Cibona forces overtime to get the win against MZT Skopje Aerodrom
Borna Kapusta shows up in the clutch to help Cibona force overtime where they managed to pull out the home win against MZT Skopje Aerodrom to end the year.
Cibona players celebrating (Photo: Cibona/Marin Susic)
AdmiralBet ABA League Round 13, Friday, 30 December 2022:
CIBONA - MZT Skopje Aerodrom 87:85 (22:19, 19:26, 15:18, 19:12, 12:10)
Game recap: Borna Kapusta shows up in the clutch to help Cibona force overtime where they managed to pull out the home win against MZT Skopje Aerodrom to end the year. To finish off 2022 Cibona improved to a 6-7 record fighting for a playoff spot heading into the New year, MZT Skopje Aerodrom has dropped to 2-11 following tonight's loss.
The guests controlled the lead for much of the second half, even holding a 9-point lead. Cibona mounted a comeback late in the final quarter which was topped off by a deep 3-pointer by Borna Kapusta to tie up the game at 75:75 which sent the game into overtime. Borna Kapusta set the ton in the overtime period for Cibona, scoring 5 points, including another deep three, and dishing out 2 assists.
Key moments: Cibona went on a 6:1 run to close off the final quarter, forcing overtime. In the overtime period, Cibona took over the game and pulled away with the vital win.
Man of the match: Borna Kapusta put together another heroic performance for Cibona, finishing the night with 18 points, 8 rebounds, and a valuation rating of 18, coming huge in clutch moments the Cibona point guard ended off 2022 in style.
Can't hide the stats: These two sides were tied up in almost every statistical category, Cibona hit two more free throws which proved to be enough for the hosts to pull out the 2-point win.
Stats
Players on court
| CIB | Min | PtsP | RebsR | AssA | StS | FoulF | ValV | |
| 9 | Smajlagić S. | 24:29 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 10 |
| 13 | Majcunić I. | 23:20 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 17 | Aranitović A. | 35:09 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 14 |
| 24 | Baković M. | 30:51 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 10 |
| 44 | Kapusta B. | 31:18 | 18 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 18 |
| MZT | Min | PtsP | RebsR | AssA | StS | FoulF | ValV | |
| 4 | Micovic S. | 35:29 | 17 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 21 |
| 5 | Caffey M. | 31:04 | 19 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 14 |
| 10 | Mekić A. | 12:10 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 11 | Ware D. | 32:55 | 12 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 6 |
| 20 | Stojanovski V. | 36:39 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
Last 5 actions
| Min | Score | Action |
| game finished | ||
| end of OT1 | ||
| 00:00 (OT1) | 5 CAFFEY M. rebound (defensive) | |
| 00:00 (OT1) | 5 CAFFEY M. missed 3 points (jump shot) | |
| 00:01 (OT1) | SMAJLAGIĆ S. missed free throw (2 of 2) | |
| 00:01 (OT1) | SMAJLAGIĆ S. missed free throw (1 of 2) |
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Top players
| VALUE (INDEX) | ||||
| Kapusta B. | 18 | - | 21 | Micovic S. |
| POINTS | ||||
| Kapusta B. | 18 | - | 19 | Caffey M. |
| REBOUNDS | ||||
| Aranitović A. | 6 | - | 9 | Krstevski B. |
| ASSISTS | ||||
| Kapusta B. | 8 | - | 8 | Ware D. |
