Furious Last Quarter Hands Vienna an Important Road win in Gripe

AdmiralBet ABA League Play-out Round 4, Wednesday, 18 March 2026:

Split – VIENNA 76:85 (24:20, 24:19, 21:14, 7:32)

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POST-GAME COMMENTS

Game recap: In the opening game of the AdmiralBet ABA League Play-out Round 4, Vienna have achieved an important road win over Split at home in their Split Sports Hall in Split. It’s been an epic comeback, that has been crucial for this important win for the Vienna squad on Split new head coach Miodrag Rajković’s debut. This way, Vienna have beaten their direct rivals in the battle to avoid the danger zone at the bottom of the standings, and they are now on a 7:13 record, 3 wins above Split, that are on a 4:16 record after 4 rounds of the Play-out.

Key moments: Split led by 8 points after the opening quarter, by 9 at halftime (48:39). Their advantage reached 19 points in the 27th minute of the game, but this was not enough to avoid the thrilling finish of the game this time around. When Tekele Cotton scored on fast break in the 38th minute of the game in Gripe, Vienna took the lead for the first time since the first quarter. Split managed to score no more than 7 points in the entire last quarter and only scored 2 points in the final 5 minutes of the game, with 8 seconds to go in the game, which was far too late to hope for a win and Vienna celebrated.

Man of the match: Souley Boum has been the key to the win by Vienna, as he led them to the triumph with 24 points, 3 rebounds, 2 assists, and a valuation of 23 and he made 16 out of his 24 points in the last quarter. He is our man of the match.

Can’t trick the stats: Split have been shooting 3-pointers 21% (6/28) and Vienna 44% (10/23). That’s what pushed the game hosts’ way