Partizan Mozzart Bet win the thriller in Podgorica
Partizan Mozzart Bet beat Budućnost VOLI on the road and secured at least the 2nd place in the regular season.
(Photo: Buducnost VOLI/Filip Roganovic)
2023/24 AdmiralBet ABA League Round 25, Sunday, 31 March 2024:
Budućnost VOLI - PARTIZAN MOZZART BET 83:89 (21:23, 23:21, 19:26, 20:19)
Game recap: Partizan Mozzart Bet beat Budućnost VOLI on the road and secured at least the 2nd place in the regular season.
The Belgrade crew have prevailed in Podgorica in one of the most exciting games of the season. Both sides presented some top-class basketball in this week’s NLB Match of the Round, while this battle of the regional giants was eventually decided in the final minute.
At the score of 84:83 for Partizan Mozzart Bet, Zach LeDay made the key 3-pointer to seal the win for the black-and-whites on his return to the team.
Partizan Mozzart Bet will therefore definitely finish the regular season in front of Budućnost VOLI, which means that the black-and-whites already have the 2nd place in their pockets. Yet, it is worth mentioning that the reigning champions still have some chances to take over the top spot on the table, but in order for that to happen their arch rivals Crvena zvezda Meridianbet have to lose both of their remaining two games in the rest of the regular season.
On the other side, after suffering this heartbreaking defeat, Budućnost VOLI will definitely finish the regular season at the 3rd place.
Key moments: We can actually connect this part of the report with the part Man of the Match as Zach LeDay is the main character in both paragraphs. LeDay hit the clutch 3-pointer, with 30 seconds remaining on the game clock, to secure the win for Partizan Mozzart Bet, while that was just the final act of his amazing performance today in Podgorica.
LeDay finished the game with 22 points and 6 rebounds, while his overall index rating was 27.
Can’t trick the stats: Partizan Mozzart Bet used their most powerful offensive weapon in the most important moment of the regular season. The visiting side scored 12 three-pointers out of 20 attempts, while finally one of them secured them the win in the last minute of the 4th quarter.
Stats
Players on court
| BUD | Min | PtsP | RebsR | AssA | StS | FoulF | ValV | |
| 3 | Magee F. | 16:41 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 11 |
| 5 | Freeman A. | 21:49 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 7 |
| 11 | Ferrell Jr K. | 20:58 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 11 |
| 33 | Paul B. | 15:37 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | -2 |
| 34 | Kamenjaš K. | 24:46 | 14 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 24 |
| PAR | Min | PtsP | RebsR | AssA | StS | FoulF | ValV | |
| 2 | LeDay Z. | 32:56 | 22 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 27 |
| 7 | Punter K. | 34:26 | 19 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 29 |
| 21 | Nunnally J. | 23:30 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 17 |
| 35 | Dozier P. | 20:45 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 16 |
| 44 | Kaminsky F. | 24:53 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 9 |
Last 5 actions
| Min | Score | Action |
| game finished | ||
| end of 4. quarter | ||
| 00:06 (Q4) | 21 NUNNALLY J. rebound (defensive) | |
| 00:09 (Q4) | 33 PAUL B. missed 3 points (jump shot) | |
| 00:18 (Q4) | 83 : 89 | 7 PUNTER K. made free throw (2 of 2) |
| 00:18 (Q4) | 83 : 88 | 7 PUNTER K. made free throw (1 of 2) |
Top players
| VALUE (INDEX) | ||||
| Kamenjaš K. | 24 | - | 29 | Punter K. |
| POINTS | ||||
| Magee F. | 17 | - | 22 | LeDay Z. |
| REBOUNDS | ||||
| Kamenjaš K. | 7 | - | 6 | LeDay Z. |
| ASSISTS | ||||
| Ferrell Jr K. | 9 | - | 9 | Punter K. |
