Cedevita Junior bounce back with a win against Pelister-Bitola
In the final match of the day in Široki Brijeg, Cedevita Junior takes on Pelister-Bitola
(Photo: ABA League j.t.d./Dragana Stjepanovic)
AdmiralBet ABA League Round 7, Wednesday, 20 December 2023:
CEDEVITA JUNIOR - Pelister-Bitola 78:74 (19:18, 27:20, 17:10, 15:26)
Cedevita Junior bounced back from their round 6 loss with a win against Pelister-Bitola in Široki Brijeg.
The lads in orange took advantage of the game in the second and third quarter, they even held a 15-point lead in that timeframe. Pelister-Bitola wasn't going to give up without a fight, they managed to outscore Cedevita Junior by 11 points in the final quarter to make for an interesting finish but they were unable to complete the comeback and get the win. Vito Kučić was stellar for Cedevita Junior, he finished the night with 19 points to go along with 4 rebounds and a 27 valuation. Jure Planinić put up a double-double against his former club, he dropped 20 points and grabbed 11 rebounds.
After this game, Cedevita Junior improved to 3-4 on the season while Pelister-Bitola dropped to a 2-5 record.
Stats
Players on court
| CJR | Min | PtsP | RebsR | AssA | StS | FoulF | ValV | |
| 0 | Bogdanović I. | 29:46 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| 1 | Ogrizović P. | 31:38 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 13 |
| 4 | Jelić M. | 20:32 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | -5 |
| 6 | Kučić V. | 28:22 | 19 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 27 |
| 7 | Serdarušić R. | 25:51 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 16 |
| PEL | Min | PtsP | RebsR | AssA | StS | FoulF | ValV | |
| 7 | Kostoski A. | 28:53 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 9 | Magdevski A. | 27:27 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 14 |
| 13 | Maslinko A. | 34:16 | 12 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 8 |
| 44 | Planinić J. | 32:42 | 20 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 23 |
Last 5 actions
| Min | Score | Action |
| game finished | ||
| end of 4. quarter | ||
| 00:02 (Q4) | Timeout | |
| 00:03 (Q4) | 78 : 74 | 7 KOSTOSKI A. made 3 points (jump shot) |
| 00:03 (Q4) | 7 BOGDANOVIĆ I. block | |
| 00:03 (Q4) | 44 PLANINIĆ J. missed 3 points (jump shot) |
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Top players
| VALUE (INDEX) | ||||
| Kučić V. | 27 | - | 23 | Planinić J. |
| POINTS | ||||
| Kučić V. | 19 | - | 20 | Planinić J. |
| REBOUNDS | ||||
| Serdarušić R. | 7 | - | 11 | Planinić J. |
| ASSISTS | ||||
| Batinić J. | 13 | - | 10 | Bernard M. |
