NLB MATCH OF THE ROUND: Battle for the top – Partizan Mozzart Bet vs. FMP Meridian

AdmiralBet ABA League Round 11, Monday, 19 December 2022:

PARTIZAN MOZZART BET - FMP MERIDIAN

Where? Štark Arena, Belgrade

When? 18:00

Story of the game: It’s time for another Monday night special here in AdmiralBet ABA League as in this week’s NLB Match of the Round, Partizan Mozzart Bet will host FMP Meridian.

Both sides have the overall score of 8-2, which means that the winner of this match will take over the top spot on the table after this round.

And we can most certainly say that each team is full of confidence ahead of this big match.

Despite losing some important games recently, Partizan Mozzart Bet erased all of that from their memory after a huge win against reigning European champions Anadolu Efes couple of days ago in the Turkish Airlines EuroLeague. That win boosted the team morale significantly and it may bring a new fresh start for the black-and-whites in the ongoing season.

On the other side, FMP Meridian scored a 36-point margin win over Cibona last weekend, making it the best possible preparation for this duel. In that match, the Panthers scored 111 points which is the 2022/23 season record so far and their own personal best score ever in a single-game without overtime in the regional league regular season. If FMP Meridian manage to repeat that kind of performance on Monday evening, then they will certainly have a chance to stun the reigning vice champions.

Match-up in focus: Dante Exum (Partizan Mozzart Bet) vs. Trent Frazier (FMP Meridian).

Exum has been one of the best players of Partizan Mozzart Bet recently and he is currently the team top scorer in the ongoing season with 12.2 points per game. At the same time, Frazier is not just the top scorer of FMP Meridian, but he is also the 4^th best scorer of the season at the moment with 20.1 points per game. Frazier was the MVP of the last round as he had the index rating of 37 in the match against Cibona.

Head-to-head score in the regional league: In total 22:5; At Partizan Mozzart Bet home court 13:0.