Crvena zvezda Meridianbet dominate 4th quarter to beat SC Derby on the road

2023/24 AdmiralBet ABA League Round 12, Sunday, 17 December 2023:

SC Derby - CRVENA ZVEZDA MERIDIANBET 77:91 (21:21, 20:25, 24:17, 12:28)

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POST-GAME COMMENTS

Game recap: Crvena zvezda Meridianbet outscored SC Derby by 28:12 in the 4th quarter and therefore grabbed another valuable road win in the 2023/24 AdmiralBet ABA League regular season. 

Zvezda did not have an easy task against the very good SC Derby team, yet the red-and-whites managed to seize the win thanks to their amazing performance in the final 10 minutes. Miloš Teodosić and Luka Mitrović played key roles in the 4^th quarter as Teodosić was delivering perfect assists, while Mitrović converted them into easy points.

Luka Mitrović scored 12 points in the 4^th quarter to lead the visitors toward the win.

Crvena zvezda Meridianbet have therefore improved their overall score to 11-1 and they are now two wins in front of the teams who are sharing the 2^nd place on the standings. On the other side, SC Derby now have the overall score of 6-6 and they are still inside the Playoffs zone.

Key moments: Everything was decided in the 4^th quarter. Although Crvena zvezda Meridianbet have had the lead during most of the match, SC Derby managed to get in front late in the 3^rd quarter and to enter the final period with a 2-point lead – 65:63.

But, that is when Crvena zvezda Meridianbet showed their full power. The Belgrade team won the last quarter by 28:12 to seize another win in the season.

Man of the match: Luka Mitrović once again stepped up for Crvena zvezda Meridianbet in key moments. Not just that he was the team’s top scorer today with 20 points, but he scored 12 out of those 20 points in the 4^th quarter.

Can’t trick the stats: Crvena zvezda Meridianbet were very good offensively in Podgorica. After all, they scored 91 points, with excellent shooting percentage both for 2 points (23/35 | 65.7%) and for 3 points (11/23 | 47.8%).