SC Derby beat Zadar on the road
SC Derby have defeated Zadar on the road in postponed game of Round 15.
Fletcher Magee (Photo: Zadar/Zvonko Kucelin)
AdmiralBet ABA League Round 15, Monday, 18 April 2022:
Zadar – SC DERBY 71:76 (18:23, 16:14, 20:25, 17:14)
Game recap: SC Derby have defeated Zadar on the road in postponed game of Round 15.
The Podgorica side have therefore sealed the 7th place on the standings with the overall lscore of 12-14, which is definitely a big success for this team considering that this was their debut season in the top tier of the regional basketball.
On the other side, Zadar still have one game to play in the 2021/22 AdmiralBet ABA League campaign and it will be the big derby against Cibona that is scheduled for next Friday. They currently have the overall score of 8-17 and they can finish the regular season either at the 11th or at the 12th place.
Key moments: Zadar were up by 2 points – 68:66 – right in the middle of the 4th quarter, but then their offense just stopped working. The home team did not score a single point in the following 5 minutes, while on the other side SC Derby made the key 8:0 run to take over the lead – 68:74.
Dario Drežnjak made a 3-pointer for Zadar with just 15 seconds before the end to reduce the gap to 3 points – 71:74, but there was simply not enough time for the home team to make any miraculous comeback in the final moments of the game.
Man of the match: Kenan Kamenjaš! SC Derby big guy has made another double-double in this season. Kamenjaš scored 15 points and grabbed 11 rebounds, while he also made 6 assists. His overall index rating was 28.
We also have to mention the performance of SC Derby shooting guard Fletcher Magee as he was the top scorer of the winning team with 26 points. Magee scored a huge and-1 three-pointer during that 8:0 run that his team made late in the 4th quarter.
Can’t trick the stats: At the end, that 5-minute period of not scoring a single point in the 4th quarter was the reason why Zadar lost the game today. The home team simply missed too many shots in key moments and their opponents used that to take over the lead.
Stats
Players on court
| ZAD | Min | PtsP | RebsR | AssA | StS | FoulF | ValV | |
| 1 | Carter J. | 29:07 | 16 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 16 |
| 3 | Marčinković P. | 24:02 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 12 |
| 21 | Bursać A. | 20:54 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 24 | Drežnjak D. | 22:40 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 16 |
| 30 | Mavra D. | 30:44 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| SCD | Min | PtsP | RebsR | AssA | StS | FoulF | ValV | |
| 3 | Magee F. | 31:42 | 26 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 24 |
| 9 | Starovlah M. | 20:44 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -5 |
| 14 | Edwards J. | 20:29 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | -3 |
| 22 | Ilić A. | 15:38 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 9 |
| 34 | Kamenjaš K. | 28:11 | 15 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 28 |
Top players
| VALUE (INDEX) | ||||
| Carter J. | 16 | - | 28 | Kamenjaš K. |
| POINTS | ||||
| Carter J. | 16 | - | 26 | Magee F. |
| REBOUNDS | ||||
| Drežnjak D. | 9 | - | 11 | Kamenjaš K. |
| ASSISTS | ||||
| Mavra D. | 4 | - | 6 | Kamenjaš K. |
