Crvena zvezda Meridianbet seize the road win in Novo mesto
Crvena zvezda Meridianbet defeated Krka on the road and therefore grabbed their 4th win in a row in the 2023/24 AdmiralBet ABA League season.
Luka Mitrovic (Photo: Krka/Drago Perko/kosarka.si)
2023/24 AdmiralBet ABA League Round 9, Monday, 27 November 2023:
Krka - CRVENA ZVEZDA MERIDIANBET 67:90 (13:26, 12:15, 17:21, 25:28)
Game recap: Crvena zvezda Meridianbet defeated Krka on the road and therefore grabbed their 4th win in a row in the 2023/24 AdmiralBet ABA League season.
The Belgrade side gained double-digit lead already in the opening quarter and they have kept it all the way until the end of the match.
Crvena zvezda Meridianbet have therefore improved their overall score to 8-1 and they are still all alone at the top of the 2023/24 AdmiralBet ABA League standings. On the other side, Krka dropped to 2-7 and they are currently just one win above the bottom of the table.
Key moments: Zvezda opened the match with a 11:0 run, while at the end of the first quarter the visitors had a 13-point lead – 26:13. The red-and-whites have later on increased the margin to 20+ points, but Krka responded in the 4th quarter by reducing the gap to 12 points – 68:56.
Yet, the Belgrade troops did not allow their hosts to even think about pulling off some miraculous comeback in the 4th quarter. Zvezda once again increased the pace and have quickly regained a 20+ points lead – 84:63.
Man of the match: Mike Tobey has once again showed that he is a real force in the AdmiralBet ABA League. Crvena zvezda Meridianbet center was the team top scorer with 16 points, while he also had the highest index rating in the winning team (19).
Can’t trick the stats: Crvena zvezda Meridianbet were exceptionally good in shooting 2-pointers this evening in Novo mesto. The visitors were 27/36 (75%) for two points.
Stats
Players on court
| KRK | Min | PtsP | RebsR | AssA | StS | FoulF | ValV | |
| 6 | Bobnar A. | 01:43 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | Bačvić N. | 16:09 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8 |
| 9 | Cerkvenik M. | 23:50 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 |
| 13 | Jurković R. | 25:40 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 11 |
| 31 | Radovanović M. | 21:58 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| CZV | Min | PtsP | RebsR | AssA | StS | FoulF | ValV | |
| 2 | Lazarević S. | 19:17 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 13 |
| 11 | Simonović M. | 16:29 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 14 |
| 18 | Tobey M. | 24:40 | 16 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 19 |
| 22 | Ilić D. | 02:06 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 99 | Dos Santos Y. | 22:59 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 12 |
Last 5 actions
| Min | Score | Action |
| game finished | ||
| end of 4. quarter | ||
| 00:04 (Q4) | 22 ILIĆ D. rebound (defensive) | |
| 00:07 (Q4) | 5 CERKVENIK M. missed 3 points (jump shot) | |
| 00:24 (Q4) | 67 : 90 | 99 DOS SANTOS Y. made 2 points (drivinglayup) |
| 00:44 (Q4) | 31 RADOVANOVIĆ M. substitution (in) |
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Top players
| VALUE (INDEX) | ||||
| Cousins I. | 16 | - | 19 | Tobey M. |
| POINTS | ||||
| Stergar L. | 15 | - | 16 | Tobey M. |
| REBOUNDS | ||||
| Radovanović M. | 8 | - | 6 | Simonović M. |
| ASSISTS | ||||
| Špan J. | 4 | - | 7 | Mitrović L. |
