SC Derby prevailed over Mornar-Barsko zlato after a second half comeback

AdmiralBet ABA League Round 23, Saturday, 15 March 2025:

Mornar-Barsko zlato – SC DERBY 74:94 (29:24, 14:17, 17:28, 14:25)

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POST-GAME COMMENTS

Game recap: In a local clash in Topolia Sports Hall, Mornar-Barsko zlato have prevailed over SC Derby after they came back from behind in the second half. This way, SC Derby have bounced back after 2 straight defeats, achieving their 8th win of the season, which still keeps them in the Playoffs Race with a record of 8:15 after 23 rounds. On the other side, Mornar-Barsko zlato suffered their 16th loss in a row and they are still placed at the very bottom of the standings alone with a record of 1:22 after 23 games played, 3 wins behind both Krka and Cibona, that are sharing the 14th place.

Key moments: Mornar-Barsko zlato have been the ones that have started the game in a better way and even grabbed a 10-point lead as early as in the 9th minute of the game (29:19). SC Derby did not give up at that point, though and with a 5:0 run they cut the gap to 5 points by the end of the first quarter, while the margin was only 2 points at the big break (43:41). The key to the win by the SC Derby was the third quarter, in which alone the visiting side prevailed by 11 points and entered the final quarter with a 9-point lead. SC Derby kept on grinding in the final quarter all until the convincing win in the end.

Man of the match: Zoran Nikolić simply dominated the court in Topolica Sports Hall, as he had 23 points, 13 rebounds, 1 block and a valuation of 32. He is our man of the match!

Can’t trick the stats: Field goal percentage, rebounding, passing, steals, turnovers, even blocks… SC Derby have been dominant in practically every statistical category by the end of the game and they fully deserved the win in the end, as evident through the numbers!