Partizan Mozzart Bet storm past Mornar-Barsko zlato to get their first win of the season

AdmiralBet ABA League Round 1, Monday, 2 October 2023:

PARTIZAN MOZZART BET - Mornar-Barsko zlato 110:78 (34:21, 25:20, 22:20, 29:17)

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POST-GAME COMMENTS

Game recap: Partizan Mozzart Bet have started the new AdmiralBet ABA League season with a convincing win as they prevailed over Mornar-Barsko zlato at home court by 110:78.

It looked like that the black-and-whites wanted to redeem their reputation after that shocking defeat in the 2023 ABA Super Cup Final, so they stepped on the gas pedal from the start and scored 34 points just in the opening 10 minutes of the game – 34:21.

Partizan Mozzart Bet were keeping their double-digit lead without any problems in the following two quarters, while then the reigning champions increased the pace once again in the 4^th quarter to break the 100 points border and to leave their opponents far behind.

Still, we have to mention couple of positive things about Mornar-Barsko zlato, who has a completely new team and who managed to make some problems to the reigning champions in two out of four quarters. The Bar troops showed that they have quality in their roster and be quite sure that they will be getting better every day.

Key moments: It was clear from the very start that Partizan Mozzart Bet won’t allow any upset in this match. The home side gained a 13-point lead in the 1^st quarter, and the only question in the rest of the match was how big the gap will be at the end.

Man of the match: Danilo Anđušić has showed this evening how good scorer he is. Partizan Mozzart Bet shooting guard was very close to complete a “perfect game” achievement as he scored 23 points, with only 1 missed shot for the entire game – 4/5 FG2, 5/5 FG3. His overall index rating was 26.

Can’t trick the stats: There is no real point talking about stats when one team wins the game by a 32-point margin, yet we will say that Partizan Mozzart Bet dominated the paint this evening in Štark Arena. The black-and-whites made 37 rebounds, while Mornar-Barsko zlato squad picked up 23 rebs.