Helios Suns get their second win in convincing fashion against Široki
Helios Suns had an impressive third quarter which led them to a win against Široki in the second round of the NLB ABA League 2.
(Photo: ABA League j.t.d./Dragana Stjepanovic)
NLB ABA League 2 Round 2, Thursday, 20 October 2022:
HELIOS SUNS - Široki 94:75 (23:18, 22:23, 33:8, 16:26)
Helios Suns got their second season win after beating Široki in an impressive fashion in Zlatibor. After a tough loss on Tuesday, Široki wasn't able to get to their first win of the new NLB ABA League 2 season thus will hope to get on a winning track in the next tournament.
The Slovenian squad controlled most of the game, Široki only briefly held the lead early in the first quarter (13:14), after that Helios Suns kept building their lead throughout the match.
The third quarter determined the outcome of this game, Helios Suns opened up the half with a 23:0 run giving themselves a comfortable 24-point lead. In the final quarter, Široki managed to cut into the Helios Suns lead but not enough to mount a comeback.
Blaž Mahković had a great game scoring 25 points on 75% shooting from the field. For Široki, Lovre Bašić was one assist short of a double-double, he finished the game with 17 points and 9 assists.
Stats
Players on court
| HEL | Min | PtsP | RebsR | AssA | StS | FoulF | ValV | |
| 6 | Zemljič J. | 02:11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 7 | Mirtič T. | 26:11 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| 10 | Oman U. | 27:30 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 15 |
| 17 | Bačvić N. | 24:51 | 14 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 24 |
| 31 | Sirc L. | 00:39 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| SIR | Min | PtsP | RebsR | AssA | StS | FoulF | ValV | |
| 10 | Brzoja M. | 36:55 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 14 |
| 11 | Čović J. | 24:29 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | -3 |
| 21 | Brala D. | 22:01 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 |
| 44 | Vujanović D. | 10:00 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -4 |
| 66 | Lebo N. | 03:49 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
Top players
| VALUE (INDEX) | ||||
| Mahkovic B. | 30 | - | 25 | Bašić L. |
| POINTS | ||||
| Mahkovic B. | 25 | - | 18 | Kraljević F. |
| REBOUNDS | ||||
| Tunstall Jr D. | 7 | - | 6 | Kraljević F. |
| ASSISTS | ||||
| Luke A. | 9 | - | 9 | Bašić L. |
