Borac Mozzart get the important road overtime win against Cibona

AdmiralBet ABA League Round 14, Thursday, 28 December 2023:

Cibona - BORAC MOZZART 97:101 (20:20, 23:20, 19:22, 24:24, 11:15)

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POST-GAME COMMENTS

Game recap: Borac Mozzart got their seventh win of the season after getting the important road win against Cibona after overtime to open Round 14. 

It was a close game throughout all 40 minutes, after the first and third quarters the score was all tied up, and neither team could pull away and build a significant advantage. Midway through the final quarter, Cibona managed to pull away with a 4-point lead but Borac Mozzart did not let them run away with the game just yet, they managed to get back into the lead and made for a thrilling finish in Zagreb. Dino Repeša's regained the lead late in the fourth but following a mistake from the home team on offense in the final seconds of the game which led to Danilo Tasić scoring an and-one to tie the game up and send it into overtime. In the overtime period, Borac Mozzart managed to pull away with the win and after 14 rounds have a 7-7 record while Cibona drops to a 5-9 record.

Key moments: Borac Mozzart opened the overtime period with an 8:0 run to pull away with 3 minutes remaining in the game. Cibona did not have enough fuel in the tank to overcome that deficit thus Borac Mozzart heads home with a win. 

Man of the match: Ronaldo Segu was phenomenal tonight, he finished the game with a double-double scoring 28 points and dishing out 12 assists for a 42 valuation. 

Can't hide the stats: Borac Mozzart managed to get to the free-throw line more frequently tonight, they hit 15 free-throws of 23 attempts while Cibona shot just 9/13 from the line.