Partizan Mozzart Bet complete the comeback to beat Krka
Partizan Mozzart Bet have completed the comeback and locked up the OT win on the road against Krka.
(Photo: Krka/Drago Perko/kosarka.si)
AdmiralBet ABA League Round 21, Sunday, 2 March 2025:
Krka - PARTIZAN MOZZART BET 77:79 (21:11, 21:19, 14:19, 11:18, 10:12)
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POST-GAME COMMENTS
Game recap: In round 21 of the AdmiralBet ABA League, Partizan Mozzart Bet secured a narrow victory against Krka, winning 79-77 after overtime. The match featured significant drama, particularly as Krka established a commanding lead, reaching an 18-point advantage at one point. Their strong performance was driven by Tyler Persons, who played confidently and contributed crucial points. Partizan Mozzart Bet faced considerable challenges, trailing for much of the game. However, led by Carlik Jones, they managed to mount a comeback in the second half. The game saw several lead changes late in the fourth quarter, including a crucial basket from Jones that sent the match into overtime. In overtime, both teams exchanged three-pointers, with Jones ultimately hitting key free throws to secure the win for Partizan Mozzart Bet.
Key moments: Krka led for most of the game. In the opening moments of the fourth quarter, they went up by 9 following a big dunk from Žak Smrekar. Following this, Partizan Mozzart Bet responded in the right way, they went on a 10:0 run to take a 1-point lead midway through the quarter. This run got Partizan back into the game. There were a lot of lead changes in the final 5 minutes of regulation, but ultimately, OT was needed where Željko Obradović's squad had just enough left in the tank to squeeze out a 2-point victory.
Man of the Match: Carlik Jones was the best player for the black-and-whites tonight. Partizan's star guard finished the game filling up the stat sheet, scoring a team-high 17 points to go along with 5 rebounds and 8 assists.
Can't trick the stats: It's tough to win a game when you have 20 turnovers, which proved to be a big factor tonight. Krka had trouble taking care of the ball tonight; with Partizan's defensive pressure, Krka turned the ball over 20 times. Partizan Mozzart Bet also had trouble taking care of the basketball tonight, but they tightened up their ball control late and had 16 turnovers. This resulted in Partizan scoring 25 points off turnovers while Krka couldn't punish Partizan's mistakes and scored just 11 points off turnovers.
Stats
Players on court
| KRK | Min | PtsP | RebsR | AssA | StS | FoulF | ValV | |
| 11 | Persons T. | 42:19 | 22 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 29 |
| 17 | Špan J. | 30:32 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 20 | Cerkvenik M. | 33:19 | 13 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 15 |
| 22 | Skeens B. | 25:20 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 16 |
| 55 | Čebašek J. | 25:57 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| PAR | Min | PtsP | RebsR | AssA | StS | FoulF | ValV | |
| 0 | Davies B. | 29:09 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 14 |
| 1 | Lundberg G. | 29:30 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 8 |
| 2 | Jones C. | 31:23 | 17 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 20 |
| 4 | Washington D. | 20:55 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 |
| 11 | Pokuševski A. | 25:45 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 17 |
Top players
| VALUE (INDEX) | ||||
| Persons T. | 29 | - | 20 | Jones C. |
| POINTS | ||||
| Persons T. | 22 | - | 17 | Jones C. |
| REBOUNDS | ||||
| Cerkvenik M. | 8 | - | 5 | Jones C. |
| ASSISTS | ||||
| Persons T. | 10 | - | 8 | Jones C. |
