Partizan Mozzart Bet use dominant 4th quarter performance to beat brave SC Derby
Partizan Mozzart Bet have scored their 3rd consecutive win at the start of the new season as they defeated SC Derby in front of 7,000 fans in Štark Arena, Belgrade.
Mathias Lessort (Photo: Partizan Mozzart Bet/Dragana Stjepanovic)
AdmiralBet ABA League Round 4, Sunday, 16 October 2022:
PARTIZAN MOZZART BET - SC Derby 91:82 (23:17, 21:26, 20:21, 27:18)
Game recap: Partizan Mozzart Bet have scored their 3rd consecutive win at the start of the new season as they defeated SC Derby in front of 7,000 fans in Štark Arena, Belgrade.
At the end the home side scored a comfortable win, but this was far from an easy job for the black-and-whites. Partizan Mozzart Bet managed to break resistance of the brave SC Derby crew only in the final 10 minutes of the game as they won the 4th quarter by 27:18 to take the precious win. Before that, the two sides were all tied at the end of the 3rd quarter – 64:64.
Partizan Mozzart Bet are have therefore improved their overall score to 3-0, while SC Derby are now at 1-2. Still, if the Podgorica side manage to repeat this performance in the following games, have no doubt that this young team will once again fight for the Playoffs.
Key moments: Everything was decided in the final 10 minutes. Partizan Mozzart Bet opened the 4th quarter with a 16:4 run to escape on a double-digit lead 80:68, after which they had no troubles staying in front until the end.
Man of the match: Mathias Lessort used his strength in the best possible way in this match as he looked unstoppable down in the paint. Partizan Mozzart Bet starting center scored 19 points, while his overall index rating was 26.
Can’t trick the stats: All the key stats are coming from the the opening 5 minutes of the 4th quarter. Partizan Mozzart Bet made that decisive 16:4 run to leave their opponents far behind and pave the way toward the win.
Stats
Players on court
| PAR | Min | PtsP | RebsR | AssA | StS | FoulF | ValV | |
| 1 | Vukčević T. | 22:47 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 10 |
| 5 | Koprivica B. | 06:53 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 11 | Exum D. | 21:29 | 13 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 21 |
| 32 | Trifunović U. | 15:46 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 |
| 33 | Anđušić D. | 14:21 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | -3 |
| SCD | Min | PtsP | RebsR | AssA | StS | FoulF | ValV | |
| 1 | Jackson L. | 26:07 | 19 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 22 |
| 3 | Magee F. | 26:12 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 12 | Tasić D. | 27:08 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 13 |
| 14 | Ivišić Z. | 20:46 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 |
| 34 | Dogan D. | 01:35 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Last 5 actions
| Min | Score | Action |
| game finished | ||
| end of 4. quarter | ||
| 00:04 (Q4) | JACKSON L. missed 3 points (jump shot) | |
| 00:09 (Q4) | 91 : 82 | 32 TRIFUNOVIĆ U. made 2 points (jump shot) |
| 00:26 (Q4) | JACKSON L. assist | |
| 00:26 (Q4) | 89 : 82 | 10 TASIĆ D. made 3 points (jump shot) |
Top players
| VALUE (INDEX) | ||||
| Lessort M. | 26 | - | 22 | Jackson L. |
| POINTS | ||||
| Lessort M. | 19 | - | 19 | Jackson L. |
| REBOUNDS | ||||
| Madar Y. | 6 | - | 5 | Ivišić Z. |
| ASSISTS | ||||
| Exum D. | 7 | - | 6 | Tasić D. |
