Dubai seize the road win in Čačak
Dubai BC had a successful first ever road trip to Čačak as they defeated Borac Mozzart in Round 4 of the 2024/25 AdmiralBet ABA League regular season.
(Photo: ABA League j.t.d./Dragana Stjepanovic)
2024/25 AdmiralBet ABA League Round 4, Sunday, 13 October 2024:
Borac Mozzart - DUBAI 74:87 (23:24, 13:23, 27:24, 11:16)
Game recap: Dubai BC had a successful first ever road trip to Čačak as they defeated Borac Mozzart in Round 4 of the 2024/25 AdmiralBet ABA League regular season.
After a close first quarter, Dubai BC gained a double-digit lead in the 2nd period and they were up by 11 points at the halftime – 47:36. Borac Mozzart responded in the 3rd quarter by reducing the gap to 8 points ahead of the final 10 minutes of the match – 63:71, but the home troops simply did not have enough strength to complete the major comeback.
Borac Mozzart scored just 4 points in the first 8 minutes of the 4th quarter, while Dubai BC used that period to gain a comfortable lead.
BC Dubai have therefore bounced back immediately after that last-round defeat against Mega MIS and the league newcomers now have the overall score of 3-1. At the same time, this was the 3rd defeat for Borac Mozzart in the ongoing season and they are currently at the score of 1-3.
Key moments: Borac Mozzart opened the 4th quarter the way they wanted as they were the first one to score points in the last period. The home team reduced the gap to just 6 points – 65:71, but everything after that was a complete nightmare for the red-and-whites, when we are speaking about their offensive performance. The home team was missing their shots one by one in the following minutes, while their deficit was getting bigger and bigger.
Finally, two minutes before the end, the score was 67:85 for Dubai BC and it was clear that the visiting side would seize the win.
Man of the match: Danilo Anđušić scored his season-high 16 points, including some big buckets that secured the win for Dubai BC.
Can’t trick the stats: Borac Mozzart did score 74 points tonight, but they made just 4 three pointers and delivered just 9 assists. Those are not the numbers that will bring you the win against one of the best teams in the league.
Stats
Players on court
| BOR | Min | PtsP | RebsR | AssA | StS | FoulF | ValV | |
| 3 | Baldwin D. | 32:57 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 9 |
| 9 | Nikolić P. | 17:43 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 9 |
| 10 | Jošilo M. | 34:00 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 21 | Smith M. | 25:45 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7 |
| 66 | Valinskas P. | 32:32 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 13 |
| DBC | Min | PtsP | RebsR | AssA | StS | FoulF | ValV | |
| 4 | Uskoković A. | 01:37 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 |
| 5 | Abass A. | 22:12 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 17 |
| 19 | Yasar B. | 01:37 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 |
| 22 | Williams J. | 12:38 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 33 | Anđušić D. | 27:39 | 16 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 17 |
Last 5 actions
| Min | Score | Action |
| game finished | ||
| end of 4. quarter | ||
| 00:01 (Q4) | 66 VALINSKAS P. rebound (defensive) | |
| 00:01 (Q4) | 4 USKOKOVIĆ A. missed 2 points (fadeaway) | |
| 00:23 (Q4) | 74 : 87 | 9 NIKOLIĆ P. made 2 points (dunk) |
| 00:25 (Q4) | 9 NIKOLIĆ P. rebound (defensive) |
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Top players
| VALUE (INDEX) | ||||
| Pavićević M. | 21 | - | 17 | Abass A. |
| POINTS | ||||
| Pavićević M. | 16 | - | 16 | Anđušić D. |
| REBOUNDS | ||||
| Pavićević M. | 7 | - | 7 | Düverioğlu A. |
| ASSISTS | ||||
| Baldwin D. | 3 | - | 6 | Taylor I. |
