Perfect league debut for coach Ivanović as Crvena zvezda mts beat Cibona at home court
Crvena zvezda mts learned the lesson from the last round when they suffered a shocking defeat against Zadar in Belgrade. The red-and-whites bounced back on their feet this weekend by scoring a convincing win over Cibona and made a perfect AdmiralBet ABA League debut for their new head coach Duško Ivanović.
Nikola Ivanovic (Photo: ABA League j.t.d./Dragana Stjepanovic)
AdmiralBet ABA League Round 7, Saturday, 19 November 2022:
CRVENA ZVEZDA MTS - Cibona 92:53 (21:20, 29:18, 22:8, 20:7)
Game recap: Crvena zvezda mts learned the lesson from the last round when they suffered a shocking defeat against Zadar in Belgrade. The red-and-whites bounced back on their feet this weekend by scoring a convincing win over Cibona and made a perfect AdmiralBet ABA League debut for their new head coach Duško Ivanović.
The reigning Admiralbet ABA League champions had minor problems only in the opening quarter as they were up by just 1 point (21:20) at the end of the first period, but after that the home team have escaped on a double digit lead already by halftime – 50:38. The winner of this match was definitely decided in the 3rd quarter in which Crvena zvezda mts increased the gap to 26 points – 72:46.
Key moments: Crvena zvezda mts new head coach Duško Ivanović took over the team last week, while in his first ever game in AdmiralBet ABA League he managed to tie the 3rd best all-time league record for the fewest points allowed in a single-half. The red-and-whites let Cibona score just 15 points in the 2nd half tonight! Meanwhile, Zvezda scored 42 points during those 20 minutes to secure themselves quite a convincing win.
Man of the match: Nemanja Nedović was impressive this evening. Crvena zvezda mts star player scored 24 points, including 5 three-pointers, while his overall index in this match was 30.
Can’t trick the stats: The final score says it all. Crvena zvezda mts were just a lot better than Cibona in all game elements. Just for example, the home team had 13 rebounds and 14 assists more than the visiting side.
Stats
Players on court
| CZV | Min | PtsP | RebsR | AssA | StS | FoulF | ValV | |
| 2 | Lazarević S. | 19:40 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | -6 |
| 13 | Dobrić O. | 24:24 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -4 |
| 32 | Kuzmić O. | 10:59 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 16 |
| 33 | Petrušev F. | 20:31 | 14 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 23 |
| 44 | Topić N. | 08:40 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| CIB | Min | PtsP | RebsR | AssA | StS | FoulF | ValV | |
| 13 | Majcunić I. | 30:03 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 |
| 14 | Mazalin L. | 31:25 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 17 | Aranitović A. | 31:47 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 13 |
| 44 | Kapusta B. | 26:54 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| 98 | Ljubičić K. | 13:12 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | -3 |
Last 5 actions
| Min | Score | Action |
| game finished | ||
| end of 4. quarter | ||
| 00:22 (Q4) | DOBRIĆ O. rebound (defensive) | |
| 00:26 (Q4) | 17 ARANITOVIĆ A. missed 3 points (jump shot) | |
| 00:42 (Q4) | PETRUŠEV F. assist | |
| 00:42 (Q4) | 92 : 53 | 32 KUZMIĆ O. made 2 points (layup) |
Top players
| VALUE (INDEX) | ||||
| Nedović N. | 30 | - | 13 | Aranitović A. |
| POINTS | ||||
| Nedović N. | 24 | - | 10 | Aranitović A. |
| REBOUNDS | ||||
| Petrušev F. | 9 | - | 6 | Aranitović A. |
| ASSISTS | ||||
| Ivanović N. | 6 | - | 4 | Kapusta B. |
