Split beat Borac Mozzart for their first win of the season
Split have scored their first win in the 2023/24 AdmiralBet ABA League campaign as they defeated Borac Mozzart in this week's NLB Match of the Round.
Lovro Gnjidic (Photo: Split/Ivica Cavka)
2023/24 AdmiralBet ABA League Round 4, Friday, 20 October 2023:
SPLIT – Borac Mozzart 75:61 (20:6, 16:29, 21:12, 18:14)
Game recap: Split have scored their first win in the 2023/24 AdmiralBet ABA League campaign as they defeated Borac Mozzart in this week's NLB Match of the Round.
The home side made a flying start as they were up by 14 points already at the end of the 1st quarter – 20:6. However, despite coming to Split without their starting point guard and top scorer Ronaldo Segu, Borac Mozzart were not so keen on losing this match that easily. The away troops improved their game significantly in the 2nd quarter and they have managed to reduce the gap to just a single point until the halftime – 36:35.
The 3rd quarter eventually turned out to be the key period in this match. Split once again increased the pace and they regained a double-digit lead ahead of the final 10 minutes – 57:47. In the last quarter, the home team have managed to stay in front and to seize their first win in the ongoing AdmiralBet ABA League season.
Key moments: Apart from that 3rd quarter in which the yellow-and-black troops regained a double-digit lead, we should also mention a very important 7:0 run the Split made in the final quarter to increase their lead from 59:53 to 66:53 and to repel Borac Mozzart final attempt of making a comeback.
Man of the match: Split guard Toni Perković has tied his AdmiralBet ABA League career-high 21 points to lead his team toward the win in this match. He also had 4 rebounds and 2 assists, while his overall index rating was 20.
Can’t trick the stats: Split have won the battle in the paint this evening as the home team made 42 rebounds, while on the other side Borac Mozzart grabbed 33 rebounds.
Stats
Players on court
| SPL | Min | PtsP | RebsR | AssA | StS | FoulF | ValV | |
| 0 | Funderburk D. | 15:19 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 8 |
| 4 | Stevenson S. | 20:02 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 7 |
| 7 | Tišma B. | 21:34 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 8 | Runjić L. | 22:38 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 |
| 20 | Shelton C. | 26:20 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 8 |
| BOR | Min | PtsP | RebsR | AssA | StS | FoulF | ValV | |
| 5 | Birts T. | 31:19 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 13 | Tomašević B. | 33:47 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 16 |
| 19 | Talić D. | 18:36 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 7 |
| 22 | Franklin J. | 35:59 | 13 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 26 |
| 55 | Manojlović N. | 11:54 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Last 5 actions
| Min | Score | Action |
| game finished | ||
| end of 4. quarter | ||
| 00:01 (Q4) | 19 TALIĆ D. missed 2 points (fadeaway) | |
| 00:07 (Q4) | 20 SHELTON C. turnover (travel) | |
| 00:29 (Q4) | 0 FUNDERBURK D. rebound (defensive) | |
| 00:29 (Q4) | 5 BIRTS T. missed free throw (2 of 2) |
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Top players
| VALUE (INDEX) | ||||
| Perković T. | 20 | - | 26 | Franklin J. |
| POINTS | ||||
| Perković T. | 21 | - | 15 | Uskoković A. |
| REBOUNDS | ||||
| Ljubičić K. | 7 | - | 11 | Franklin J. |
| ASSISTS | ||||
| Gnjidić L. | 5 | - | 6 | Uskoković A. |
