Spartak Office Shoes stun Crvena zvezda Meridianbet on the road

2024/25 AdmiralBet ABA League Round 25, Monday, 31 March 2025:

Crvena zvezda Meridianbet – SPARTAK OFFICE SHOES 77:78 (22:14, 19:20, 21:30, 15:14)

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POST-GAME COMMENTS

Game recap: Spartak Office Shoes scored their biggest win of the season so far as they defeated reigning AdmiralBet ABA League champions Crvena zvezda Meridianbet on the road.

The hero of the blue-and-white team was Rasir Bolton who scored the game-winning two-pointer in the dying seconds of the 4^th quarter.

Spartak Office Shoes have therefore continued living the Playoffs dream as the Subotica side are now one big step closer to securing a place among the top 8 teams in their first ever season in the AdmiralBet ABA League. Spartak Office Shoes now have the overall score of 13-12 and they are sitting all alone at the 7^th place on the standings.

Meanwhile, Crvena zvezda Meridianbet suffered another major setback in the race for the top spot. The Belgrade squad are now 3 wins away from the leading duo, while on top of that they dropped to the 4^th place on the standings as with the overall score of 19-6 they now have 1 win less than the 3^rd placed Dubai Basketball.

Key moments: Despite being in front during most of the game, Crvena zvezda Meridianbet never managed to create some big gap. Yet, after going through a lot of troubles in the 4^th quarter in which Spartak Office Shoes managed to take over the lead several times, the Belgrade powerhouse still managed to create a 4-point lead – 77:73, with a minute-and-a-half left on the game clock.

But, when it seemed that the red-and-white team would succeed in defending their home court, Spartak Office Shoes pulled off a late comeback to take away the win from their hosts. Umoja Gibson firstly scored a 3-pointer to reduce the gap to a single point – 77:76, while then Rasir Bolton made the game-winning lay-up just two seconds before the end of the game – 77:78.

In the remaining time, Zvezda called for a time-out, but after the inbound pass, Nikola Kalinić missed a 2-point shot and Spartak Office Shoes triumphed in a thrilling ending.

Man of the match: Well, the hero of the match is definitely Rasir Bolton as he scored that clutch lay-up, but we also have the mention the performance of Spartak Office Shoes point guard Umoja Gibson who scored 21 points, including that huge 3-pointer in the last minute of the game.

Can’t trick the stats: Spartak Office Shoes had more rebounds and more assists than Crvena zvezda Meridianbet, while on top of that they were much better in shooting 3-pointers. The visitors were 12/25 from behind the arc, while the home team were 6/25 from the 3-point range.