Zlatibor Gold Gondola dominated in the second half to beat Šibenka
After a tied-up first half, Zlatibor Gold Gondola put up a dominant second-half performance to beat Šibenka and improve to a 2-0 record.
(Photo: ABA League j.t.d./Dragana Stjepanovic)
NLB ABA League 2 Round 2, Wednesday, 11 October 2023:
Šibenka - ZLATIBOR GOLD GONDOLA 80:101 (23:23, 20:20, 19:29, 18:29)
After a tied-up first half, Zlatibor Gold Gondola put up a dominant second-half performance to beat Šibenka and improve to a 2-0 record. The first half was all squared up, neither team could build up momentum and take over the lead, it was a back-and-forth matchup. Zlatibor opened up the fourth quarter with a big 18:2 run to remove any doubt about who will get the win tonight. Zlatibor Gold Gondola hit four straight shots from downtown to open the final quarter, which gave them the momentum to close out the game. Luka Babić and Lovro Mandalinić led Šibenka in scoring, each putting up 14 points. Zlatibor Gold Gondola had 6 players score double-digits, and Vitali Liutych was the top performer for them, scoring 17 points to go along with 4 rebounds.
Stats
Players on court
| SIB | Min | PtsP | RebsR | AssA | StS | FoulF | ValV | |
| 0 | Skorić L. | 18:48 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 16 |
| 1 | Hrštić A. | 26:31 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 11 |
| 3 | Bobek L. | 08:17 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 25 | Škugor D. | 14:44 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 30 | Brajković A. | 02:57 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| ZLA | Min | PtsP | RebsR | AssA | StS | FoulF | ValV | |
| 3 | Milošević L. | 04:20 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 17 | Špan J. | 21:43 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 2 |
| 25 | Kovačević V. | 21:18 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 |
| 33 | Čorbić B. | 04:20 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 34 | Stojičić D. | 21:40 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16 |
Last 5 actions
| Min | Score | Action |
| game finished | ||
| end of 4. quarter | ||
| 00:15 (Q4) | 80 : 101 | 7 SKORIĆ L. made free throw (2 of 2) |
| 00:15 (Q4) | 79 : 101 | 7 SKORIĆ L. made free throw (1 of 2) |
| 00:15 (Q4) | 25 KOVAČEVIĆ V. substitution (in) | |
| 00:15 (Q4) | 13 MATOVIĆ A. substitution (out) |
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Top players
| VALUE (INDEX) | ||||
| Skorić L. | 16 | - | 21 | Liutych V. |
| POINTS | ||||
| Babić L. | 14 | - | 17 | Liutych V. |
| REBOUNDS | ||||
| Perković M. | 12 | - | 7 | Smiljanić I. |
| ASSISTS | ||||
| Brown M. | 5 | - | 6 | Špan J. |
