Crvena zvezda Meridianbet seize a comfortable win vs. Mornar-Barsko zlato
Crvena zvezda Meridianbet remained unscratched in Bar as they scored a comfortable win over Mornar-Barsko zlato in Round 21 of the 2023/24 AdmiralBet ABA League regular season.
(Photo: Mornar-Barsko zlato/MEDIA Pro)
2023/24 AdmiralBet ABA League Round 21, Sunday, 3 March 2024:
Mornar-Barsko zlato - CRVENA ZVEZDA MERIDIANBET 66:102 (23:21, 13:26, 14:31, 16:24)
Game recap: Crvena zvezda Meridianbet remained unscratched in Bar as they scored a comfortable win over Mornar-Barsko zlato in Round 21 of the 2023/24 AdmiralBet ABA League regular season.
The visitors only had problems in the opening quarter as they were trailing by 2 points after the opening 10 minutes. However, the rest of the match was a one way street as Zvezda dominated the court throughout the following three quarters. The gap was getting bigger and bigger every minute, while at the end the red-and-whites even managed to score 100+ points and leave their opponents far behind.
Crvena zvezda Meridianbet have therefore kept marching toward winning the 1st place in the regular season as they now have the overall score of 18-3 and they are still safely distanced from the other pretenders to the top spot.
On the other side, Mornar-Barsko zlato still share the bottom of the table with Krka as both teams have the overall score of 4-17.
Key moments: If we have to choose any part of the game that decided the winner then that would the 3rd quarter in which Crvena zvezda Meridianbet scored 31 points and increased their lead to 78:50.
Man of the match: Luka Mitrović unlocked the “perfect game” achievement as he led the away team toward the win while making all of his today’s shots. Mitrović scored 14 points (6/6 FG2, 2/2 FT), he also grabbed 8 rebounds, while his overall index rating was 26.
Can’t trick the stats: The first thing that you will notice in the stats sheet is the difference in rebounds made by each team. Crvena zvezda Meridianbet made 50 rebounds, while Mornar-Barsko zlato had just 23 rebounds.
Stats
Players on court
| MOR | Min | PtsP | RebsR | AssA | StS | FoulF | ValV | |
| 2 | Bulatović S. | 02:51 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -2 |
| 5 | Weathers M. | 28:06 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 9 |
| 12 | Lewis A. | 32:24 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| 26 | Komnenović V. | 04:03 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| 88 | Radetić L. | 09:22 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| CZV | Min | PtsP | RebsR | AssA | StS | FoulF | ValV | |
| 1 | Smart J. | 22:15 | 16 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 11 |
| 2 | Lazarević S. | 09:25 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 |
| 9 | Mitrović L. | 18:55 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 26 |
| 26 | Nedović N. | 20:19 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 8 |
| 33 | Gillespie II F. | 08:23 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
Last 5 actions
| Min | Score | Action |
| game finished | ||
| end of 4. quarter | ||
| 00:20 (Q4) | 66 : 102 | 5 KOMNENOVIĆ V. made 2 points (drivinglayup) |
| 00:27 (Q4) | 64 : 102 | 2 LAZAREVIĆ S. made free throw (1of1) |
| 00:27 (Q4) | 2 LAZAREVIĆ S. foul on | |
| 00:27 (Q4) | 12 LEWIS A. foul (personal) |
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Top players
| VALUE (INDEX) | ||||
| Gavrilović A. | 11 | - | 26 | Mitrović L. |
| POINTS | ||||
| Waller T. | 14 | - | 16 | Smart J. |
| REBOUNDS | ||||
| Weathers M. | 6 | - | 9 | Tobey M. |
| ASSISTS | ||||
| Lewis A. | 4 | - | 7 | Dos Santos Y. |
