Helios Suns stay perfect after defeating Sutjeska
Helios Suns get their 8th straight win this season after they bested Sutjeska in Borik sports hall, Banja Luka.
(Photo: ABA League j.t.d./Dragana Stjepanovic)
NLB ABA League 2 Round 8, Tuesday, 24 January 2023:
Sutjeska - HELIOS SUNS 66:74 (18:19, 20:19, 13:20, 15:16)
Helios Suns get their 8th straight win this season after they bested Sutjeska in Borik sports hall, Banja Luka.
It was a tight game throughout all 40 minutes, Sutjeska controlled the result in the first half, even holding a 12-point lead, but Helios Suns rush back to tie the game at 38:38 by halftime. In the second half, Helios Suns were the team that had the slight advantage, but Sutjeska managed to stay within a few points but Dejan Jakara's squad made a 9:2 run to close the game and get the win.
Mašan Vrbica led the way for Sutjeska, scoring 21 points to go along with 7 rebounds. Tibor Mirtič was the go-to man for Helios Suns, he finished the game with 23 points, 7 rebounds, and a 32 valuation rating. Lovro Buljević got a double-double with 14 points and 11 rebounds while Blaž Mahkovic scored 17 points, pulled down 6 rebounds, and dished out 5 assists.
Stats
Players on court
| SUT | Min | PtsP | RebsR | AssA | StS | FoulF | ValV | |
| 1 | Vrbica M. | 39:04 | 21 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 17 |
| 5 | Bošković Z. | 23:04 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12 |
| 10 | Ćalić M. | 12:27 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | -3 |
| 12 | Bojić B. | 27:05 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 |
| 15 | Tomašević V. | 24:14 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 15 |
| HEL | Min | PtsP | RebsR | AssA | StS | FoulF | ValV | |
| 7 | Mirtič T. | 35:01 | 23 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 32 |
| 8 | Buljević L. | 34:51 | 14 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 24 |
| 10 | Oman U. | 31:18 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 8 |
| 17 | Bačvić N. | 34:14 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 8 |
| 21 | Mahkovic B. | 34:46 | 17 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 21 |
Last 5 actions
| Min | Score | Action |
| game finished | ||
| end of 4. quarter | ||
| 00:00 (Q4) | 10 ĆALIĆ M. steal | |
| 00:00 (Q4) | 21 MAHKOVIC B. turnover (ballhandling) | |
| 00:28 (Q4) | 8 BULJEVIĆ L. rebound (defensive) | |
| 00:30 (Q4) | 1 VRBICA M. missed 2 points (drivinglayup) |
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Top players
| VALUE (INDEX) | ||||
| Vrbica M. | 17 | - | 32 | Mirtič T. |
| POINTS | ||||
| Vrbica M. | 21 | - | 23 | Mirtič T. |
| REBOUNDS | ||||
| Tomašević V. | 8 | - | 11 | Buljević L. |
| ASSISTS | ||||
| Tomašević V. | 3 | - | 6 | Bačvić N. |
