Pelister-Bitola grab fourth win of the season
In their last game of the Sarajevo Regular Season Tournament, Pelister-Bitola have prevailed over Gorica.
Pelister-Bitola team (Photo: Spars Ilidza/Bulend Saciragic)
NLB ABA League 2 Round 5, Sunday, 27 November 2022:
Gorica - PELISTER-BITOLA 91:100 (26:27, 28:23, 20:24, 17:26)
In their last game of the Sarajevo Regular Season Tournament, Pelister-Bitola have prevailed over Gorica.
This is the fourth win of the NLB ABA League 2 season for the Bitola squad, that will be placed in the upper half of the standings after 5 rounds. On the other side, Gorica keep waiting for their very first triumph of the season in the second-tier regional competition.
In a game of plenty ups and downs, it could be said that really any of the two squads could deserve to win. However, when it mattered the most, Pelister-Bitola made the final push and with a 10:0 run in the final two minutes of the game, they have converted their 89:90 lead into a 89:100 with 8 seconds remaining. In the end, they have prevailed with the final score of 91:100.
Stats
Players on court
| GOR | Min | PtsP | RebsR | AssA | StS | FoulF | ValV | |
| 3 | Uljarević K. | 39:07 | 20 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 18 |
| 5 | Jelenković T. | 36:02 | 16 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 16 |
| 12 | Majić I. | 36:48 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 14 |
| 18 | Nakić - Vojnović I. | 18:37 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 11 |
| 22 | Porobić V. | 24:53 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| PEL | Min | PtsP | RebsR | AssA | StS | FoulF | ValV | |
| 4 | Stajic B. | 25:52 | 9 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 16 |
| 6 | Karadzovski D. | 36:49 | 22 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 23 |
| 7 | Carpenter K. | 27:43 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 11 |
| 14 | Hadzifezovic S. | 35:02 | 24 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 23 |
| 22 | Caruthers D. | 29:05 | 24 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 32 |
Last 5 actions
| Min | Score | Action |
| game finished | ||
| end of 4. quarter | ||
| 00:04 (Q4) | 91 : 100 | 22 POROBIĆ V. made 2 points (layup) |
| 00:08 (Q4) | 22 CARUTHERS D. assist | |
| 00:08 (Q4) | 89 : 100 | 4 STAJIC B. made 3 points (jump shot) |
| 00:31 (Q4) | 3 ULJAREVIĆ K. turnover (ballhandling) |
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Top players
| VALUE (INDEX) | ||||
| Cinac D. | 21 | - | 32 | Caruthers D. |
| POINTS | ||||
| Cinac D. | 22 | - | 24 | Hadzifezovic S. |
| REBOUNDS | ||||
| Cinac D. | 7 | - | 8 | Karadzovski D. |
| ASSISTS | ||||
| Jelenković T. | 9 | - | 7 | Stajic B. |
