Zadar get the convincing win against Borac Mozzart!
Zadar beat Borac Mozzart for the second time this season in round 17 on their home court. Zadar continues to battle for playoff position and improve to a 9-8 record.
Antonio Jordano (Photo: Zadar/Zvonko Kucelin)
AmdiralBet ABA League Round 17, Friday, 27 January 2023:
ZADAR - Borac Mozzart 85:75 (26:16, 25:14, 12:24, 22:21)
Game recap: Zadar beat Borac Mozzart for the second time this season in round 17 on their home court. Zadar continues to battle for playoff position and improve to a 9-8 record.
The hosts opened the game with fury, they were the better team throughout the first, and they built a big 21-point lead by the half. Dejan Mijatović held a good halftime talk with his team because, in the third quarter, they started to cut into the Zadar lead, heading into the final quarter Borac Mozzart came within single digits. Zadar stayed calm and collected in the final quarter not letting Borac Mozzart leave their gym with a win.
Key moments: After Borac Mozzart cut the Zadar lead to just 6 in the final quarter, Dario Drežnjak hit a key three-pointer to go up by 9 with 4:30 remaining in the game. Zadar from that point on would comfortably control the lead until the end.
Man of the match: It is almost a regular thing that Zadar's man of the match is Luka Božić. Tonight was no exception, the Zadar star played all 40 minutes and finished the game with 22 points, 8 rebounds, and a valuation rating of 31.
Can't hide the stats: The ball movement for Zadar was on point tonight, they had 20 dimes while Borac Mozzart.
Stats
Players on court
| ZAD | Min | PtsP | RebsR | AssA | StS | FoulF | ValV | |
| 3 | Davis Jr J. | 26:38 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 6 |
| 5 | Jordano A. | 28:01 | 12 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 18 |
| 24 | Drežnjak D. | 28:31 | 19 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 28 |
| 29 | Božić L. | 40:00 | 22 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 31 |
| 46 | Ramljak M. | 40:00 | 5 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 11 |
| BOR | Min | PtsP | RebsR | AssA | StS | FoulF | ValV | |
| 3 | Baldwin D. | 29:34 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 19 | Novaković A. | 22:47 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 |
| 31 | Radonjić M. | 25:29 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | -6 |
| 34 | Todorović N. | 35:20 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 17 |
| 77 | Hale H. | 19:38 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 12 |
Top players
| VALUE (INDEX) | ||||
| Božić L. | 31 | - | 23 | Gagić Đ. |
| POINTS | ||||
| Božić L. | 22 | - | 20 | Gagić Đ. |
| REBOUNDS | ||||
| Ramljak M. | 11 | - | 9 | Gagić Đ. |
| ASSISTS | ||||
| Jordano A. | 7 | - | 5 | Baldwin D. |
