Spartak Office Shoes claim their maiden AdmiralBet ABA League win thanks to major last quarter comeback
On the road in Leon Štukelj Sports Hall in Novo mesto, Spartak Office Shoes have prevailed over the newcomers in the AdmiralBet ABA League Krka after a stunning last quarter comeback.
Rasir Bolton (Photo: Krka/Drago Perko/kosarka.si)
AdmiralBet ABA League Round 3, Saturday, 5 October 2024:
KRKA - SPARTAK OFFICE SHOES
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POST-GAME COMMENTS
Game recap On the road in Leon Štukelj Sports Hall in Novo mesto, Spartak Office Shoes have prevailed over the newcomers in the AdmiralBet ABA League Krka after a stunning last quarter comeback. This is not only the first win of the season for the Subotica squad, but also their first ever in the strongest regional club competition, and this helped them to move away from the bottom of the standings. On the other side, Krka remain at the very bottom of the standings, together with Mornar-Barsko zlato and Split, while waiting for their first AdmiralBet ABA League win of the season.
Key moments: Even though Krka have been in front almost throughout the entire game, the two sides have remained close up until the 17th minute of the game, when Krka were up by two points (35:33). However, that’s when the hosts went on a 6:0 run, that gave them an 8-point advantage (41:33) with 2 minutes left in the first half. Just before the end of the first half, Krka even took a double-digit lead (48:37).
Just when it seemed like Krka would never let go of their lead all until the end of the game, as they have still been in front by 11 points with less than 5 minutes remaining in the game (87:76), Spartak went on a major comeback and while not allowing the home side to score a single point anymore until the end of the game, they scored no less than 13 and prevailed in the end with the final score of 89:87.
Man of the match: Rasir Bolton has been the key player for Spartak Office Shoes this time, as he had 28 points (18 of which came in the final quarter), 3 rebounds, 2 assists, 1 steal and a valuation of 31 on his record, as he led his team to the win this time.
Can’t trick the stats: Spartak Office Shoes had 37 rebounds and Krka only 26. That’s been crucial in the Subotica’s squad’s quest for the win this time in Novo mesto.
Stats
Players on court
| KRK | Min | PtsP | RebsR | AssA | StS | FoulF | ValV | |
| 3 | Mirtič T. | 24:38 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 15 |
| 7 | Bačvić N. | 16:16 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 9 | Garcia M. | 19:59 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 11 | Persons T. | 30:30 | 16 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 19 |
| 17 | Špan J. | 32:47 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | -1 |
| SPR | Min | PtsP | RebsR | AssA | StS | FoulF | ValV | |
| 7 | Daniels D. | 15:19 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 8 | Momirov S. | 20:30 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 12 |
| 10 | Gordić N. | 24:08 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 10 |
| 13 | Medarević V. | 22:32 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 19 |
| 45 | Bolton R. | 29:35 | 28 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 31 |
Top players
| VALUE (INDEX) | ||||
| Persons T. | 19 | - | 31 | Bolton R. |
| POINTS | ||||
| Persons T. | 16 | - | 28 | Bolton R. |
| REBOUNDS | ||||
| Mirtič T. | 7 | - | 9 | Medarević V. |
| ASSISTS | ||||
| Persons T. | 9 | - | 3 | Gordić N. |
