Split get their second straight win after beating Cibona!
Dominik Mavra had a great game to lead his squad to their second straight win as Split tops Cibona.
Dominik Mavra (Photo: Split/Ivica Cavka)
AdmiralBet ABA League Round 6, Friday, 4 November 2022:
SPLIT - CIBONA
Game recap: Friday night was reserved for a Croatian derby on the dalmatian coast as Split hosted Cibona. Dominik Mavra and Shannon Shorter each scored 20+ points to help Split get their second win of the season as they bested Cibona after overtime. It was a tight match throughout the whole match, the biggest lead of the game for either team came in the overtime period when Split held a 9-point advantage. With this win, Split improves to 2-4 in the AdmiralBet ABA League while Cibona drops to a 3-3 record.
Key moments: The key moments came in the final three minutes of the final quarter of play. Trailing 60:64 with three minutes remaining, what might've been a game-changing moment, Shorter gets the steal and an easy basket to cut the Cibona lead to one possession which sparked a 7:3 run for Split. In overtime, Split took control of the game and managed to get the important home win.
Man of the match: Dominik Mavra had a great game for Split, scoring 20 points on 7/14 shooting from the field to go along with 8 assists. Mavra ended the game with a 28 valuation rating.
Can't hide the stats: The biggest difference between the two teams was free-throw shooting. Split shot 20/23 from the free-throw line, while Cibona had an off night from the line shooting 9/20.
Stats
Players on court
| SPL | Min | PtsP | RebsR | AssA | StS | FoulF | ValV | |
| 3 | Sullivan L. | 40:38 | 12 | 13 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 19 |
| 6 | Kalajžić M. | 26:49 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| 12 | Shorter S. | 40:24 | 23 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 25 |
| 15 | Jukić J. | 20:12 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 10 |
| 30 | Mavra D. | 42:54 | 20 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 28 |
| CIB | Min | PtsP | RebsR | AssA | StS | FoulF | ValV | |
| 3 | Radovčić K. | 28:31 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 8 |
| 6 | Perasović I. | 08:42 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 13 | Majcunić I. | 30:50 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 |
| 14 | Mazalin L. | 32:05 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 8 |
| 17 | Aranitović A. | 24:37 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 11 |
Last 5 actions
| Min | Score | Action |
| game finished | ||
| end of OT1 | ||
| 00:03 (OT1) | MAVRA D. assist | |
| 00:03 (OT1) | 82 : 74 | 3 SULLIVAN L. made 2 points (layup) |
| 00:09 (OT1) | 80 : 74 | 3 RADOVČIĆ K. made 3 points (stepbackjump shot) |
| 00:21 (OT1) | 2 SHORTER S. turnover (bad pass) |
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Top players
| VALUE (INDEX) | ||||
| Mavra D. | 28 | - | 15 | Bundović F. |
| POINTS | ||||
| Shorter S. | 23 | - | 12 | Radovčić K. |
| REBOUNDS | ||||
| Sullivan L. | 13 | - | 10 | Ljubičić K. |
| ASSISTS | ||||
| Mavra D. | 8 | - | 5 | Kapusta B. |
