Luka Božić puts up another MVP performance to lead Zadar to a win over Mega MIS
Luka Božić dropped 33 points along with 13 rebounds and 8 assists to get Zadar a round 3 win against Mega MIS
Luka Bozic (Photo: Zadar/Zvonko Kucelin)
AdmiralBet ABA League Round 3, Monday, 17 October 2022:
ZADAR - Mega MIS 96:90
Game recap: Another MVP-type performance from Luka Božić led Zadar to a home victory against Mega MIS, who are still searching for their first win of the 2022/23 AdmiralBet ABA League. Zadar remains undefeated at home, in the Krešimir Ćosić hall, they conquered SC Derby and now Mega MIS. Mega MIS will look for their first win in the next round against Cibona in Belgrade.
In the final two and a half minutes Zadar made a critical run, 10:4, to take control of the lead and hand on to the victory in a tight game. Dragan Milosavljević had a great game in his return to Mega MIS with 19 points and 6 rebounds but it wasn't enough to get past Danijel Jusup’s squad.
Key moments: In the third quarter Zadar made an 11:0 run to take the lead from Mega MIS. After this run, Zadar maintained the lead during the entire second half.
Can’t hide the stats: Zadar (3FG% 33.3%, FT% 71.9%) had a better three-point and free throw percentage than Mega MIS (3FG% 25.9%, FT% 60%) in today's match which made Zadar a threat on the perimeter and on their way to the basket.
Man of the match: The clear man of the match is Luka Božić (33 points, 13 rebounds, 8 assists) who had the 6th highest VAL rating in league history with an index of 51.
Stats
Players on court
| ZAD | Min | PtsP | RebsR | AssA | StS | FoulF | ValV | |
| 3 | Davis Jr J. | 27:44 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 9 |
| 19 | Lakić A. | 07:18 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 24 | Drežnjak D. | 17:44 | 22 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 22 |
| 29 | Božić L. | 39:01 | 33 | 13 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 51 |
| 46 | Ramljak M. | 35:13 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 10 |
| MEG | Min | PtsP | RebsR | AssA | StS | FoulF | ValV | |
| 10 | Cazalon M. | 22:04 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 7 |
| 13 | Cerovina L. | 20:43 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 4 | -1 |
| 14 | Rorie A. | 25:20 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 15 |
| 16 | Grbović A. | 13:12 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 7 |
| 24 | Milosavljevic D. | 28:34 | 19 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 20 |
Last 5 actions
| Min | Score | Action |
| game finished | ||
| end of 4. quarter | ||
| 00:00 (Q4) | 10 CAZALON M. missed 3 points (jump shot) | |
| 00:03 (Q4) | 96 : 90 | 24 DREŽNJAK D. made free throw (2 of 2) |
| 00:03 (Q4) | 24 DREŽNJAK D. missed free throw (1 of 2) | |
| 00:03 (Q4) | 14 GRBOVIĆ A. substitution (in) |
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Top players
| VALUE (INDEX) | ||||
| Božić L. | 51 | - | 20 | Branković D. |
| POINTS | ||||
| Božić L. | 33 | - | 20 | Branković D. |
| REBOUNDS | ||||
| Božić L. | 13 | - | 8 | Rudan M. |
| ASSISTS | ||||
| Božić L. | 8 | - | 5 | Rorie A. |
