Spartak Office Shoes blowout Split on their home court

AdmiralBet ABA League Round 7, Monday, 4 November 2024:

Split - SPARTAK OFFICE SHOES 71:91 (24:27, 21:27, 9:23, 17:14)

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POST-GAME COMMENTS

Game recap: Spartak Office Shoes put up a terrific performance on the road and got an important win ending Split's 2-game win streak. 

Spartak Office Shoes was feeling it tonight from the start, they were the better team throughout the entire game. Split's only lead came in the game's opening seconds after Shannon Shorter hit two free throws scoring the game's first points. From that point on it was all Spartak, they particularly dominated in the second half where they built a massive 25-point lead. Split had no answers for Spartak's pick-and-roll game, their big men were causing issues for the Split defense. 

Key moments: Spartak Office Shoes ran away with the lead midway through the second quarter. Vladimir Jovanović's squad went on a 10:2 run to build a 13-point advantage heading into the final two minutes of the first half. The visitors from Subotica continued in that tone in the second half as they continued to build their advantage from to which Split had no answers. 

Man of the Match: Rashir Bolton was terrific tonight for Spartak Office Shoes, he filled up the stat sheet tonight scoring a game-high 20 points to go along with 6 assists, 3 rebounds, and 3 steals. 

Can't trick the stats: Spartak Office Shoes controlled the game down low tonight, they finished the night with 38 points in the paint while allowing just 18 from Split. They were finding their way to the basket, particularly with the pick and roll, and Split had no way of slowing them down.