Vladimir Mihailović shines again as Mornar-Barsko zlato beat Zadar
Vladimir Mihailović put up another spectacular performance to lead his Mornar-Barsko zlato toward win over Zadar.
(Photo: Mornar-Barsko zlato/MEDIA Pro)
AdmiralBet ABA League Round 24, Sunday, 27 March 2022:
MORNAR-BARSKO ZLATO - Zadar 86:84 (31:15, 21:23, 15:17, 19:29)
Game recap: Vladimir Mihailović put up another spectacular performance to lead his Mornar-Barsko zlato toward win over Zadar.
After scoring 46 points last week against Mega Mozzart, Mihailović scored 29 points this evening. He also had 9 assists and 5 rebounds, while his overall index rating was 38!
This was the 2nd win in a row for Mornar-Barsko zlato who have therefore improved their season score to 9-13. On the other side, Zadar dropped to 7-15, but they are still in the safe zone with 3 wins more than last-placed Krka.
Key moments: Mornar-Barsko zlato made a flying start tonight. Led by red-hot Vladimir Mihailović, the home team scored 31 points already in the opening 10 minutes and they had a 16-point lead at the end of the 1st quarter – 31:15.
But, the game was still not over and Zadar found a way to recover from that shock in the 1st quarter. The visitors have significantly improved their game from the start of the 2nd quarter and they began melting the gap minute by minute.
Zadar managed to come just 1 point behind Mornar Barsko zlato, with 20 seconds remaining to be played in this game – 82:81. And that is when the key moment in this game happened. Before the home side made an inbound pass, Zadar's point guard Martin Junaković made an unsportsmanlike foul on Mornar-Barsko zlato player Marko Jeremić.
Jeremić scored both free throws for 84:81, while couple of moments later his teammate Aleksandar Lazić scored one out of two free throws to extend the gap to 4 points and seal the win for the hosts – 85:81.
Man of the match: Vladimir Mihailović has been just unstoppable in the last two rounds. We have already wrote about his stats from tonight's game (29 pts, 9 ast, 5 rebs), while we should also add that his 38 index rating is the 7th best single-game score in the ongoing season.
Can't trick the stats: Zadar made 17 turnovers tonight and some of them came in the key moments of the 4th quarter.
Stats
Players on court
| MOR | Min | PtsP | RebsR | AssA | StS | FoulF | ValV | |
| 1 | Mihailović V. | 33:42 | 29 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 38 |
| 6 | Jeremić M. | 33:10 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 |
| 9 | Smith T. | 36:13 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 19 |
| 13 | Lazić A. | 36:45 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 9 |
| 41 | Vranješ N. | 18:29 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| ZAD | Min | PtsP | RebsR | AssA | StS | FoulF | ValV | |
| 1 | Carter J. | 33:35 | 17 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 18 |
| 3 | Marčinković P. | 19:38 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -3 |
| 12 | Brala D. | 07:24 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 24 | Drežnjak D. | 27:47 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| 30 | Mavra D. | 34:06 | 15 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 20 |
Last 5 actions
| Min | Score | Action |
| game finished | ||
| end of 4. quarter | ||
| 00:03 (Q4) | MAVRA D. rebound (defensive) | |
| 00:03 (Q4) | 1 MIHAILOVIĆ V. missed free throw (2 of 2) | |
| 00:03 (Q4) | 86 : 84 | 1 MIHAILOVIĆ V. made free throw (1 of 2) |
| 00:03 (Q4) | 1 MIHAILOVIĆ V. foul on |
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Top players
| VALUE (INDEX) | ||||
| Mihailović V. | 38 | - | 22 | Thompson T. |
| POINTS | ||||
| Mihailović V. | 29 | - | 19 | Junaković M. |
| REBOUNDS | ||||
| Mihailović V. | 5 | - | 7 | Carter J. |
| ASSISTS | ||||
| Mihailović V. | 9 | - | 6 | Mavra D. |
