Crvena zvezda Meridianbet beat Split on the road to grab their 7th win in a row
The reigning champions have started the new year with an important win.
Dusko Ivanovic (Photo: Split/Ivica Cavka)
AdmiralBet ABA League Round 13, Monday, 2 January 2023:
Split - CRVENA ZVEZDA MERIDIANBET 63:72 (17:19, 13:13, 14:26, 19:14)
Game recap: The reigning champions have started the new year with an important win. Crvena zvezda Meridianbet prevailed over Split in packed gym at Gripe to extend their winning streak in the regional league that now stretches to 7 games.
The key period in this match was the 3rd quarter which Crvena zvezda Meridianbet won by 26:14 to escape on a double-digit lead. And the red-and-whites had no problems staying in the front in the final 10 minutes of the game.
This match was quite special as it marked the return of Crvena zvezda Meridianbet head coach and Split legend Duško Ivanović at Gripe. Ivanović, who won two consecutive European titles while playing for Split in 1989 and 1990, received standing ovation from the crowd in Splits Sports Hall, while his former club also gifted him the famous yellow jersey.
Key moments: Right at the middle of the 3rd quarter, Crvena zvezda MeridianBet were in front by 7 points – 46:39, while then the red-and-whites increased the pace to double their lead in the remaining 5 minutes. The visitors made the key 12:5 run to extend the gap to 14 points in front of the final quarter – 58:44.
Man of the match: Crvena zvezda Meridianbet point guard Stefan Marković showed today just how important he is for this team. Marković scored two big three-pointers in the 2nd half, while he also made 5 assists to push the visiting side toward the win.
Can't trick the stats: This was simply not the best shooting night for Split players as the Yellow crew scored just 3 three-pointers for the entire match. Their FG3 percentage in this match was just 13.6%.
Stats
Players on court
| SPL | Min | PtsP | RebsR | AssA | StS | FoulF | ValV | |
| 3 | Sullivan L. | 30:30 | 18 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 21 |
| 8 | Runjić L. | 28:09 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 2 | -1 |
| 12 | Shorter S. | 36:10 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 17 |
| 25 | Nelson T. | 39:29 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 |
| 30 | Mavra D. | 34:15 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| CZV | Min | PtsP | RebsR | AssA | StS | FoulF | ValV | |
| 7 | Campazzo F. | 22:47 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 9 |
| 9 | Mitrović L. | 19:31 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 9 |
| 13 | Dobrić O. | 20:03 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
| 27 | Marković S. | 18:49 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 12 |
| 50 | Bentil B. | 23:53 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 13 |
Last 5 actions
| Min | Score | Action |
| game finished | ||
| end of 4. quarter | ||
| 00:34 (Q4) | 9 MITROVIĆ L. assist | |
| 00:34 (Q4) | 63 : 72 | BENTIL B. made 2 points (jump shot) |
| 00:37 (Q4) | DOBRIĆ O. substitution (in) | |
| 00:37 (Q4) | 26 NEDOVIĆ N. substitution (out) |
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Top players
| VALUE (INDEX) | ||||
| Sullivan L. | 21 | - | 13 | Bentil B. |
| POINTS | ||||
| Sullivan L. | 18 | - | 12 | Bentil B. |
| REBOUNDS | ||||
| Sullivan L. | 8 | - | 9 | Ilić D. |
| ASSISTS | ||||
| Kalajžić M. | 3 | - | 4 | Campazzo F. |
