Important battle in Novo mesto – Krka host Mornar-Barsko zlato

2024/25 AdmiralBet ABA League Round 10, Friday, 29 November 2024:

KRKA – MORNAR-BARSKO ZLATO 

Where? Leon Štukelj Sports Hall, Novo mesto

When? 17:00

Story of the game: In the opening game of the AdmiralBet ABA League Round 10, Krka will be hosting Mornar-Barsko zlato at home in their Leon Štukelj Sports Hall in Novo mesto.

It is a game, which could easily turn out to be one of the key encounters in the battle to avoid the danger zone near the bottom of the standings, as Mornar-Barsko zlato are occupying the 16th place in the standings with a record of 1:8 after nine rounds, with Krka being just one step ahead, with a record of 2:7, just like Cibona, as the two squads are sharing the 14th place in the standings right now.

Before the November break, both teams have been in a similar shape, having won 1 out of their last 5 games, with Krka finding themselves in the middle of the 4 games long winless streak right now, while Mornar-Barsko zlato have lost 2 games in a row recently.

And when speaking of tradition of the battles between the two squads – it could not get any more exciting! Krka and Mornar-Barsko zlato have met 6 times before in Novo mesto in the AdmiralBet ABA League, with each team winning 3 games.

How will it turn out this time around in Leon Štukelj Sports Hall?

Match-up in focus: For sure the key match-up of the game will be the one between the top scorers of the two respective squads. While Tayler Persons is currently leading Krka in both scoring and passing with 13 points scored and 7 assists dished out per game for Krka this season in the AdmiralBet ABA League, Branden Jenkins has been averaging 18.7 points and 2.9 assists per game for Mornar-Barsko zlato so far as the team’s top scorer and second-leading passer. Who will lead his team to the precious win this time around?

Head-to-head score in the regional league: In total 3:9; In Novo mesto 3:3.