Sixth win of the season for Split
On Friday night, Split have prevailed over Mornar-Barsko zlato at home in their Split Sports Hall and achieved their sixth win in the season.
Shannon Shorter (Photo: Split/Ivica Cavka)
AdmiralBet ABA League Round 14, Friday, 27 December 2024:
SPLIT – Mornar-Barsko zlato 87:73 (17:18, 17:23, 24:14, 29:18)
Game recap: On Friday night, Split have prevailed over Mornar-Barsko zlato at home in their Split Sports Hall. This way, the Dalmatian squad have achieved their sixth win in the season, that keeps them in the Playoffs race, as they are now just below the edge of the Playoffs Zone with a 6:8 record after 14 games played. On the other end, Mornar-Barsko zlato will have to keep on struggling in order to stay close to achieving their goals set for the season, as they remain with only 1 win on their 1:13 record, alone in the last place in the standings.
Key moments: Mornar-Barsko zlato put on a brave performance in the opening half of the game and departed to the big break with 7 points of advantage (34:41). However, Split have not given up at this point. They fought back and with an exceptional third quarter (24:14), they turned the flow of the game completely upside-down. The crucial one was the 19:5 run between 24th and 30th minute of the game, that converted a 9-point deficit (39:48), into a 5-point lead (58:53).
In the final quarter Split did not slow down and even made their lead double-digit and the Dalmatians celebrated a new win in front of their fans.
Man of the match: Boris Tišma shined for Split all game long, as he had 22 points, 8 rebounds, 2 assists, and a valuation of 23 on his record. He is our man of the match!
Can’t trick the stats: Split simply dominated the paint. They had 40 rebounds, and Mornar-Barsko zlato only 23 and that’s what turned the flow of the game their way.
Stats
Players on court
| SPL | Min | PtsP | RebsR | AssA | StS | FoulF | ValV | |
| 7 | Tišma B. | 36:59 | 22 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 23 |
| 10 | Kučić V. | 16:47 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 12 |
| 11 | Vuko T. | 25:37 | 9 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 17 |
| 24 | Škara D. | 27:54 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 17 |
| 44 | Kapusta B. | 26:41 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 8 |
| MOR | Min | PtsP | RebsR | AssA | StS | FoulF | ValV | |
| 3 | Thomasson N. | 31:00 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 20 |
| 7 | Runjić L. | 37:37 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 11 |
| 8 | Buljević L. | 32:07 | 19 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 22 |
| 10 | Jenkins B. | 35:23 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 11 |
| 11 | Carter Jr C. | 34:37 | 17 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 19 |
Top players
| VALUE (INDEX) | ||||
| Tišma B. | 23 | - | 22 | Buljević L. |
| POINTS | ||||
| Tišma B. | 22 | - | 19 | Buljević L. |
| REBOUNDS | ||||
| Vuko T. | 10 | - | 10 | Buljević L. |
| ASSISTS | ||||
| Kapusta B. | 8 | - | 8 | Jenkins B. |
