Partizan Mozzart Bet defend home court and take Game 1 against Igokea m:tel
Partizan Mozzart Bet defend homecourt and take the 1-0 series lead after beating Igokea m:tel
(Photo: Partizan Mozzart Bet/Emilija Jovanovic)
AdmiralBet ABA League Quarterfinals Round 1, Wednesday, 17 April 2024:
PARTIZAN MOZZART BET - Igokea m:tel 94:85 (27:23, 27:22, 17:16, 23:24)
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POST-GAME COMMENTS
Game recap: Partizan Mozzart Bet defends homecourt and takes the 1-0 series lead after beating Igokea m:tel
In Game 1 of the 2024 AdmiralBet ABA League Quarterfinal series Partizan-Mozart-Pet secured a 94:85 victory over Igokea m:tel at home in Belgrade Arena. Partizan controlled the game from the get-go, and the only lead Igokea m:tel had was a brief 2-point advantage at the start of the game. Although Igokea m:tel managed to narrow the lead to just 2 points midway through the third quarter, but Partizan responded with a strong run to close out the quarter with a 10-point lead. This momentum carried them through to a decisive victory in the final quarter.
Key moments: After Igokea m:tel opened the second half strong and cut the Partizan Mozzart Bet lead to just 2 that forced Željko Obradović to call a timeout. The black-and-white responded well after the timeout as they went on a massive 13:0 run to take a 15-point lead. They would hold on to the advantage for the rest of the game and defend their homecourt advantage.
Man of the match: It was a great team performance from Partizan Mozzart Bet with their Captain Kevin Punter leading the charge. He scored a team-high 18 points to go along with 3 assists and a 16 valuation.
Can't hide the stats: 3-point shooting was a big difference tonight, Partizan Mozzart Bet shot the ball efficiently from outside, hitting 13 threes on 22 attempts while the visitors shot 38% from three-point range and hit just 8 threes.
Stats
Players on court
| PAR | Min | PtsP | RebsR | AssA | StS | FoulF | ValV | |
| 0 | Smith J. | 30:21 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 15 |
| 2 | LeDay Z. | 20:15 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 17 |
| 7 | Punter K. | 26:23 | 18 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 16 |
| 9 | Smailagić A. | 25:15 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 19 |
| 21 | Nunnally J. | 32:30 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 20 |
| IGO | Min | PtsP | RebsR | AssA | StS | FoulF | ValV | |
| 3 | Kondić K. | 15:50 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 5 | Bošković M. | 19:16 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 |
| 8 | Filipović G. | 30:22 | 11 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 10 |
| 34 | Jeremić M. | 26:33 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 7 |
| 77 | Milovanović V. | 18:55 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 |
Top players
| VALUE (INDEX) | ||||
| Nunnally J. | 20 | - | 22 | Carmichael J. |
| POINTS | ||||
| Punter K. | 18 | - | 21 | Nakić M. |
| REBOUNDS | ||||
| Smailagić A. | 5 | - | 7 | Jošilo M. |
| ASSISTS | ||||
| Nunnally J. | 6 | - | 5 | Filipović G. |
