Pelister-Bitola grab their maiden ABA League 2 win
In the last game of the Zlatibor Regular Season Tournament, Pelister-Bitola have prevailed over Sutjeska and achieved their first ever ABA League 2 win in the club’s history.
Vladimir Tomasevic (Photo: ABA League 2/Dragana Stjepanovic)
ABA League 2, Round 2, Friday, 14 October 2021:
PELISTER-BITOLA - Sutjeska 93:73 (24:23, 27:24, 27:16, 15:10)
In the last game of the Zlatibor Regular Season Tournament, Pelister-Bitola have prevailed over Sutjeska.
This is the first ever ABA League 2 win in the history of the league newcomers Pelister-Bitola, following their first round defeat against Lovćen 1947. They are therefore on a 1-1 record after the first regular season tournament, just like Sutjeska on the other side, that have prevailed over Rogaška in Round one.
It has really been a close game all until the middle of the third quarter. Pelister-Bitola departed to the big break with a 4-point advantage thanks to the first half buzzer-beater by Marjan Mladenović, but managed to increase their lead to double digits midway through the third (68:54 in 26th minute). That was a point from which there was no chance for a return for Sutjeska.
The final score of the game was 93:73 in favour of Pelister-Bitola.
Stats
Players on court
| PEL | Min | PtsP | RebsR | AssA | StS | FoulF | ValV | |
| 4 | Stajic B. | 25:50 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 11 |
| 8 | Kesar I. | 25:31 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 8 |
| 10 | Mladenović M. | 22:12 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 13 |
| 11 | Gjuroski S. | 25:49 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| 12 | Trajkovski B. | 16:59 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 10 |
| SUT | Min | PtsP | RebsR | AssA | StS | FoulF | ValV | |
| 1 | Zahiragić A. | 35:20 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 10 |
| 10 | Ćalić M. | 22:11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | -4 |
| 11 | Vujović M. | 12:10 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| 15 | Tomašević V. | 38:42 | 23 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 25 |
| 22 | Vojinović J. | 21:31 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 15 |
Last 5 actions
| Min | Score | Action |
| game finished | ||
| end of 4. quarter | ||
| 00:14 (Q4) | 11 GJUROSKI S. rebound (defensive) | |
| 00:17 (Q4) | 15 TOMAŠEVIĆ V. missed 2 points (layup) | |
| 00:40 (Q4) | 93 : 73 | 12 TRAJKOVSKI B. made 2 points (layup) |
| 00:53 (Q4) | (offensive) | |
Top players
| VALUE (INDEX) | ||||
| Haughton D. | 20 | - | 25 | Tomašević V. |
| POINTS | ||||
| Malešević N. | 16 | - | 23 | Tomašević V. |
| REBOUNDS | ||||
| Haughton D. | 6 | - | 4 | Tomašević V. |
| ASSISTS | ||||
| Stajic B. | 12 | - | 5 | Zahiragić A. |
