Mega MIS get back on the winning path as they beat Cibona in Zagreb

Friday, 24. November 2023 at 17:59

Mega MIS defeated Cibona on the road in Round 9 opener

(Photo: Cibona/Ivana Dergez)

2023/24 AdmiralBet ABA League Round 9, Friday, 24 November 2023:

Cibona – MEGA MIS 69:83 (18:15, 11:20, 20:23, 20:25)

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POST-GAME COMMENTS

Game recap: After that unexpected defeat last weekend again Krka at home court, Mega MIS squad bounced back immediately as they defeated Cibona on the road in Round 9 opener.

The Pink troops have been constantly in front from the middle of the 2nd quarter, while they gained the crucial lead in the final minutes of the 3rd quarter and in the opening minutes of the 4th period when the Belgrade troops extended the gap to double digits.

Mega MIS now have the overall score of 5-4, while Cibona, whose 3-game winning streak has just ended, are now at 3-6.

Key moments: As we have already written, the winner of this match was decided in final moments of the 3rd quarter and the opening minutes of the 4th quarter as during that period Mega MIS made the key 13:1 run to increase their lead from 50:48 to 63:49.

Man of the match: Andrija Jelavić put on a very good performance in his return to his hometown. Mega MIS talented power forward scored 14 points tonight, while on top of that he grabbed 8 rebounds.

Can’t trick the stats: Mega MIS were very good in their close-range shots as they were 22/35 (62.9%) for 2-points. On the other side, Cibona missed too many of their 2-pointers tonight – 18/42 (42.9%).

Stats

Cibona
00:00 Q4
69 : 83
Mega MIS

Players on court

CIB Min P R A S F V
3 Radovčić K. 21:47 11 0 3 0 0 10
7 Mustapić J. 21:59 13 4 1 0 4 12
13 Majcunić I. 33:38 5 4 3 0 3 3
17 Aranitović A. 30:24 11 7 0 2 2 7
34 Bošnjak M. 09:53 4 1 1 0 0 6
MEG Min P R A S F V
4 Jelavić A. 33:44 15 8 2 0 1 19
10 Ilyasoglu O. 24:27 18 2 3 1 3 18
11 Đurišić N. 32:04 17 3 0 1 2 14
44 Topić N. 35:23 12 2 5 3 4 11
88 Malovec T. 18:12 2 2 0 1 4 -2

Last 5 actions

Min Score Action
game finished
end of 4. quarter
00:02 (Q4)69 : 83 ILYASOGLU O. made 3 points (stepbackjump shot)
00:23 (Q4)69 : 80 17 ARANITOVIĆ A. made 2 points (fadeaway)
00:25 (Q4) 17 ARANITOVIĆ A. rebound (defensive)
00:28 (Q4) 4 JELAVIĆ A. missed 2 points (jump shot)

Top players

VALUE (INDEX)
Buljan T. 15 - 19 Jelavić A.
POINTS
Mustapić J. 13 - 18 Ilyasoglu O.
REBOUNDS
Aranitović A. 7 - 8 Jelavić A.
ASSISTS
Radovčić K. 3 - 5 Topić N.
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