Crvena zvezda Meridianbet seize their 8th consecutive win as they beat Cibona
The reigning champions had no problems extending their winning streak this Monday evening.
Ognjen Dobric (Photo: Crvena zvezda Meridianbet/Djordje Kostic)
2024/25 AdmiralBet ABA League Round 11, Monday, 9 December 2024:
CRVENA ZVEZDA MERIDIANBET - Cibona 88:78 (24:15, 20:15, 24:29, 20:19)
Game recap: Crvena zvezda Meridianbet showed once again that they are currently too powerful for their old rivals Cibona. The reigning AdmiralBet ABA League champions have scored a comfortable win against the Wolves, therefore extending their winning streak in the regular season to 8 games.
On top of that, Crvena zvezda Meridianbet have additionally improved their already impressive home-court score against Cibona. Zvezda have now won 21 out of 22 home games against Cibona in the regional league.
It is also important to mention that Luka Šamanić made his debut for Cibona this evening in Belgrade and he immediately showed his class as he scored 20 points for the Wolves.
Key moments: The home team gained the key lead during the first half as the red-and-whites went to the halftime break up by 14 points – 44:30.
In the rest of the match, Cibona did their best to make a comeback and they even managed to reduce the gap to a single digit several times, however the Wolves were never really close to stun the mighty opponent.
Man of the match: Ognjen Dobrić started the game by scoring the first 10 points for Crvena zvezda Meridianbet, while he went on to record his AdmiralBet ABA League career-high 27 points in tonight’s match.
A pretty big career record for someone who has played so many years here in the regional competition.
Can’t trick the stats: Zvezda’s head coach Ioannis Sfairopoulos will certainly be happy with the fact that his team made just 4 turnovers for the entire match. On the other side, Cibona made 13 turnovers tonight.
Stats
Players on court
| CZV | Min | PtsP | RebsR | AssA | StS | FoulF | ValV | |
| 3 | Canaan I. | 14:40 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 13 | Dobrić O. | 29:48 | 27 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 27 |
| 24 | Daum M. | 23:56 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| 33 | Plavšić U. | 10:15 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 99 | Dos Santos Y. | 17:55 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 10 |
| CIB | Min | PtsP | RebsR | AssA | StS | FoulF | ValV | |
| 1 | Vuković D. | 23:29 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1 |
| 7 | Skorić L. | 09:49 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 8 | Bundović F. | 15:23 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 6 |
| 21 | Bart V. | 08:24 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 32 | Rogić R. | 20:58 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 7 |
Last 5 actions
| Min | Score | Action |
| game finished | ||
| end of 4. quarter | ||
| 00:22 (Q4) | 13 DOBRIĆ O. steal | |
| 00:22 (Q4) | 2 ROGIĆ R. turnover (ballhandling) | |
| 00:34 (Q4) | 8 BUNDOVIĆ F. rebound (defensive) | |
| 00:34 (Q4) | 33 PLAVŠIĆ U. missed free throw (2 of 2) |
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Top players
| VALUE (INDEX) | ||||
| Dobrić O. | 27 | - | 26 | Šamanić L. |
| POINTS | ||||
| Dobrić O. | 27 | - | 20 | Šamanić L. |
| REBOUNDS | ||||
| Mitrović L. | 7 | - | 7 | Šamanić L. |
| ASSISTS | ||||
| Miller-McIntyre C. | 8 | - | 6 | Rogić R. |
