Partizan Mozzart Bet prevail over FMP Meridian in Štark Arena

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

PARTIZAN MOZZART BET - FMP Meridian 90:86 (21:17, 24:18, 28:12, 17:39)

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POST-GAME COMMENTS

Game recap: Partizan Mozzart Bet scored a very important win over FMP Meridian in this week’s NLB Match of the Round.

The black-and-whites presented a superb performance in the opening 3 quarters, during which they were dominating both ends of the court. Partizan Mozzart Bet had a 26-point lead ahead of the 4th quareter – 73:47, yet when coach Obradović decided to give some rest to his key players in the final 10 minutes of the game, the home side almost dropped the whole lead. FMP Meridian scored 39 points in the final quarter, but they eventually stayed short for 4 points to make the most epic comeback of the season.

Partizan Mozzart Bet have therefore made their way in front of FMP Meridian on the standings as the black-and-whites now have the overall score of 9-2, while the Panthers are now just behind with the score of 8-3.

Key moments: The 3^rd quarter turned out to be the key period in this game. Partizan Mozzart Bet entered it with a 10-point lead from the first half – 45:35, while then they increased the gap by 16 more points during the following 10 minutes – 73:47.

Even though FMP Meridian scored 39 points in the 4^th quarter, the visitors did not have a real chance of getting in front. The Panthers reduced the gap to 3 points – 89:86, but with just 4 seconds remaining on the game clock, while then Partizan Mozzart Bet best player from tonight’s game Dante Exum scored one free throw to definitely seal the win for the home team - 90:86.  

Man of the match: Dante Exum has made another superb performance for Partizan Mozzart Bet in this season. Exum finished this match with 13 points, 5 rebounds and 5 assists, while his overall index rating was 24.

Exum is currently the top scorer, the top passer and the player with the highest average index rating in the black-and-team in the 2022/23 AdmiralBet ABA League regular season.

Can’t trick the stats: Partizan Mozzart Bet scored 90 points tonight, while most of them came from a 2-point range. The black and whites were 30/42 (71.4%) for two points which is an impressive percentage.