Crvena zvezda Meridianbet beat Mornar-Barsko zlato to grab their first win of the season
Crvena zvezda Meridianbet have scored their first win in the 2024/25 season as they prevailed over Mornar-Barsko zlato at home court.
(Photo: Crvena zvezda mts/Djordje Kostic)
2024/25 AdmiralBet ABA League Round 2, Saturday, 28 September 2024:
CRVENA ZVEZDA MERIDIANBET – Mornar-Barsko zlato 91:72 (22:14, 23:27, 22:17, 24:14)
Game recap: Crvena zvezda Meridianbet have scored their first win in the 2024/25 season as they prevailed over Mornar-Barsko zlato at home court.
The red-and-whites were clear favorites ahead of this match, yet they needed to work very hard to eventually secure a comfortable win. The home side could not “break the shields” of Mornar-Barsko zlato team for the opening 30 minutes, but then the reigning champions stepped on the gas pedal in the final 10 minutes and got the result they needed.
Meanwhile, Mornar-Barsko zlato can be proud on their performance despite losing this match. The Bar troops created a whole new squad for the 2024/25 season and, even though it is still early in the season, they managed to put on quite a fight against the last year’s champions.
Key moments: Crvena zvezda Meridianbet had a just a 4-point lead at the halftime – 45:41, while they have managed to increase that gap to 9 points until the end of the 3rd quarter – 67:58.
Yet, only in the last quarter the red-and-white showed their full power.
Zvezda have finally presented their trademark defense in the 4th quarter that helped them increase their lead rapidly. The home side won the last period by 24:14 and seized a well-deserved win.
Man of the match: Mike Daum was not part of the 12-man Crvena zvezda Meridianbet roster in the opening round against Dubai, but today he made a debut in the AdmiralBet ABA League and made a very good performance. Daum finished the match with 18 points (7/8 FG2) and 4 rebounds and he was the team’s 2nd best scorer today.
Can’t trick the stats: At the end, Zvezda’s strong defense in the 4th quarter forced Mornar-Barsko zlato to make 5 turnovers in the last 10 minutes of the game. Mornar-Barsko zlato had 17 turnovers in today’s match, which is simply too many if you want to stun the reigning champions.
Stats
Players on court
| CZV | Min | PtsP | RebsR | AssA | StS | FoulF | ValV | |
| 3 | Canaan I. | 20:12 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 10 | Lazić B. | 08:15 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 21 | Bolomboy J. | 21:19 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 11 |
| 31 | Giedraitis R. | 19:12 | 19 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 25 |
| 99 | Dos Santos Y. | 21:49 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| MOR | Min | PtsP | RebsR | AssA | StS | FoulF | ValV | |
| 5 | Đoković I. | 19:59 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 7 | Runjić L. | 37:26 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 16 |
| 10 | Jenkins B. | 40:00 | 27 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 28 |
| 14 | Smith J. | 28:11 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 12 |
| 15 | Bediako J. | 17:05 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9 |
Last 5 actions
| Min | Score | Action |
| game finished | ||
| end of 4. quarter | ||
| 00:00 (Q4) | 31 GIEDRAITIS R. rebound (defensive) | |
| 00:01 (Q4) | 5 ĐOKOVIĆ I. missed 2 points (pullupjump shot) | |
| 00:07 (Q4) | 5 ĐOKOVIĆ I. foul on | |
| 00:07 (Q4) | 99 DOS SANTOS Y. foul (personal) |
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Top players
| VALUE (INDEX) | ||||
| Giedraitis R. | 25 | - | 28 | Jenkins B. |
| POINTS | ||||
| Giedraitis R. | 19 | - | 27 | Jenkins B. |
| REBOUNDS | ||||
| Bolomboy J. | 7 | - | 8 | Bediako J. |
| ASSISTS | ||||
| Teodosić M. | 5 | - | 5 | Allen S. |
