Mornar better than Zadar in Adriatic clash
On Sunday night, Mornar have topped Zadar at home in Topolica Sports Hall in Bar.
(Photo: Mornar/Media Pro)
ABA League Round 7, Sunday, 17.11.2019:
MORNAR - Zadar 95:86 (19:17, 30:29, 27:24, 19:16)
Game recap: Mornar have achieved their fourth win of the ABA League season, as they have prevailed over Zadar at home in Topolica Sports Hall in Bar. This win keeps the “Sailors” of Bar close to the Playoffs zone, so their dream of reaching the Top Four at the end of the regular season remains alive. On the other side, Zadar keep waiting for their first triumph of the season and right now they remain firmly seated at the very bottom of the ABA League standings, alone.
Key moments: At the big break, Zadar were still close to the hosts, as the latter led by only 3 points (49:46). However, the 5:0 run by the hosts in the opening two minutes of the second half, took them up by 8 points (54:46). With four minutes of the game left in the second half, their lead was already double-digit (62:52) and Zadar just did not manage to bounce back again until the final buzzer.
Man of the match: What a performance by Jacob Pullen! The Mornar guard had 20 points, 4 rebounds, 9 assists, 2 steals and a valuation of 30. He is our man of the match!
Can’t trick the stats: The teams were pretty close in many statistical categories, but Mornar was way better in 2-point shot (58.4% - 48.9%).
Stats
Players on court
| MOR | Min | PtsP | RebsR | AssA | StS | FoulF | ValV | |
| 0 | Pullen J. | 29:05 | 20 | 4 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 30 |
| 5 | Needham D. | 27:21 | 21 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 17 |
| 13 | Raley-Ross B. | 20:51 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 10 |
| 25 | Markota D. | 22:37 | 12 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16 |
| 51 | Bjelica M. | 23:47 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| ZAD | Min | PtsP | RebsR | AssA | StS | FoulF | ValV | |
| 9 | Palokaj J. | 08:20 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | Vuković D. | 17:52 | 16 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 24 |
| 22 | Junaković M. | 16:31 | 19 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 17 |
| 30 | Mavra D. | 29:21 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 14 |
| 44 | Planinić J. | 01:45 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Top players
| VALUE (INDEX) | ||||
| Pullen J. | 30 | - | 24 | Vuković D. |
| POINTS | ||||
| Needham D. | 21 | - | 19 | Junaković M. |
| REBOUNDS | ||||
| Luković U. | 9 | - | 11 | Vuković D. |
| ASSISTS | ||||
| Pullen J. | 9 | - | 12 | Mavra D. |
