Ben Bentil scores 26 pts as Crvena zvezda mts beat Mornar-Barsko zlato
Crvena zvezda mts have scored one more comfortable win in the 2022/23 AdmiralBet ABA League regular season as they defeated Mornar-Barsko zlato this Saturday evening in Belgrade.
Benjamin Bentil (Photo: ABA League j.t.d./Dragana Stjepanovic)
AdmiralBet ABA League Round 10, Saturday, 10 December 2022:
CRVENA ZVEZDA MTS – Mornar-Barsko zlato 93:77 (25:22, 27:14, 19:26, 22:15)
Game recap: Crvena zvezda mts have scored one more comfortable win in the 2022/23 AdmiralBet ABA League regular season as they defeated Mornar-Barsko zlato this Saturday evening in Belgrade.
The red-and-whites have therefore extended their winning run that started when Duško Ivanović became the first team head coach. This was the 4th consecutive win for the Belgrade powerhouse in the AdmiralBet ABA League, while on top of that they have 5 wins in a row in the Turkish Airlines EuroLeague.
Crvena zvezda mts now have the overall score of 8-1 and they have tied with their arch rivals Partizan Mozzart Bet at the top of the 2022/23 AdmiralBet ABA League standings, while on the other side Mornar-Barsko zlato dropped to 4-6, yet they are at this moment still in the Playoffs zone.
Key moments: While Crvena zvezda mts have been in front throughout the whole match, Mornar-Barsko zlato managed to reduce the gap to a single digit in the opening minutes of the 4th quarter – 76:68. But, the visitors haven’t come any close of making a full comeback. Crvena zvezda mts immediately responded by making the key 12:3 run to get back on a double digit (88:71) lead and to definitely seal the win in this match.
Man of the match: Ben Bentil has played his best game in AdmiralBet ABA League since joining Crvena zvezda mts last summer. Bentil scored 26 points tonight, he also had 4 rebounds, while his overall index rating was 27.
Can’t trick the stats: The number of assists made by both teams will tell you plenty of things about this match. Crvena zvezda mts had 26 assists this evening, while Mornar-Barsko zlato had just 9.
Stats
Players on court
| CZV | Min | PtsP | RebsR | AssA | StS | FoulF | ValV | |
| 2 | Lazarević S. | 15:50 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | -4 |
| 15 | Raduljica M. | 12:06 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 9 |
| 22 | Ilić D. | 19:07 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 20 |
| 26 | Nedović N. | 24:03 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 44 | Topić N. | 05:37 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 |
| MOR | Min | PtsP | RebsR | AssA | StS | FoulF | ValV | |
| 0 | Russell D. | 37:05 | 35 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 29 |
| 11 | Vranković A. | 22:00 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 13 | Kovačević M. | 22:07 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
| 25 | Vujačić P. | 28:38 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| 88 | Radetić L. | 00:34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Top players
| VALUE (INDEX) | ||||
| Bentil B. | 27 | - | 29 | Russell D. |
| POINTS | ||||
| Bentil B. | 26 | - | 35 | Russell D. |
| REBOUNDS | ||||
| Ilić D. | 8 | - | 11 | Pecarski M. |
| ASSISTS | ||||
| Vildoza L. | 6 | - | 5 | Russell D. |
