Borac Mozzart opens up the new season with a win against Cibona
Borac Mozzart opens the new season with a home win against Cibona.
(Photo: Borac Mozzart/Dusko Radisic)
AdmiralBet ABA League Round 1, Sunday, 1 October 2023:
BORAC MOZZART - Cibona 86:79 (
Game recap: Borac Mozzart opens the new season with a home win against Cibona. The hosts held control of the result throughout much of the game, Cibona could not pull in front and take the lead. But it wasn't a one-way game, it wasn't until midway through the fourth quarter that Borac Mozzart got a significant 17-point lead that would give them a cushion to close out the game. Despite the red-and-whites pull away so far, Cibona managed to cut their lead and try and make a late run which unfortunately for them was unsuccessful.
Key moments: After Cibona ended the third quarter cutting the Borac Mozzart lead to just 3, the hosts made a crucial run to open the final quarter. They made a 16:2 run to give them a big enough lead to successfully close out the game and win their first game of the season.
Man of the match: Ja'von Franklin put up a double-double performance to lead his squad to the win in their season opener. He finished the night with 17 points, 10 rebounds and 2 steals.
Cant trick the stats: Second chance points were a difference tonight, Borac Mozzart took better opportunities of their offensive rebounds and had 13 second chance points compared to Cibona's 8.
Stats
Players on court
| BOR | Min | PtsP | RebsR | AssA | StS | FoulF | ValV | |
| 4 | Segu R. | 28:52 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 13 | Tomašević B. | 23:22 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 10 |
| 19 | Talić D. | 22:42 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 10 |
| 23 | Uskoković A. | 22:39 | 8 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 20 |
| 34 | Todorović N. | 05:54 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| CIB | Min | PtsP | RebsR | AssA | StS | FoulF | ValV | |
| 1 | Vuković D. | 33:58 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 8 |
| 6 | Perasović I. | 20:17 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 |
| 7 | Mustapić J. | 25:20 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 16 |
| 17 | Aranitović A. | 29:07 | 21 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 25 |
| 20 | Stein A. | 30:42 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 10 |
Last 5 actions
| Min | Score | Action |
| game finished | ||
| end of 4. quarter | ||
| 00:00 (Q4) | 13 TOMAŠEVIĆ B. missed 3 points (pullupjump shot) | |
| 00:07 (Q4) | USKOKOVIĆ A. foul on | |
| 00:07 (Q4) | 1 VUKOVIĆ D. foul (personal) | |
| 00:13 (Q4) | Timeout |
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Top players
| VALUE (INDEX) | ||||
| Franklin J. | 21 | - | 25 | Aranitović A. |
| POINTS | ||||
| Franklin J. | 17 | - | 21 | Aranitović A. |
| REBOUNDS | ||||
| Franklin J. | 10 | - | 9 | Vuković D. |
| ASSISTS | ||||
| Uskoković A. | 8 | - | 4 | Aranitović A. |
