Spartak Office Shoes grab 10th win of the season as they prevailed over Krka

AdmiralBet ABA League Round 18, Saturday, 25 January 2025:

SPARTAK OFFICE SHOES – Krka 102:83 (29:22, 17:19, 30:26, 26:16)

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Game recap: In the Round 18 of the AdmiralBet ABA League Regular Season, Spartak Office Shoes have prevailed over Krka at home in their Dudova šuma Sports Hall in Subotica. This is the 10th win of the season for the AdmiralBet ABA League newcomers, that are now on a 10:8 record and they will remain above the edge of the Playoffs Zone when Round 18 is over. On the other side, Krka are now on a 4:14 record and they need to keep seeking for victories in the forthcoming rounds in order to stay away from the danger zone near the bottom of the standings, as only Cibona and Mornar-Barsko zlato are placed below the Novo mesto squad in the standings right now.

Key moments: Spartak Office Shoes have been in front throughout the majority of the game, but they just did not manage to pull away in the ioening half, and when the two squads departed to the big break, the gap between them has still been only 5 points (46:41). The hosts made the crucial difference at the start of the second half, when they went on a 17:4 run to get away by 18 points (63:45). With 16 minutes to go in the game, the fans in the Dudova šuma Sports Hall realized, that the game was going their way and it indeed was so, since Krka did not manage to reply and get back into the battle for the win anymore until the end, although they did manage to cut the gap to 7 points later in the 3rd.

Man of the match: Umoja Gibson was the man for Spartak Office Shoes this time around. He led his team to the win with 31 points, 4 assists, 2 steals, and a valuation of 34. He is our man of the match!

Can’t trick the stats: Spartak Office Shoes have been a dominant team in the paint this time, as they had 31 rebounds and Krka only 19 and that’s what turned the flow of the game their way in the end.