Helios Suns finish the regular season with a win against TFT Mozzart Skopje
Helios Suns finished their Široki Brijeg tournament with a win against TFT Mozzart Skopje heading into the playoffs on the right foot.
(Photo: ABA League j.t.d./Dragana Stjepanovic)
NLB ABA League 2 Round 13, Saturday, 11 March 2023:
HELIOS SUNS - TFT Mozzart Skopje 93:61 (15:17, 25:22, 24:9, 29:13)
In the final round of the 2022/2023 NLB ABA League 2 seasons, Helios Suns got a convincing win against TFT Mozzart Skopje. Helios Suns finish the regular season in first place while TFT Mozzart Skopje finished the season with a 3-10 record.
The first half was a close contest, Helios couldn't pull away from TFT Mozzart Skopje, at the halftime break Helios Suns held a small 1-point lead. It was in the second half when the Slovenian squad managed to pull away, they outscored TFT Mozzart Skopje 24:9 in the third quarter. In the final 10 minutes, Helios Suns continued to build their lead for a big win.
Dennis Tunnstall finished the game as Helios Suns' top scorer, he finished the game with 19 points along with 5 rebounds and 2 steals. For TFT Mozzart Skopje, Trent Buttrick scored 20 points and pulled down 8 rebounds.
Stats
Players on court
| HEL | Min | PtsP | RebsR | AssA | StS | FoulF | ValV | |
| 4 | Ferme T. | 17:32 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| 5 | Babič J. | 04:00 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 6 | Zemljič J. | 16:42 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 8 | Buljević L. | 14:59 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 |
| 9 | Zulić A. | 02:57 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -2 |
| TFT | Min | PtsP | RebsR | AssA | StS | FoulF | ValV | |
| 0 | Buttrick T. | 33:25 | 20 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 27 |
| 3 | Nikolovski M. | 01:30 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 6 | Krstevski D. | 33:47 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| 7 | Kostoski A. | 40:00 | 10 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 7 |
| 13 | Nuri E. | 27:27 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 |
Last 5 actions
| Min | Score | Action |
| game finished | ||
| end of 4. quarter | ||
| 00:18 (Q4) | (24sec) | |
| 00:44 (Q4) | 93 : 61 | 8 BULJEVIĆ L. made 2 points (layup) |
| 00:44 (Q4) | 8 BULJEVIĆ L. rebound (offensive) | |
| 00:48 (Q4) | 5 BABIČ J. missed 3 points (jump shot) |
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Top players
| VALUE (INDEX) | ||||
| Tunstall Jr D. | 27 | - | 27 | Buttrick T. |
| POINTS | ||||
| Tunstall Jr D. | 19 | - | 20 | Buttrick T. |
| REBOUNDS | ||||
| Luke A. | 7 | - | 8 | Buttrick T. |
| ASSISTS | ||||
| Luke A. | 12 | - | 5 | Kostoski A. |
