Borac grab important road win in Novo mesto

AdmiralBet ABA League Round 17, Saturday, 18 January 2025:

Krka – BORAC MOZZART 79:90 (17:22, 20:28, 25:16, 17:24)

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POST-GAME COMMENTS

Game recap: Borac Mozzart have grabbed an important triumph, as they have prevailed over Krka on the road in Novo mesto. For the Čačak squad, this is the 6th win of the season and they are now on a 6:11 record, 2 wins above Krka, that hold a record of 4:12 and will need to keep battling in the remainder of the season in order to stay away from the danger zone near the bottom of the standings, where two teams are currently behind them – Cibona (2:14) and Mornar-Barsko zlato (1:15).

Key moments: Borac have been the ones that have been in front almost throughout the playing time. They were up by 5 points after the opening quarter and by 13 at halftime. Krka did get back into the battle for the win afterwards, however, as they have even managed to take a 3-point lead when Tibor Mirtič scored from the free-throw line (71:68), with 6 and a half minutes to go in the game. However, Borac responded with an 16:2 run and pulled away by 11 points again with a bit more than a minute to go in the game and these were the key moments of the game for the win of the visiting side.

Man of the match: Paulius Valinskas has been the key to the win by Borac Mozzart, as he led them to the win with 19 points, 6 rebounds, 7 assists, and a valuation of 30 on his record. He is our man of the match!

Can’t trick the stats: Borac Mozzart simply dominated the paint. They had 35 rebounds and Krka only 24 on their team’s record and that’s what turned the flow of the game their way!