Cibona put together a terrific performance to beat SC Derby
Cibona put on a terrific performance in front of their home crowd to beat SC Derby, get their eighth win, and keep potential playoff hopes alive.
(Photo: Cibona/Ivana Dergez)
2023/24 AdmiralBet ABA League Round 21, Tuesday, 5 March 2024:
CIBONA - SC Derby 94:82 (25:20, 24:26, 24:19, 21:17)
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POST-GAME COMMENTS
Game recap: Cibona put on a terrific performance in front of their home crowd to beat SC Derby, get their eighth win, and keep potential playoff hopes alive.
Cibona held the lead for the whole game, SC Derby's biggest and only lead was 1. Despite Cibona controlling the game SC Derby didn't let the pull away that easily, it wasn't until the final quarter that Cibona got their biggest lead of +14. It was a great team performance from Cibona, they had 5 players score in double digits and 4 of them scored more than 15 points.
Key moments: After SC Derby cut the Cibona lead to just 6 with a little less than 4 minutes remaining in the game, Cibona went on a crucial 6:2 run to go back up by double digits. They would maintain that double-digit cushion and hold on for the very important win.
Man of the match: Matej Bošnjak had a stellar game, he scored 19 points on 9/10 shooting from the field to go along with 6 rebounds, 4 assists, and a 28 valuation.
Can't hide the stats: Cibona dominated in the paint tonight, they were the more physical team and the numbers show it. Not only did Cibona outrebound SC Derby 33:17 (23:11 DREB, 10:6 OREB) they also scored 20 points more in the paint (54:34) and had 23 second chance points. Cibona's big men combined for 46 points tonight (Bošnjak 19,. Budnović 15, Buljan & Proleta 6).
Stats
Players on court
| CIB | Min | PtsP | RebsR | AssA | StS | FoulF | ValV | |
| 3 | Radovčić K. | 32:13 | 20 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 22 |
| 6 | Perasović I. | 15:27 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 7 | Mustapić J. | 34:55 | 17 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 18 |
| 17 | Aranitović A. | 36:16 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 7 |
| 23 | Buljan T. | 20:34 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 10 |
| SCD | Min | PtsP | RebsR | AssA | StS | FoulF | ValV | |
| 6 | Vučeljić Z. | 22:28 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 8 | Hadžibegović E. | 27:33 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 15 | Dawkins A. | 17:59 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12 |
| 22 | Drobnjak I. | 23:14 | 14 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 19 |
| 44 | Kapusta B. | 21:20 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 14 |
Last 5 actions
| Min | Score | Action |
| game finished | ||
| end of 4. quarter | ||
| 00:02 (Q4) | (24sec) | |
| 00:27 (Q4) | 94 : 82 | 22 DROBNJAK I. made 2 points (drivinglayup) |
| 00:37 (Q4) | 94 : 80 | 7 MUSTAPIĆ J. made 2 points (drivinglayup) |
| 00:41 (Q4) | 7 MUSTAPIĆ J. steal |
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Top players
| VALUE (INDEX) | ||||
| Bošnjak M. | 28 | - | 19 | Drobnjak I. |
| POINTS | ||||
| Radovčić K. | 20 | - | 14 | Drobnjak I. |
| REBOUNDS | ||||
| Buljan T. | 7 | - | 6 | Dawkins A. |
| ASSISTS | ||||
| Radovčić K. | 5 | - | 5 | Kapusta B. |
