Pelister-Bitola put up dominant performance to beat Spars Ilidža
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)
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
Players on court
| SPA | Min | PtsP | RebsR | AssA | StS | FoulF | ValV | |
| 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 | PtsP | RebsR | AssA | StS | FoulF | ValV | |
| 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) |
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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. |
