Crvena zvezda Meridianbet storm through Podgorica to reach the semi-finals
Crvena zvezda Meridinabet have qualified for the semi-finals of the 2023/24 AdmiralBet ABA League Playoffs as they won the quarter-final series against SC Derby by 2-0.
(Photo: SC Derby/Filip Roganovic)
2023/24 AdmiralBet ABA League Quarterfinals Round 2, Monday, 22 April 2024:
SC Derby - CRVENA ZVEZDA MERIDIANBET 77:92 (12:29, 22:28, 20:21, 23:14) *0-2 in the series
Game recap: Crvena zvezda Meridinabet have qualified for the semi-finals of the 2023/24 AdmiralBet ABA League Playoffs as they won the quarter-final series against SC Derby by 2-0.
After a narrow win in Game 1 in Belgrade when the team definitely did not show their best performance, Crvena zvezda Meridianbet troops regrouped over the past week and showed their real power in Game 2.
The red-and-whites put up a dominant performance in Podgorica, leaving practically no chance to SC Derby to even think about leveling the score in the series. Crvena zvezda Meridianbet created a double-digit lead already in the opening quarter and they have kept it all the way until the end of the game.
Crvena zvezda Meridianbet will therefore face Mega MIS in the semi-finals, while the good news for the red-and-whites ahead of this series is that their rising star Nikola Topić has recovered from injury as he played his first game today after being sidelined for several months due to injury.
Key moments: Crvena zvezda Meridianbet did most part of the job today already in the 1st half. The visitors won the opening quarter by 29:12, while they did not stop there as they have increased the gap to 23 points by the end of the halftime – 57:34.
The rest of the match was just a routine work for the Belgrade giant.
Man of the match: Yago dos Santos has removed his face mask for this match and he immediately shined as he was the top scorer in the winning side with 17 points. He also dished 4 assists, while his overall index rating was 18.
Can’t trick the stats: Crvena zvezda Meridianbet was exceptionally good in shooting 3-pointers this evening. The away team was 14/26 (53.8%) from behind the arc, while on the other side SC Derby made just 6 three-pointers out of 24 attempts (25%).
Stats
Players on court
| SCD | Min | PtsP | RebsR | AssA | StS | FoulF | ValV | |
| 3 | Bogavac L. | 24:21 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 11 |
| 6 | Vučeljić Z. | 01:26 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 13 | Ivišić T. | 27:08 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 9 |
| 22 | Drobnjak I. | 24:12 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 |
| 70 | Mirković D. | 25:58 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 10 |
| CZV | Min | PtsP | RebsR | AssA | StS | FoulF | ValV | |
| 7 | Davidovac D. | 25:45 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 12 |
| 9 | Mitrović L. | 21:45 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 10 | Lazić B. | 17:50 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| 44 | Topić N. | 15:42 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 |
| 99 | Dos Santos Y. | 23:39 | 17 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 18 |
Last 5 actions
| Min | Score | Action |
| game finished | ||
| end of 4. quarter | ||
| 00:00 (Q4) | 22 DROBNJAK I. rebound (offensive) | |
| 00:04 (Q4) | 11 VUČELJIĆ Z. missed 3 points (jump shot) | |
| 00:07 (Q4) | 22 DROBNJAK I. rebound (defensive) | |
| 00:12 (Q4) | IVIŠIĆ T. block |
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Top players
| VALUE (INDEX) | ||||
| Drežnjak M. | 22 | - | 18 | Dos Santos Y. |
| POINTS | ||||
| Drežnjak M. | 19 | - | 17 | Dos Santos Y. |
| REBOUNDS | ||||
| Mirković D. | 6 | - | 5 | Thompkins III H. |
| ASSISTS | ||||
| Drežnjak M. | 4 | - | 4 | Bolomboy J. |
