Crvena zvezda Meridianbet score a convincing win vs. FMP Soccerbet
Crvena zvezda Meridianbet scored another win in the 2023/24 AdmiralBet ABA League regular season as they easily prevailed over FMP Soccerbet at home court.
Branko Lazic (Photo: ABA League j.t.d./Dragana Stjepanovic)
2023/24 AdmiralBet ABA League Round 17, Sunday, 21 January 2024:
CRVENA ZVEZDA MERIDIANBET - FMP Soccerbet 87:54 (26:13, 20:19, 18:14, 23:8)
Game recap: Crvena zvezda Meridianbet scored another win in the 2023/24 AdmiralBet ABA League regular season as they easily prevailed over FMP Soccerbet at home court.
The home side was a dominant force throughout the whole game and despite playing without their 3 important players (Teodosić, Nedović, Topić), Crvena zvezda Meridianbet still showed that at this moment they are a far better team than FMP Soccerbet.
The red-and-whites have therefore improved their season score to 15-2 and they will await the next-week derby game against Partizan Mozzart Bet with at least two wins more than their arch rivals.
On the other side, FMP Soccerbet suffered their 3rd consecutive defeat and they now have the overall score of 5-12. The Panthers are two wins in front of the two last placed teams on the standings Krka and Mornar-Barsko zlato.
Key moments: The ending of the 2nd quarter definitely decided in which direction this game is going. FMP Socccerbet managed to come back from a double-digit deficit and to reduce the margin to 4 points – 35:31. But, then Crvena zvezda Meridianbet increased the pace once again and finished the first half with an 11:1 run – 46:32.
Man of the match: Yago dos Santos is playing in amazing form lately and this evening he put up a monster double-double performance with 17 points and 14 assists! His overall index rating was 30.
Can’t trick the stats: There is no need to single out any stats category when one team wins the game by 30+ points. Crvena zvezda Meridiabet were simply much better than FMP Soccerbet in every game element today.
Stats
Players on court
| CZV | Min | PtsP | RebsR | AssA | StS | FoulF | ValV | |
| 1 | Smart J. | 20:11 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 10 |
| 2 | Lazarević S. | 13:36 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| 22 | Ilić D. | 04:11 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 33 | Gillespie II F. | 11:10 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 99 | Dos Santos Y. | 30:31 | 17 | 5 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 30 |
| FMP | Min | PtsP | RebsR | AssA | StS | FoulF | ValV | |
| 2 | Foster K. | 19:17 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
| 3 | Rebec M. | 26:57 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| 4 | Subotić B. | 26:13 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 16 |
| 10 | Šaranović N. | 25:35 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| 32 | Kuzmić O. | 22:24 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
Last 5 actions
| Min | Score | Action |
| game finished | ||
| end of 4. quarter | ||
| 00:08 (Q4) | 22 ILIĆ D. rebound (defensive) | |
| 00:12 (Q4) | 33 GILLESPIE II F. block | |
| 00:12 (Q4) | 10 ŠARANOVIĆ N. missed 2 points (drivinglayup) | |
| 00:19 (Q4) | 2 FOSTER K. steal |
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Top players
| VALUE (INDEX) | ||||
| Dos Santos Y. | 30 | - | 16 | Subotić B. |
| POINTS | ||||
| Lazić B. | 17 | - | 14 | Subotić B. |
| REBOUNDS | ||||
| Smart J. | 6 | - | 3 | Rebec M. |
| ASSISTS | ||||
| Dos Santos Y. | 14 | - | 3 | Rebec M. |
