Zadar Claim Home win Over Borac Mozzart in Play-out Opener in Višnjik
In the opening game of the 2025/26 AdmiralBet ABA League season Play-out stage of the competition, Zadar have edged out Borac Mozzart at home in their Krešimir Ćosić Arena in Zadar.
Marko Ramljak (Photo: Zadar/Zvonko Kucelin)
AdmiralBet ABA League Play-out Round 1, Thursday, 12 February 2026:
ZADAR – Borac Mozzart 81:63 (28:9, 13:18, 22:10, 18:26)
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POST-GAME COMMENTS
Game recap: In the opening game of the 2025/26 AdmiralBet ABA League season Play-out stage of the competition, Zadar have edged out Borac Mozzart at home in their Krešimir Ćosić Arena in Zadar. This way, the Dalmatian side, coming from behind from the Regular Season, have tied themselves in the standings with Borac Mozzart after the first round of the Play-out, as they are now both on a 6:11 records.
Key moments: Zadar have quickly made things clear in Višnjik this time. They went on to totally dominate the court in the opening quarter, which they won by 19 points (28:9). As it turned out, their flying start was crucial for the later development of the game, as Borac Mozzart never managed to make it anybody’s game in the remainder of the playing time.
Man of the match: Marko Ramljak has been the driving force of Zadar this time around, as he led the way for the Dalmatian squad towards the win with his all-around performance, that finished at 11 points, 7 assists, 6 steals and a vakuation of 22. He is our man of the match!
Can’t trick the stats: Field goal percentage, rebounding, passing, turnovers, you name it! Zadar have been a better of two squads in almost every single statistical category this time around in Višnjik and fully deserved their win in the end.
Stats
Players on court
| ZAD | Min | PtsP | RebsR | AssA | StS | FoulF | ValV | |
| 6 | Klarica K. | 16:43 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | -2 |
| 7 | Tišma B. | 31:42 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 11 |
| 8 | Buljević L. | 02:23 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 25 | Dundović M. | 02:59 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 |
| 99 | Torbarina T. | 04:55 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| BOR | Min | PtsP | RebsR | AssA | StS | FoulF | ValV | |
| 1 | Pierre-Louis J. | 21:56 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 |
| 9 | Nikolić P. | 37:29 | 17 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 21 |
| 11 | Ćurčić M. Đ. | 12:47 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | -6 |
| 23 | Uskoković A. | 30:34 | 17 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 14 |
| 44 | Čarapić U. | 24:39 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 11 |
Last 5 actions
| Min | Score | Action |
| game finished | ||
| end of 4. quarter | ||
| 00:02 (Q4) | 23 USKOKOVIĆ A. turnover (ballhandling) | |
| 00:13 (Q4) | 23 USKOKOVIĆ A. foul on | |
| 00:13 (Q4) | 6 KLARICA K. turnover (offensive) | |
| 00:13 (Q4) | 6 KLARICA K. foul (offensive) |
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Top players
| VALUE (INDEX) | ||||
| Ramljak M. | 22 | - | 21 | Nikolić P. |
| POINTS | ||||
| Mazalin L. | 20 | - | 17 | Nikolić P. |
| REBOUNDS | ||||
| Mihailović V. | 7 | - | 7 | Nikolić P. |
| ASSISTS | ||||
| Ramljak M. | 7 | - | 3 | Jošilo M. |
