

SC DERBY - FMP Meridian 85:76 (24:24, 15:20, 25:12, 21:20)

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POST-GAME COMMENTS

Game recap: SC Derby have stayed in the race for the Playoffs as they defeated FMP Meridian in Podgorica. The home team have prevailed after a thrilling ending as they made the key 8:0 run in the final 2 minutes of the game.

The hero of the day was without any doubt SC Derby point guard Erick Neal who put up double-double performance with 21 points and 13 assists. He also made 4 points in that 8-0 run of his team late in the 4^th quarter.

SC Derby will also be pleased with the fact that they have won this game by more than 5 points as they now have a better head-to-head score against FMP Meridian and that might be very important in the Playoffs race.

Key moments: As we have previously mentioned, the winner of this game was decided in the last 2 minutes in which SC Derby made the key 8:0 run. Still, it is also important to mention that FMP Meridian had two chances to take the lead before the home team started their game-winning run. At the score of 77:76, the visitors had two offensive plays in which they could have gone in front, however in the first one Bryce Jones made a turnover, while in the second one Danilo Tasić got blocked by Aleksa Ilić and FMP Meridian failed to convert any of these two key plays into points.

Man of the match: Erick Neal is not just the MVP of this game, but he is also the MVP of the whole round! SC Derby point guard finished this match with 21 points and 13 assists, while his overall index rating was 37.

Can’t trick the stats: SC Derby big guys dominated the paint this evening as the home team made 12 rebounds more than FMP Meridian. On top of that, the home side also made 9 assists more than their rivals.