Cibona grab important road win in Belgrade

AdmiralBet ABA League Round 15, Friday, 5 January 2024:

FMP Soccerbet – CIBONA 72:77 (18:24, 18:20, 17:16, 19:17)

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POST-GAME COMMENTS

Game recap: On Friday night, Cibona have prevailed over FMP Soccerbet on the road in Belgrade. It’s an important win for the Wolves of Zagreb, that are now on a 6:9 record, just below the edge of the Playoffs Zone and keep their chances of reaching the Top 8 at the end of the Regular Season. On the other side, FMP Soccerbet have now fallen behind Cibona, and are now on a 5:10 record, in the 12th place in the standings.

Key moments: Cibona have been the team that have been in front for the huge majority of the game and they have pulled away early in the second quarter, when they made a 10:0 run, that put them up by 12 points (23:35) with 5 minutes to go in the first half. The margin remained high all until the finish of the game, when FMP Soccerbet managed to cut the gap to only a point (70:71) with two and a half minutes to go in the game. However, over the course of the following minute and a half, Matej Bošnjak scored 4 points to put Cibona up by 5 points (70:75) again. FMP did not have a strength to turn it upside-down in the final moments of the clash.

Man of the match: Jakov Mustapić was the key to Cibona’s win this time, as he led them to the victory with 20 points, 7 rebounds, 6 assists, and a valuation of 25. He is our man of the match!

Can’t trick the stats: Cibona have simply dominated the glass, as they have grabbed 40 rebounds as a team and FMP Soccerbet only 21. This is what turned the flow of the game Wolves’ way.