Crvena zvezda Meridianbet get back on the winning track as they prevail over Zadar

2024/25 AdmiralBet ABA League Round 21, Sunday, 2 March 2025:

CRVENA ZVEZDA MERIDIANBET - Zadar 87:76 (20:10, 19:31, 19:13, 29:22)

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Game recap: Crvena zvezda Meridianbet continued their pursuit for the 1st place in the regular season after defeating Zadar at home court.

The red-and-whites can only be satisfied with one half of this game as after the opening 20 minutes they were down by 2 points – 39:41. Zadar, who played this match without some of their best players, including league’s top scorer Vladimir Mihailović, made a lot of problems to the reigning champions in the first two quarters.

The main role in the first half belonged to Zadar’s 18-year hot prospect Toni Torbarina who scored 13 points, while the cherry on the cake was the half-court 3-pointer that he made at the halftime buzzer.

Yet, Crvena zvezda Meridianbet took the things much more serious in the 2^nd half in which they quickly regained the lead and have stayed in front all the way until the end.

Crvena zvezda Meridianbet now have the overall score of 17-4 and they are still 2 steps behind the leading duo Partizan Mozzart Bet and Budućnost VOLI who have the overall score of 19-2. On the other side, Zadar now have the overall score of 10-11 and they are sharing the 9^th place on the standings with Mega Superbet.

Key moments: As we have previously mentioned, Crvena zvezda Meridianbet secured the win in this match in the 2^nd half.

After conceding 41 points in the 1^st half, Crvena zvezda Meridianbet improved their defense significantly in the 3^rd quarter in which they let Zadar make just 13 points. The Belgrade troops took over the lead in the 3rd period – 58:54, while then they kept pushing forward in the 4^th quarter in which they even reached an 18-point lead – 87:69.

Man of the match: Filip Petrušev was once again Zvezda’s best player in offense, while this evening he exploded in the 4^th quarter in which he scored 18 out of his 20 points!

Can’ trick the stats: The biggest difference between the two teams that you will find in the game stats lies in the number of assists. While Crvena zvezda Meridianbet team delivered 27 assists this evening, Zadar players made 19 assists for the whole game.