Pelister-Bitola stun Spars Ilidža
Pelister-Bitola have finished their 2021/22 NLB ABA League 2 journey with a win against Spars Ilidža.
(Photo: ABA League j.t.d./Dragana Stjepanovic)
NLB ABA League 2 Round 13, Saturday, 26 March 2022:
PELISTER-BITOLA - Spars Ilidža 97:90 (29:27, 25:24, 23:20, 20:19)
Pelister-Bitola have finished their 2021/22 NLB ABA League 2 journey with a win against Spars Ilidža.
The green-and-whites have been in front almost throughout the whole match, while they definitely broke their opponents in the opening minutes of the 4th quarter when they made the key 8:2 run to gain a double-digit lead – 85:73.
Two players led Pelister-Bitola toward this sweet win. Nikola Maleševič made 23 points, 9 rebounds and 5 assists for the overall index rating of 33, while his teammate Igor Kesar finished the match with 24 points and the index rating of 24.
On the other side, Spars Ilidža, who played this game without several key players, won’t be much disappointed with this defeat as they have already secured their ticket for the Playoffs. Today, their top scorer was Remy Abell with 28 points.
Stats
Players on court
| PEL | Min | PtsP | RebsR | AssA | StS | FoulF | ValV | |
| 4 | Stajic B. | 22:33 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 9 |
| 5 | Malešević N. | 26:43 | 23 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 33 |
| 6 | Karadzovski D. | 25:23 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | -2 |
| 8 | Kesar I. | 32:01 | 24 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 24 |
| 11 | Gjuroski S. | 22:19 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| SPA | Min | PtsP | RebsR | AssA | StS | FoulF | ValV | |
| 10 | Abell R. | 34:28 | 28 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 28 |
| 11 | Polutak I. | 25:28 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 19 | Lakić A. | 26:25 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 14 |
| 28 | Gatarić A. | 17:26 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 11 |
| 46 | Ramljak M. | 25:40 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 9 |
Last 5 actions
| Min | Score | Action |
| game finished | ||
| end of 4. quarter | ||
| 00:12 (Q4) | 46 RAMLJAK M. rebound (defensive) | |
| 00:12 (Q4) | 11 GJUROSKI S. missed free throw (2 of 2) | |
| 00:12 (Q4) | 97 : 90 | 11 GJUROSKI S. made free throw (1 of 2) |
| 00:12 (Q4) | 11 GJUROSKI S. foul on |
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Top players
| VALUE (INDEX) | ||||
| Malešević N. | 33 | - | 28 | Abell R. |
| POINTS | ||||
| Kesar I. | 24 | - | 28 | Abell R. |
| REBOUNDS | ||||
| Malešević N. | 9 | - | 5 | Polutak I. |
| ASSISTS | ||||
| Stajic B. | 9 | - | 5 | Gatarić A. |
