Cibona grab an important home win over Mornar-Barsko zlato

AdmiralBet ABA League Round 22, Friday, 7 March 2025:

CIBONA – Mornar-Barsko zlato 82:64 (22:9, 11:16, 19:18, 30:21)

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POST-GAME COMMENTS

Game recap: Cibona have prevailed over Mornar-Barsko zlato in the only game on schedule on the Friday night in the AdmiralBet ABA League. It’s an exceptionally important triumph for the Wolves of Zagreb, that have this way increased their advantage over the Bar side to 3 wins in a battle to avoid relegation from the top-tier regional competition, as they, just like Krka, will be on a 4:18 record after 22 rounds, while Mornar-Barsko zlato are on an 1:21 record.

Another important fact for Cibona fans is that their squad has prevailed over Mornar-Barsko zlato by a higher margin than they lost on the road in Bar (7 points) in their first encounter this season.

Key moments: Everything has been decided right at the start of the game. After 9 minutes and a half into the game, Mornar-Barsko zlato have still been only at 6 points, while Cibona have scored 22 in the same period and with a 16-point advantage it became clear quickly, that it was unlikely that Cibona would give away their lead all until the end of the game.

Man of the match: Ivan Perasović has been Cibona’s top performer this time, as he led the Zagreb side to the win with 22 points (7/7 from beyond the arc), 2 rebounds, 1 assist, and a valuation of 18 on his record. He is our man of the match!

Can’t trick the stats: Mornar-Barsko zlato might have won the rebounding battle 34:32, but they had as many as 17 turnovers, while Cibona only had 11. That’s what gave the win to the home side this time