Mega MIS stun Crvena zvezda Meridianbet on the road and secure their spot in the Playoffs

2023/24 AdmiralBet ABA League Round 24, Monday, 25 March 2024:

Crvena zvezda Meridianbet - MEGA MIS 83:89 (18:24, 30:17, 21:22, 14:26)

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POST-GAME COMMENTS

Game recap: Mega MIS have officially qualified for the 2024 AdmiralBet ABA League Playoffs as they defeated Crvena zvezda Meridianbet on the road.

This was the very first win for Mega MIS against Crvena zvezda Meridianbet in the history of the competition, while they can now brag that they have defeated both the reigning champions (Partizan Mozzart Bet) and the reigning vice champions (Crvena zvezda Meridianbet) in the 2023/24 regional league campaign.

Therefore, we can say without any hesitation that the Pink troops have deserved their reward and that is the ticket for the Playoffs in which they will participate for the 2^nd year in a row.

On the other side, Crvena zvezda Meridianbet missed their first match point for winning the 1^st place in the regular season. Yet, the red-and-whites still have two more chances as they need to score just 1 win in the remaining 2 rounds to definitely seal the top spot.

Key moments: Mega MIS entered the last quarter with a 6-point deficit – 63:69, while the final period started with a 3-pointer made by Rokas Giedraitis who has therefore extended the gap to 9 points – 63:72.

But, the Pink troops still believed that they may pull-off a big sensation in this match and immediately after that 3-pointer by Gideraitis the visitors made the first out of their two key runs this evening as they managed to tie the score at 74:74.

The second big run came a few moments later, at the score of 80:80 and with 3 minutes remaining to be played in the game. Mega MIS scored 9 points in a row in the following two-and-a-half minutes to take the big 9-point lead – 89:80 and with just 30 seconds left on the game clock the visitors had no problems staying in front all the way until the end.

Man of the match: In the game preview we said that the battle between Uroš Plavšić and Crvena zvezda Meridianbet big guys might be the key match-up in this game. And, Plavšić has won that battle! Mega MIS starting center recorded a double-double performance with 16 points and 12 rebounds to lead his team toward the huge win.

Can’t trick the stats: Crvena zvezda Meridianbet’s offense just stopped working in the key moments. The home side did not score a single point for two-and-a-half minutes late in the 4^th quarter, while during that period Mega MIS made the crucial 9:0 run to seize the win.