FMP Soccerbet win the thriller vs. Cibona
FMP Soccerbet have scored their first win in the new season as they prevailed over Cibona on the road after a thrilling ending.
(Photo: Cibona)
2023/24 AdmiralBet ABA League Round 2, Monday, 9 October 2023:
Cibona - FMP SOCCERBET 89:93 (20:22, 31:21, 14:27, 24:23)
Game recap: FMP Soccerbet have scored their first win in the new season as they prevailed over Cibona on the road after a thrilling ending.
It is really hard to describe everything that has happened in the last couple of minutes of this game. Somewhere at the middle of the 4th quarter FMP Socerbet started their 15:3 run to turn the things in their favor and gain a 9-point lead – 87:78, with less than 2 minutes remaining on the game clock. However, Cibona responded with a quick 9:0 run to tie the score at 87:87, right at the start of the final minute.
But, then it was time for FMP Soccerbet to strike again. Hugo Besson scored a big lay-up for 89:87, while after that Bojan Subotić made all of his 4 free throws to seal the win for the visitors – 93:89.
It is important to mention that at the score of 89:87 for the away team, Cibona point guard Alex Stein scored only 1 out of 2 free throws – 89:88, which is why the Wolves had to foul their opponents in order to have some chance of winning this match.
Yet, Subotić was perfect from the line and FMP Soccerbet seized the win.
Key moments: When speaking about all these thrilling moments that happened in the last two minutes of the match, we also have to mention the role of FMP Soccerbet 22-year-old player Balša Živanović sho scored 3 huge three-pointers for his team during that 15:3 run. Those were the only 3-pointers that Živanović scored in today's match.
Man of the match: Although Aleksa Stepanović had a slightly better index rating that Hugo Besson, we will say that the Frenchman was the key player on the court this evening. Besson scored 22 points, including that huge lay-up at the start of the final minute, while he also delivered 8 assists.
Can’t trick the stats: Cibona have missed too many free throws as they were 19/29 from the FT line. Finally, that one free throw that Alex Stein missed late in the 4th quarter turned out to be one of the key moments in this match.
Stats
Players on court
| CIB | Min | PtsP | RebsR | AssA | StS | FoulF | ValV | |
| 6 | Perasović I. | 22:22 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 14 |
| 8 | Proleta D. | 25:39 | 16 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 13 |
| 13 | Majcunić I. | 24:37 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 16 |
| 17 | Aranitović A. | 22:11 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 11 |
| 20 | Stein A. | 31:32 | 18 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 23 |
| FMP | Min | PtsP | RebsR | AssA | StS | FoulF | ValV | |
| 1 | Živanović B. | 19:03 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 14 |
| 4 | Subotić B. | 20:55 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 10 |
| 7 | Stepanović A. | 29:44 | 21 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 27 |
| 9 | Walker J. | 26:52 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | -1 |
| 25 | Besson H. | 33:27 | 22 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 26 |
Last 5 actions
| Min | Score | Action |
| game finished | ||
| end of 4. quarter | ||
| 00:00 (Q4) | 1 ŽIVANOVIĆ B. rebound (defensive) | |
| 00:01 (Q4) | 20 STEIN A. missed 3 points (jump shot) | |
| 00:07 (Q4) | 89 : 93 | 4 SUBOTIĆ B. made free throw (2 of 2) |
| 00:07 (Q4) | 89 : 92 | 4 SUBOTIĆ B. made free throw (1 of 2) |
Top players
| VALUE (INDEX) | ||||
| Stein A. | 23 | - | 27 | Stepanović A. |
| POINTS | ||||
| Stein A. | 18 | - | 22 | Besson H. |
| REBOUNDS | ||||
| Perasović I. | 5 | - | 5 | Watson N. |
| ASSISTS | ||||
| Radovčić K. | 6 | - | 8 | Besson H. |
