Partizan Mozzart Bet got a hard-fought win against SC Derby
Partizan Mozzart Bet secured a win on the road against SC Derby, but as we've been used to seeing these last two seasons SC Derby put up a strong fight against the black-and-whites.
(Photo: SC Derby/Filip Filipovic)
AdmiralBet ABA League Round 24, Sunday, 24 March 2024:
SC Derby - PARTIZAN MOZZART BET 78:84 (26:20, 15:18, 17:25, 20:21)
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POST-GAME COMMENTS
Game recap: Partizan Mozzart Bet secured a win on the road against SC Derby, but as we've been used to seeing these last two seasons SC Derby put up a strong fight against the black-and-whites.
Partizan Mozzart Bet got off to a sluggish start, SC Derby held an 8-point lead in the first quarter. During the second quarter, Partizan Mozzart Bet started getting back into the game, they cut the host's advantage to just 3 by the halftime break. In the third quarter, Partizan Mozzart Bet started to take control of the lead, they outscored SC Derby in the quarter by 17:25 and took a 5-point lead into the final 10 minutes of the game. Željko Obradović's squad managed to hang on to the lead in the final period even pulling away to a double-digit lead.
Key moments: Midway through the final quarter Partizan Mozzart Bet took their lead to double-digits. Partizan Mozzart Bet went on a crucial 8:1 run to take the big lead and in the end an important win against a tough opponent.
Man of the match: Balša Koprivica had a monster game for Partizan Mozzart Bet dropped 20 points on 8/10 shooting while grabbing 8 rebounds.
Can't hide the stats: Partizan Mozzart Bet controlled the paint tonight, and most of their points were scored inside the paint. The black-and-whites outscored SC Derby in the paint tonight 32:46, their physicality was a big difference.
Stats
Players on court
| SCD | Min | PtsP | RebsR | AssA | StS | FoulF | ValV | |
| 3 | Bogavac L. | 23:49 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 |
| 8 | Hadžibegović E. | 21:01 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 12 |
| 13 | Ivišić T. | 21:39 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 |
| 15 | Dawkins A. | 27:27 | 21 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 18 |
| 44 | Kapusta B. | 25:13 | 7 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 19 |
| PAR | Min | PtsP | RebsR | AssA | StS | FoulF | ValV | |
| 0 | Smith J. | 16:26 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | -4 |
| 5 | Koprivica B. | 20:22 | 20 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 26 |
| 21 | Nunnally J. | 31:11 | 17 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 17 |
| 32 | Trifunović U. | 20:55 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 |
| 37 | Ponitka M. | 18:10 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
Last 5 actions
| Min | Score | Action |
| game finished | ||
| end of 4. quarter | ||
| 00:09 (Q4) | 78 : 84 | 44 KAPUSTA B. made 2 points (drivinglayup) |
| 00:12 (Q4) | 8 HADŽIBEGOVIĆ E. rebound (defensive) | |
| 00:15 (Q4) | 32 TRIFUNOVIĆ U. missed 2 points (floatingjump shot) | |
| 00:40 (Q4) | 76 : 84 | 44 KAPUSTA B. made 3 points (jump shot) |
Top players
| VALUE (INDEX) | ||||
| Kapusta B. | 19 | - | 26 | Koprivica B. |
| POINTS | ||||
| Dawkins A. | 21 | - | 20 | Koprivica B. |
| REBOUNDS | ||||
| Hadžibegović E. | 7 | - | 8 | Koprivica B. |
| ASSISTS | ||||
| Kapusta B. | 10 | - | 3 | Nunnally J. |
