Partizan Mozzart Bet start off the New Year with a win against Zadar
Partizan Mozzart Bet started 2023 with an impressive home win against Zadar. The black and white squad improved to an 11-2 record in the 2022/2023 AdmiralBet ABA League regular season.
(Photo: ABA League j.t.d./Dragana Stjepanovic)
AdmiralBet ABA League Round 13, Monday, 2 January 2023:
PARTIZAN MOZZART BET - Zadar 114:77 (34:25, 29:24, 27:15, 24:13)
Game recap: Partizan Mozzart Bet started 2023 with an impressive home win against Zadar. The black and white squad improved to an 11-2 record in the regular season of the 2022/2023 AdmiralBet ABA League. Following tonight's loss, Zadar dropped to 7-6, in the next round they visit SC Derby.
The first quarter was very high scoring, the hosts outscored Zadar 34:25 in the first quarter, building up a big 9-point lead after the first 10 minutes of play. Partizan Mozzart Bet would open the second quarter with a 10:2 run to increase their lead to 19, which Zadar could not overcome. Željko Obradović's squad would keep building up their lead throughout the rest of the match for a 37-point win.
Key Moments: The key moments came for Partizan in the second quarter, building a big lead that the visitors simply could not over. Making a big 10:2 run to get a big first-half advantage.
Man of the Match: Tristan Vukčević put up a great game, the Partizan Mozzart Bet center finished this game with 25 points, 9 rebounds, 4 assists, and a valuation rating of 32.
Can't hide the stats: Zadar struggled to take care of the ball tonight, Partizan Mozzart Bet forced 16 Zadar turnovers and got on the fast break, outscoring Zadar 25:14 on the fast break.
Stats
Players on court
| PAR | Min | PtsP | RebsR | AssA | StS | FoulF | ValV | |
| 1 | Vukčević T. | 23:39 | 25 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 32 |
| 9 | Smailagić A. | 22:48 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 15 |
| 11 | Exum D. | 18:26 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| 12 | Brodziansky V. | 08:52 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 41 | Madar Y. | 19:58 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| ZAD | Min | PtsP | RebsR | AssA | StS | FoulF | ValV | |
| 5 | Jordano A. | 21:44 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
| 6 | Klarica K. | 03:03 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -3 |
| 9 | Žganec K. | 24:57 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 24 | Drežnjak D. | 25:50 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 7 |
| 29 | Božić L. | 33:41 | 19 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 21 |
Last 5 actions
| Min | Score | Action |
| game finished | ||
| end of 4. quarter | ||
| 00:02 (Q4) | 114 : 77 | 1 VUKČEVIĆ T. made 2 points (layup) |
| 00:02 (Q4) | 1 VUKČEVIĆ T. rebound (offensive) | |
| 00:04 (Q4) | 6 KLARICA K. block | |
| 00:04 (Q4) | 1 VUKČEVIĆ T. missed 2 points (layup) |
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Top players
| VALUE (INDEX) | ||||
| Vukčević T. | 32 | - | 21 | Božić L. |
| POINTS | ||||
| Vukčević T. | 25 | - | 19 | Božić L. |
| REBOUNDS | ||||
| Vukčević T. | 9 | - | 10 | Božić L. |
| ASSISTS | ||||
| Papapetrou I. | 6 | - | 6 | Božić L. |
