Zoran Paunović hits the 3-pointer in the last second to win the game for Sloga
What a game at the start of Round 7! Sloga have defeated Široki after a thrilling ending in which Zoran Paunović scored the game-winning 3-pointer in the final second of the 4th quarter.
(Photo: ABA League j.t.d./Dragana Stjepanovic)
NLB ABA League 2, Wednesday, 21 December 2022:
Široki - SLOGA 83:86 (23:22, 20:27, 25:18, 15:19)
What a game at the start of Round 7! Sloga have defeated Široki after a thrilling ending in which Zoran Paunović scored the game-winning 3-pointer in the final second of the 4th quarter.
This was definitely the most exciting game so far at the 3rd regular season tournament of the 2022/23 NLB ABA League 2 regular season. Both sides gave everything they had to win this match and after a big 40-minute battle one single shot decided the winner.
At the score of 83:83, Široki star player Mislav Brzoja missed his 3-point attempt with less than 10 seconds remaining on the game clock, while the ball ended up in the hands of Sloga player Stefan Matović. He immediatelly gave it to Dimitrius Underwood who then passed the ball to Zoran Paunović.
Paunović pulled up for a 3-point shot in the final second of the game and he made the shot – 86:83! That was the first 3-pointer for Paunović in today’s game!
Sloga have therefore ended Široki’s 4-game winning run, while now are all tied on the 2022/23 standings with the overall score of 4-3.
Stats
Players on court
| SIR | Min | PtsP | RebsR | AssA | StS | FoulF | ValV | |
| 6 | Ivanov I. | 32:09 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 16 |
| 9 | Little E. | 31:10 | 15 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 25 |
| 10 | Brzoja M. | 23:28 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 |
| 11 | Čović J. | 21:24 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 8 |
| 44 | Vujanović D. | 05:57 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| SLG | Min | PtsP | RebsR | AssA | StS | FoulF | ValV | |
| 3 | Paunović Z. | 27:11 | 15 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 12 |
| 7 | Matović S. | 27:43 | 17 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 28 |
| 11 | Underwood D. | 31:17 | 13 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 25 |
| 25 | Simeunović Đ. | 30:35 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 10 |
| 44 | Stamenić J. | 32:19 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
Last 5 actions
| Min | Score | Action |
| game finished | ||
| end of 4. quarter | ||
| 00:00 (Q4) | Timeout | |
| 00:02 (Q4) | 2 UNDERWOOD D. assist | |
| 00:02 (Q4) | 83 : 86 | 3 PAUNOVIĆ Z. made 3 points (jump shot) |
| 00:05 (Q4) | 7 MATOVIĆ S. rebound (defensive) |
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Top players
| VALUE (INDEX) | ||||
| Little E. | 25 | - | 28 | Matović S. |
| POINTS | ||||
| Knight D. | 19 | - | 17 | Matović S. |
| REBOUNDS | ||||
| Little E. | 14 | - | 9 | Matović S. |
| ASSISTS | ||||
| Knight D. | 6 | - | 6 | Underwood D. |
