Excellent Amar Gegić leads Zadar past Cibona on the road in Zagreb

AdmiralBet ABA League Round 1, Friday, 20 September 2024:

Cibona  – ZADAR 69:87 (17:27, 23:15, 10:23, 19:22)

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POST-GAME COMMENTS

Game recap: In the opening game of the 2024/25 AdmiralBet ABA League season, Zadar have grabbed a sweet win on the road in Zagreb over Cibona and they did it with style. Newcomer in Višnjik Amar Gegić shined all game long, as he steered the way for his Zadar towards the derby win over Cibona on the road in Zagreb. This way, the Dalmatian squad, that also enjoyed loud support on the stands, have started their AdmiralBet ABA League season victoriously, while Cibona will look for other options in the following rounds.

Key moments: Even though Zadar pulled away early in the game, and led by 10 points after the first quarter (17:27), Cibona have fought back in the second quarter, even took the lead, and departed to the big break with only 2 points of deficit (40:42). However, Zadar pumped up the gear in the third quarter, which they have won by 13 points alone (10:23) to lead by 15 ahead of the last period, but they did not even stop here. They went on to increase their advantage in the last quarter and when Amar Gegić scored a three-pointer with 7 minutes to go in the game for the advantage of 16 points (57:73) everything was clear regarding the final outcome of the game.

Man of the match: Who else, but Amar Gegić! Former Cibona player, who joined Zadar this summer has been shining all game long and finished it with 30 points, 5 rebounds, 4 assists, 1 steal, and a valuation of 32 on his record. He is our man of the match!

Can’t trick the stats: Zadar have simply dominated the paint and this is what turned the flow of the game their way in the end. They have grabbed 34 rebounds as a team and Cibona only 16.