Borac WWIN beat the newcomers Šibenka in the Regular Season opener as West shines
In the opening game of the NLB ABA League 2, Borac WWIN have prevailed over the newcomers in the competition, Šibenka.
(Photo: ABA League j.t.d./Dragana Stjepanovic)
NLB ABA League 2 Round 1, Monday, 9 October 2023:
BORAC WWIN – Šibenka 88:81 (21:22, 22:25, 23:13, 22:21)
In the opening game of the NLB ABA League 2, Borac WWIN have prevailed over the newcomers in the competition, Šibenka.
What has been a fairly balanced performance of both squads in the opening half (43:47 in favour of Šibenka), has turned into a convincing win in the end by Borac WWIN, thanks to their excellent second half display, and especially to the fantastic performance by their Jarrod West II, who steered them to the win by putting on 29 points, 8 asssts, 5 steals, 4 rebounds and a valuation of 42.
This way, Borac WWIN have confirmed their high ambitions by opening the season with a pair of points, while on the other side, Šibenka still have to wait a bit to obtain their maiden NLB ABA League 2 season win.
Stats
Players on court
| BBL | Min | PtsP | RebsR | AssA | StS | FoulF | ValV | |
| 1 | Ateljević K. | 05:30 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 |
| 4 | Dragojević B. | 27:34 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 |
| 6 | Radaković F. | 22:21 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 13 | Čovičković A. | 01:17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | Šešlija R. | 27:28 | 15 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 25 |
| SIB | Min | PtsP | RebsR | AssA | StS | FoulF | ValV | |
| 0 | Skorić L. | 28:02 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 |
| 5 | Klarin A. | 29:07 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 11 |
| 13 | Babić L. | 36:10 | 23 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 29 |
| 17 | Mandalinić L. | 30:18 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 12 |
| 21 | Perković M. | 40:00 | 11 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 20 |
Last 5 actions
| Min | Score | Action |
| game finished | ||
| end of 4. quarter | ||
| 00:16 (Q4) | 13 BABIĆ L. assist | |
| 00:16 (Q4) | 88 : 81 | 21 PERKOVIĆ M. made 3 points (jump shot) |
| 00:30 (Q4) | 17 MANDALINIĆ L. rebound (defensive) | |
| 00:32 (Q4) | 4 DRAGOJEVIĆ B. missed 2 points (jump shot) |
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Top players
| VALUE (INDEX) | ||||
| West II J. | 42 | - | 29 | Babić L. |
| POINTS | ||||
| West II J. | 29 | - | 23 | Babić L. |
| REBOUNDS | ||||
| Šešlija R. | 8 | - | 12 | Perković M. |
| ASSISTS | ||||
| West II J. | 8 | - | 4 | Brown M. |
