Zadar get their fifth win of the season as the defeated FMP Meridian
Zadar fans can celebrate tonight as Zadar snapped the FMP Merdian four-game win streak. Zadar get their fifth win of the season as FMP Meridian lose just their second game of the season.
Antonio Jordano (KK Zadar/Zvonko Kucelin)
AdmiralBet ABA League Round 9, Friday, 4 December 2022:
ZADAR - FMP Meridian 103:97 (20:20, 27:33, 28:14, 28:30)
Game recap: Zadar fans can celebrate tonight as Zadar snapped the FMP Merdian four-game win streak. Zadar get their fifth win of the season as FMP Meridian lose just their second game of the season.
The first half was a tight game, FMP Meridian managed to pull away with a slight 6-point lead at the half. Antonio Jordano was red-hot in the first half, he scored 20 points while shooting 5/5 from three-point range. Zadar managed to pull away in the third quarter after outscoring the guest 28:14. FMP Meridian tried to chip away at the Zadar lead, cutting down the Zadar advantage to 3 midway through the final quarter. Zadar managed to pull away and secure the home win.
Zadar improves to a 5-4 record in the 2022/2023 AdmiralBet ABA League season, while FMP Meridian get only their second season loss and drops top 7-2.
Key moments: Following FMP Meridian coming within 3 points, Zadar made a crucial 9:1 run to regain a double-digit lead that would be enough of a cushion to hang on to the win.
Man of the match: Dario Drežnjak put up a near-perfect shooting performance, shooting 9/11 from the field scoring 27 points along with 5 rebounds and 4 assists.
Can't hide the stats: Zadar lived at the free throw line tonight, shooting 27/32 from the line while FMP Meridian shot 12/18.
Stats
Players on court
| ZAD | Min | PtsP | RebsR | AssA | StS | FoulF | ValV | |
| 5 | Jordano A. | 34:27 | 24 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 25 |
| 9 | Žganec K. | 24:19 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 17 |
| 24 | Drežnjak D. | 31:31 | 27 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 38 |
| 29 | Božić L. | 37:23 | 16 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 16 |
| 46 | Ramljak M. | 34:09 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 9 |
| FMP | Min | PtsP | RebsR | AssA | StS | FoulF | ValV | |
| 1 | Frazier T. | 27:18 | 23 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 18 |
| 2 | Beech III L. | 32:43 | 18 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 23 |
| 10 | Šaranović N. | 16:43 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| 21 | Janković N. | 20:27 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 12 |
| 66 | Valinskas P. | 26:51 | 12 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 10 |
Top players
| VALUE (INDEX) | ||||
| Drežnjak D. | 38 | - | 23 | Beech III L. |
| POINTS | ||||
| Drežnjak D. | 27 | - | 23 | Frazier T. |
| REBOUNDS | ||||
| Božić L. | 11 | - | 8 | Beech III L. |
| ASSISTS | ||||
| Jordano A. | 4 | - | 5 | Frazier T. |
