Spartak Office Shoes grab road win in Bar after last quarter comeback
In the opening game of the AdmiralBet ABA League Round 21, Spartak Office Shoes have put on a show in the final quarter to come back from behind and grab an important road win in Topolica Sports Hall in Bar against Mornar-Barsko zlato.
Luka Cerovina (Photo: Mornar-Barsko zlato/Media Pro)
AdmiralBet ABA League Round 21, Friday, 28 February 2025:
Mornar-Barsko zlato – SPARTAK OFFICE SHOES 66:76 (22:14, 14:20, 20:17, 10:25)
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POST-GAME COMMENTS
Game recap: In the opening game of the AdmiralBet ABA League Round 21, Spartak Office Shoes have put on a show in the final quarter to come back from behind and grab an important road win in Topolica Sports Hall in Bar against Mornar-Barsko zlato. This is the 11th win of the season for the Subotica squad, that will enter the Round 22 with a record of 11:10, meaning that it’s an exceptionally important win for their side in the Playoffs race. On the other side, Mornar-Barsko zlato keep waiting for their second win of the season and they need to start winning quickly in order to increase their odds of escaping the very bottom of the standings in the AdmiralBet ABA League this season.
Key moments: In a game of ups and downs the final quarter has been decisive, in which the visiting side have come back from a 5-point deficit after 30 minutes of play. The two squads have still been close with 3 minutes left in the game, when Spartak have been ahead by 2 points (66:68). However, that’s when Spartak Office Shoes made a 8:0 run over the next minute and a half and when Kaza Kajami-Keane scored a three-pointer with a minute and 17 seconds left on the game clock, his team pulled away with a double-digit lead for the first time in the game (66:76). The battle for a new pair of points was over at that moment.
Man of the match: It has been Luka Cerovina, who has dominated the court in Topolica Sports Hall this time, as he led his Spartak Office Shoes towards a valuable win. He had 28 points, 9 rebounds, 4 assists, 1 steal and a valuation of 39 on his record and he is our man of the match!
Can’t trick the stats: Spartak Office Shoes have been the better of two sides in field goal percentage, rebounding, passing and fully deserved to win this game, even though they have been behind for the majority of the playing time.
Stats
Players on court
| MOR | Min | PtsP | RebsR | AssA | StS | FoulF | ValV | |
| 2 | Rogić R. | 34:24 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 7 |
| 3 | Thomasson N. | 32:26 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 4 | -4 |
| 7 | Runjić L. | 35:31 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 18 |
| 14 | Smith J. | 30:40 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 9 |
| 23 | Pember D. | 17:56 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 11 |
| SPR | Min | PtsP | RebsR | AssA | StS | FoulF | ValV | |
| 2 | Gibson U. | 20:17 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 |
| 3 | Cerovina L. | 35:47 | 28 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 39 |
| 22 | Ilić D. | 29:43 | 12 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 15 |
| 32 | Kajami-Keane K. | 30:37 | 12 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 15 |
| 34 | Nikolić D. | 18:23 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | -1 |
Last 5 actions
| Min | Score | Action |
| game finished | ||
| end of 4. quarter | ||
| 00:36 (Q4) | 22 ILIĆ D. rebound (defensive) | |
| 00:40 (Q4) | 3 THOMASSON N. missed 2 points (jump shot) | |
| 00:50 (Q4) | (defensive) | |
| 00:56 (Q4) | 34 NIKOLIĆ D. missed 3 points (jump shot) |
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Top players
| VALUE (INDEX) | ||||
| Runjić L. | 18 | - | 39 | Cerovina L. |
| POINTS | ||||
| Runjić L. | 14 | - | 28 | Cerovina L. |
| REBOUNDS | ||||
| Runjić L. | 6 | - | 9 | Cerovina L. |
| ASSISTS | ||||
| Rogić R. | 8 | - | 7 | Kajami-Keane K. |
