Vojvodina score their first win in the season as they beat Cedevita Junior
A great performance in the 4th quarter has brought Vojvodina an important win over Cedevita Junior.
(Photo: ABA League j.t.d./Dragana Stjepanovic)
NLB ABA League 2 Round 2, Thursday, 12 October 2023:
Cedevita Junior - VOJVODINA 71:86 (20:13, 16:27, 19:16, 16:30)
Vojvodina will not leave Subotica emty-handed after all as they managed to beat Cedevita Junior in Round 2 and therefore score their first win in the season.
The key period in this game was the 4th quarter which Vojvodina won by 30:16!
It all started with 11 points in a row by Petar Rakićević who put Vojvodina in front by 7 – 67:60, while after that Vasilije Vučetić scored some big buckets for the Novi Sad squad to push his team toward the win.
Rakićević was the hero of the game, there is no doubt about that, as he scored 21 points tonight, while 15 of those 21 points came in the 4th quarter. Yet, we should also mention the double-double performance by Tyrell Johnson who finished the game with 15 points and 13 rebounds.
On the other side, young Vito Kučić scored 17 points for Cedevita Junior and he was the top scorer of his team in this match.
Both Cedevita Junior and Vojvodina have the overall score of 1-1 after the first regular season tournament.
Stats
Players on court
| CJR | Min | PtsP | RebsR | AssA | StS | FoulF | ValV | |
| 1 | Ogrizović P. | 11:53 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 |
| 4 | Jelić M. | 23:01 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2 |
| 5 | Allen K. | 31:49 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
| 6 | Kučić V. | 24:14 | 17 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 17 |
| 11 | Kosi J. | 28:52 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 8 |
| VOJ | Min | PtsP | RebsR | AssA | StS | FoulF | ValV | |
| 4 | Nedeljkov L. | 20:48 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -4 |
| 5 | Ljubičić M. | 16:15 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 20 |
| 7 | Rakićević P. | 30:19 | 21 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 16 |
| 10 | Bumbić B. | 20:09 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 10 |
| 32 | Johnson T. | 37:51 | 15 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 28 |
Last 5 actions
| Min | Score | Action |
| game finished | ||
| end of 4. quarter | ||
| 00:03 (Q4) | 5 ALLEN K. missed 3 points (jump shot) | |
| 00:15 (Q4) | 5 LJUBIČIĆ M. assist | |
| 00:15 (Q4) | 71 : 86 | 10 BUMBIĆ B. made 3 points (jump shot) |
| 00:26 (Q4) | 5 LJUBIČIĆ M. rebound (offensive) |
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Top players
| VALUE (INDEX) | ||||
| Kučić V. | 17 | - | 28 | Johnson T. |
| POINTS | ||||
| Kučić V. | 17 | - | 21 | Rakićević P. |
| REBOUNDS | ||||
| Batinić J. | 8 | - | 13 | Johnson T. |
| ASSISTS | ||||
| Batinić J. | 4 | - | 6 | Ljubičić M. |
