Magnificent performance by Split for a win over Mornar-Barsko zlato
Split have bounced back after 3 straight defeats with a great performance at home court in Split Sports Hall and beaten Mornar-Barsko zlato.
Shannon Shorter (Photo: Split/Ivica Cavka)
AdmiralBet ABA League Round 22, Friday, 11 March 2022:
SPLIT - Mornar-Barsko zlato 76:67 (23:17, 25:13, 13:14, 15:23)
Game recap: Split have bounced back after 3 straight defeats with a great performance at home court in Split Sports Hall and beaten Mornar-Barsko zlato. This is the fourth win for Split this season in the AdmiralBet ABA League and the one that they have badly needed in their battle to avoid the last place in the standings when the Regular Season ends. They now own the same number of wins as Krka, as they are both sharing the 13th place in the standings. On the other side, Mornar-Barsko zlato have suffered their 5th defeat in a row and they are now on a 7:13 record, as their chances of reaching the Playoffs zone before the end of the Regular Season get smaller.
Key moments: Split have opened the game well and they were in front by 4 points at the entrance of the second quarter (23:19). However, what the spectators did not know at that moment was that they have just been getting started, as that’s when their 10:0 run has begun, that took them to the 14-point lead (33:19), with 3 minutes into the second quarter. As it turned out later in the game, this has been crucial for its outcome.
Man of the match: Big man Shawn Jones has shined this time, as he led his Split towards the win over Mornar-Barsko zlato with 18 points, 8 rebounds, 3 assists, 1 block and a valuation of 18 on his record.
Can’t trick the stats: Split have dominated the paint, outrebounding Mornar-Barsko zlato 38:27 and that’s what turned the flow of the game their way.
Stats
Players on court
| SPL | Min | PtsP | RebsR | AssA | StS | FoulF | ValV | |
| 1 | Perković T. | 26:45 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 18 |
| 9 | Žganec K. | 28:35 | 5 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 17 |
| 10 | Ukić R. | 19:17 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 7 |
| 21 | Jones S. | 24:39 | 18 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 18 |
| 24 | Shorter S. | 27:09 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 18 |
| MOR | Min | PtsP | RebsR | AssA | StS | FoulF | ValV | |
| 6 | Jeremić M. | 31:47 | 20 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 25 |
| 8 | Šehović S. | 22:17 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| 9 | Smith T. | 34:55 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 25 |
| 13 | Lazić A. | 35:49 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 16 |
| 42 | Mosley W. | 32:51 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 10 |
Top players
| VALUE (INDEX) | ||||
| Perković T. | 18 | - | 25 | Jeremić M. |
| POINTS | ||||
| Jones S. | 18 | - | 20 | Jeremić M. |
| REBOUNDS | ||||
| Žganec K. | 11 | - | 7 | Smith T. |
| ASSISTS | ||||
| Perković T. | 4 | - | 6 | Jeremić M. |
