Borac Mozzart beats Krka in a tight game
Borac Mozzart gets the home win following a strong fourth quarter against Krka in Monday night ABA League action.
Diante Baldwin (Photo: Borac Mozzart/Dusko Radisic)
2024/25 AdmiralBet ABA League Round 2, Monday, 30 September 2024:
BORAC MOZZART - Krka 80:71 (17:17, 20:23, 22:18, 21:13)
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POST-GAME COMMENTS
Game recap: Borac Mozzart gets the home win following a strong fourth quarter against Krka in Monday night's ABA League action.
It was a tight game throughout nearly all 40 minutes of the game. Krka's gameplan early on was trying to contain Borac's Đorđe Gagić who caused many problems for Krka in the first half, he scored 11 points grabbed 6 rebounds, and forced Krka's big men into foul trouble. Krka held a 3-point advantage heading into the halftime break. In the second half, momentum went onto Borac Mozzart's hands, they managed to take a minimal 1-point advantage heading into the final 10 minutes of the game. In the final quarter, the hosts from Čačak managed to pull away and Krka had no answers for them in the remaining 10 minutes.
Key moments: In the final 3 minutes of the game, Borac Mozzart locked down on the defensive end, they would allow Krka to score just 3 points and built a double-digit advantage, ending all hopes of a Krka road win.
Man of the match: Đorđe Gagić was too much for Krka to handle tonight, he finished the night with 13 points and 6 rebounds while shooting 5/7 from the free throw line. Gagić will be a big factor in the games to come for Borac Mozzart this season.
Can't trick the stats: Borac Mozzart went to work in the paint tonight, they were unstoppable in the restricted area. The hosts scored more than half their points in the paint (42) while Krka just managed to score just 20.
Stats
Players on court
| BOR | Min | PtsP | RebsR | AssA | StS | FoulF | ValV | |
| 3 | Baldwin D. | 29:27 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 15 |
| 5 | Pavićević M. | 21:16 | 10 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 16 |
| 10 | Jošilo M. | 31:19 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 10 |
| 12 | Furmanavičius J. | 30:39 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 18 |
| 21 | Smith M. | 25:29 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 15 |
| KRK | Min | PtsP | RebsR | AssA | StS | FoulF | ValV | |
| 9 | Garcia M. | 20:02 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| 11 | Persons T. | 30:39 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 8 |
| 17 | Špan J. | 29:45 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 14 |
| 20 | Cerkvenik M. | 30:57 | 6 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 14 |
| 55 | Čebašek J. | 23:31 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 12 |
Last 5 actions
| Min | Score | Action |
| game finished | ||
| end of 4. quarter | ||
| 00:01 (Q4) | 21 SMITH M. rebound (defensive) | |
| 00:01 (Q4) | 9 GARCIA M. missed 3 points (jump shot) | |
| 00:03 (Q4) | 80 : 71 | 21 SMITH M. made 2 points (drivinglayup) |
| 00:13 (Q4) | 5 PAVIĆEVIĆ M. rebound (defensive) |
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Top players
| VALUE (INDEX) | ||||
| Gagić Đ. | 26 | - | 14 | Špan J. |
| POINTS | ||||
| Baldwin D. | 15 | - | 14 | Špan J. |
| REBOUNDS | ||||
| Pavićević M. | 11 | - | 13 | Cerkvenik M. |
| ASSISTS | ||||
| Baldwin D. | 3 | - | 5 | Persons T. |
