Mornar-Barsko zlato prevail over Krka
Mornar-Barsko zlato defeated Krka at home court in postponed game of Round 15.
Marko Jeremic (Photo: Mornar-Barsko zlato/MEDIA Pro)
AdmiralBet ABA League Round 15, Saturday, 16 April 2022:
MORNAR-BARSKO ZLATO - Krka 74:65 (17:23, 22:22, 24:13, 11:7)
Game recap: Mornar-Barsko zlato defeated Krka at home court in postponed game of Round 15 after making an impressive defensive performance in the 2nd half in which they let their opponents score just 20 points.
The Bar troops have therefore kept their perfect home-court record against the Novo mesto team as this was their 5th consecutive win at home court against Krka in the regional league.
Mornar-Barsko zlato now have the overall score of 10-15 and they moved up to the 8th place, while Krka remain at the bottom of the table with the overall score of 4-21.
Key moments: Krka was a better team in the 1st half in which they scored 45 points and had a 6-point lead at the halftime – 45:39. However, after the big break, everything changed for the visiting side. Krka scored just 20 points for the entire 2nd half.
Simply, in those 20 minutes Mornar-Barsko zlato’s defense was much better than Krka’s offense which resulted in a quick comeback made by the home team. The Bar squad took over the lead already in the 3rd quarter and they have remained in front until the end.
Man of the match: Aleksandar Lazić shined this evening for Mornar-Barsko zlato as he put up a double-double performance with 13 points and 10 rebounds.
Can’t trick the stats: When you score just 20 points for 20 minutes you cannot hope for a better outcome than this. Simply, Krka’s offensive problems in the 2nd half cost them the win tonight.
Stats
Players on court
| MOR | Min | PtsP | RebsR | AssA | StS | FoulF | ValV | |
| 1 | Mihailović V. | 26:44 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 7 |
| 6 | Jeremić M. | 29:30 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 13 |
| 9 | Smith T. | 27:05 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 18 |
| 13 | Lazić A. | 25:42 | 13 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 19 |
| 23 | Miković M. | 23:00 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15 |
| KRK | Min | PtsP | RebsR | AssA | StS | FoulF | ValV | |
| 3 | Stergar L. | 26:15 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 14 |
| 6 | Stipčević R. | 34:14 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| 13 | Stipaničev J. | 18:00 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 23 | Škedelj M. | 17:17 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 |
| 24 | Lapornik L. | 26:11 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 6 |
Last 5 actions
| Min | Score | Action |
| game finished | ||
| end of 4. quarter | ||
| 00:22 (Q4) | 1 MIHAILOVIĆ V. rebound (defensive) | |
| 00:28 (Q4) | 23 MIKOVIĆ M. block | |
| 00:28 (Q4) | 13 STIPANIČEV J. missed 2 points (layup) | |
| 00:47 (Q4) | 23 ŠKEDELJ M. substitution (in) |
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Top players
| VALUE (INDEX) | ||||
| Lazić A. | 19 | - | 14 | Stergar L. |
| POINTS | ||||
| Jeremić M. | 15 | - | 14 | Thomas A. |
| REBOUNDS | ||||
| Lazić A. | 10 | - | 11 | Macura J. |
| ASSISTS | ||||
| Mihailović V. | 6 | - | 4 | Stipčević R. |
