Cedevita Junior make their debut with a win against MZT Skopje Aerodrom
Cedevita Junior make their NLB ABA League 2 debut with an impressive win against MZT Skopje Aerodrom.
(Photo: ABA League j.t.d./Dragana Stjepanovic)
NLB ABA League 2 Round 1, Tuesday, 10 October 2023:
MZT Skopje Aerodrom - CEDEVITA JUNIOR 79:92 (24:30, 19:29, 21:18, 15:15)
Cedevita Junior made their NLB ABA League 2 debut with an impressive win against MZT Skopje Aerodrom. Damir Mulaomerović's squad made a run late in the first quarter to pull away with a 6-point lead (24:30). In the second quarter Cedevita Junior continued with their good offensive rhythm, outscoring MZT 19:29 and taking a massive 16-point lead into the halftime break. Cedevita Junior built too large of a lead for MZT Skopje Aerodrom to overcome, in the second half, the orange-and-black managed to hold on to the advantage they built in the first 20 minutes.
Vito Kučić was fantastic tonight, he scored a game-high 22 points to go along with 4 rebounds and a 22-valuation in his regional debut. Vojdan Stojanovski was the top scorer for MZT Skopje Aerodrom with 16 points.
Stats
Players on court
| MZT | Min | PtsP | RebsR | AssA | StS | FoulF | ValV | |
| 0 | Russell Jr C. | 22:01 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 15 |
| 5 | Milovanovikj M. | 10:35 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | -2 |
| 8 | Robev D. | 23:41 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 9 |
| 30 | Worku E. | 30:07 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 12 |
| 44 | Tanasković D. | 26:05 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 15 |
| CJR | Min | PtsP | RebsR | AssA | StS | FoulF | ValV | |
| 2 | Rašić S. | 32:02 | 18 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 19 |
| 5 | Allen K. | 25:42 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 21 |
| 6 | Kučić V. | 32:36 | 22 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 22 |
| 11 | Kosi J. | 20:24 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 8 |
| 88 | Batinić J. | 29:06 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 13 |
Top players
| VALUE (INDEX) | ||||
| Russell Jr C. | 15 | - | 22 | Kučić V. |
| POINTS | ||||
| Stojanovski V. | 16 | - | 22 | Kučić V. |
| REBOUNDS | ||||
| Tanasković D. | 6 | - | 8 | Rašić S. |
| ASSISTS | ||||
| Robev D. | 3 | - | 4 | Allen K. |
