Zlatibor Mozzart beat Podgorica Bemax to seal 1st place in Group E
Zlatibor Mozzart will enter the semi-finals as the 1st placed team from Group E!
(Photo: Zlatibor Mozzart/Nikola Jokic)
NLB ABA League 2 Top 8 Round 5, Thursday, 20 March 2025:
ZLATIBOR MOZZART - Podgorica Bemax 90:82 (24:23, 24:20, 22:16, 20:23)
Zlatibor Mozzart will enter the semi-finals as the 1st placed team from Group E!
Zlatibor Mozzart defeated Podgorica Bemax in Round 5 of the Top 8 stage, which means that the team coached by Strajin Nedović has sealed the top spot in Group E.
It also means that Zlatibor Mozzart will have home-court advantage in the clash against 2nd placed team from Group F in the semi-finals!
Meanwhile this result also means that Podgorica Bemax have stayed without all chances of reaching the semi-finals and that the 2nd team from Group E that will advance to the next stage will be Bosna Visit Sarajevo.
As far as today’s game is concerned, Zlatibor Mozzart gained the crucial lead in the 3rd quarter as they managed to increase the gap to double digits in that period – 70:59. In the rest of the match, Podgorica Bemax managed to cut the gap to just 5 points – 81:76, with 3 minutes remaining on the game clock, but then Zlatibor Mozzart responded with the key 5:0 run that put them back at a double-digit lead – 86:76.
Stats
Players on court
| ZLA | Min | PtsP | RebsR | AssA | StS | FoulF | ValV | |
| 8 | Bernard M. | 36:32 | 17 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 23 |
| 9 | Terzić B. | 23:05 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 11 |
| 10 | Đukanović B. | 25:44 | 18 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 17 |
| 17 | Kovačević M. | 35:04 | 22 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 30 |
| 27 | Kljajević M. | 16:25 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 6 |
| POD | Min | PtsP | RebsR | AssA | StS | FoulF | ValV | |
| 7 | Živanović B. | 37:33 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 |
| 8 | Radunović M. | 18:56 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 11 |
| 10 | Đurišić P. | 34:29 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 16 |
| 24 | Smith A. | 23:39 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 9 |
| 31 | Rhodes X. | 32:59 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 |
Last 5 actions
| Min | Score | Action |
| game finished | ||
| end of 4. quarter | ||
| 00:01 (Q4) | 17 KLJAJEVIĆ M. turnover (travel) | |
| 00:22 (Q4) | 90 : 82 | 24 SMITH A. made free throw (2 of 2) |
| 00:22 (Q4) | 24 SMITH A. missed free throw (1 of 2) | |
| 00:22 (Q4) | 24 SMITH A. foul on |
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Top players
| VALUE (INDEX) | ||||
| Kovačević M. | 30 | - | 16 | Đurišić P. |
| POINTS | ||||
| Kovačević M. | 22 | - | 14 | Živanović B. |
| REBOUNDS | ||||
| Kovačević M. | 8 | - | 8 | Radunović M. |
| ASSISTS | ||||
| Bernard M. | 7 | - | 3 | Đurišić P. |
