Pelister-Bitola put up dominant performance to beat Spars Ilidža

Wednesday, 25. January 2023 at 15:00

Pelister-Bitola have made a big step toward the Playoffs as they defeated Spars Ilidža in the final game of Round 8.

(Photo: ABA League j.t.d./Dragana Stjepanovic)

NLB ABA League 2 Round 8, Wednesday, 25 January 2023:

Spars Ilidža - PELISTER-BITOLA 71:99 (28:23, 10:28, 18:26, 15:22)

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Pelister-Bitola have made a big step toward the Playoffs as they defeated Spars Ilidža in the final game of Round 8.

After a slow start in which they let their opponents gain a 5-point lead at the end of the 1st quarter – 23:28, Pelister-Bitola troops have taken full control over the game from the beginning of the 2nd quarter.

The green-and-whites won the 2nd quarter by 28:10 to take over the lead (51:38) and to make it clear that they aren’t going to let this game slip out of their hands. Pelister-Bitola continued dominating the court in the 3rd and 4th quarters and eventually they grabbed quite a convincing win – 99:71.

The top scorer in the winning team was Kenneth Carpenter with 23 points, while Dimitar Karadžovski was very close to complete a double-double as he finished the match with 22 points and 9 assists.

On the other side, Luka Majstorović was the best player in Spars Ilidža team today as he made 16 points and 9 rebounds.

Stats

Spars
00:00 Q4
71 : 99
Pelister-Bitola

Players on court

SPA Min P R A S F V
4 Huseinspahić H. 05:09 0 3 0 0 0 3
5 Vraneš M. 34:56 11 3 3 2 2 11
6 Fejzić A. 01:53 0 1 1 1 0 1
23 Pajić O. 08:54 2 2 0 0 2 1
31 Howard R. 29:50 14 3 2 0 2 13
PEL Min P R A S F V
1 Ristevski M. 01:53 0 1 0 0 0 -1
2 Mihajloski P. 06:55 5 0 0 0 0 5
5 Jovanovski A. 04:09 0 0 0 0 1 -2
8 Dvojakovski O. 04:00 0 0 0 2 0 1
10 Najdovski D. 01:53 0 0 0 2 1 1

Last 5 actions

Min Score Action
game finished
end of 4. quarter
00:05 (Q4) 6 FEJZIĆ A. assist
00:05 (Q4)71 : 99 HOWARD R. made 2 points (dunk)
00:07 (Q4) 6 FEJZIĆ A. rebound (defensive)
00:10 (Q4) MIHAJLOSKI P. missed 2 points (drivinglayup)

Top players

VALUE (INDEX)
Majstorović L. 19 - 30 Karadzovski D.
POINTS
Majstorović L. 16 - 23 Carpenter K.
REBOUNDS
Majstorović L. 9 - 7 Maslinko A.
ASSISTS
Karapandžić S. 4 - 9 Karadzovski D.
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