Zadar Remain in the Play-in Race, as They Down Krka on the Road in Novo mesto
In the opening game of the AdmiralBet ABA League Play-out Round 9, Zadar have achieved an important road win in Leon Štukelj Sports Hall in Novo mesto.
Vladimir Mihailovic (Photo: Krka/Drago Perko/kosarka.si)
AdmiralBet ABA League Play-out Round 9, Friday, 17 April 2026:
Krka – ZADAR 65:75 (24:17, 11:24, 15:18, 15:16)
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POST-GAME COMMENTS
Game recap: In the opening game of the AdmiralBet ABA League Play-out Round 9, Zadar have achieved an important road win in Leon Štukelj Sports Hall in Novo mesto. For Zadar, this is the 12th win of the season, that puts them on the second place in the Play-out standings right now with a 12:13 record, ahead of FMP, that are on an 11:13 record with one game less behind them. This way, Zadar keep their chances of qualifying for the Play-in open. On the other side, Krka have now lost even mathematical chances of finding themselves in the Play-in, as they are 3 wins behind Zadar now, on a record of 9:12. They also still haven’t managed to secure themselves a spot in the AdmiralBet ABA League for the forthcoming season, but can accomplish that this round already in case Perspektiva Ilirija beat SC Derby on Sunday.
Key moments: Krka have started the game in a better fashion, leading by 7 points after the opening quarter (24:17). Zadar turned the game upside-down in the second quarter, and departed for the big break with a 6-point lead (35:41). The game remained cose all until the 28th minute of the game, when the gap has still amounted to 2 points (47:49), but that’s when Zadar made a 10:0 run over the course of the next two minutes and with 16 seconds to go in the third quarter, they were up by 12 points (47:59). It turned out that Krka did not manage to fight their way back into the game afterwards, so these can be described as the key moments of the game.
Man of the match: Vladimir Mihailović shined again for Zadar, as he led the Dalmatian side towards the win with 21 points, 8 rebounds, 9 assists, 1 steal, and a valuation of 30 on his record. He is our man of the match!
Can’t trick the stats: Zadar have dominated the glass and that’s what led them towards a comfortable win. They had 40 rebounds and Krka only 23.
Stats
Players on court
| KRK | Min | PtsP | RebsR | AssA | StS | FoulF | ValV | |
| 7 | Bačvić N. | 24:26 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 19 |
| 10 | Oman U. | 26:33 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 13 | Urbiha L. | 27:24 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| 21 | Mahkovic B. | 26:22 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 |
| 41 | Mathon S. | 27:02 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 13 |
| ZAD | Min | PtsP | RebsR | AssA | StS | FoulF | ValV | |
| 6 | Klarica K. | 32:35 | 16 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 18 |
| 7 | Tišma B. | 35:27 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 9 |
| 9 | Žganec K. | 29:58 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 16 |
| 14 | Mazalin L. | 34:13 | 10 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 13 |
| 20 | Mekić A. | 15:53 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | -2 |
Last 5 actions
| Min | Score | Action |
| game finished | ||
| end of 4. quarter | ||
| 00:25 (Q4) | 6 KLARICA K. rebound (defensive) | |
| 00:29 (Q4) | 21 MAHKOVIC B. missed 3 points (jump shot) | |
| 00:48 (Q4) | 14 MAZALIN L. turnover (travel) | |
| 01:04 (Q4) | 7 TIŠMA B. rebound (defensive) |
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Top players
| VALUE (INDEX) | ||||
| Bačvić N. | 19 | - | 30 | Mihailović V. |
| POINTS | ||||
| Mahkovic B. | 15 | - | 21 | Mihailović V. |
| REBOUNDS | ||||
| Mathon S. | 5 | - | 10 | Mazalin L. |
| ASSISTS | ||||
| Bačvić N. | 6 | - | 9 | Mihailović V. |
