FMP Meridian stronger than Borac Mozzart in Round 15 opener

AdmiralBet ABA League Round 15, Friday, 13 January 2022:

FMP MERIDIAN - Borac Mozzart 107:81 (31:23, 24:11, 25:23, 27:24)

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POST-GAME COMMENTS

Game recap: In the opening game of the AdmiralBet ABA League Round 15, FMP Meridian have prevailed over Borac Mozzart at home in their FMP Arena in Belgrade. It has been a game, where the hosts have been in charge of the game’s flow almost throughout the 40 minutes of play and have in the end deservedly grabbed their 11th win of the season and with 11:4 record after 15 rounds, they will keep battling for one of the top sports in the Regular Season. On the other side, Borac Mozzart are now on a 3:12 record and their battle to avoid the danger zone near the very bottom goes on.

Key moments: FMP Meridian started the game better than the visiting side and kept increasing their advantage since the start of the game. They were up by 8 points at the end of the opening quarter (31:23). However, the truly decisive moments arrived at the start of the second half, when they made an 11:3 run, to double their lead to 16 points (42:26) in the opening four minutes of the second half. As it turned out later, Borac Mozzart simply did not have the necessary strength to turn things around afterwards.

Man of the match: Lithuanian sniper Paulius Valinskas was the one to lead the way for FMP Meridian towards the new win this time. He finished the game with a game-high 23 points, 5 assists, 2 rebounds and a valuation of 26. He is our man of the match!

Can’t trick the stats: FMP Meridian have simply dominated the glass this time, as they have outrebounded Borac Mozzart 36:25. This has proven to be decisive in the end for the game’s outcome.