Pelister-Bitola prevail over TFT Mozzart Skopje after a thrilling ending
Pelister-Bitola have defeated their local rivals TFT Mozzart Skopje in another thrilling game of Round 4.
(Photo: ABA League j.t.d./Dragana Stjepanovic)
NLB ABA League 2, Round 4, Friday, 17 November 2023:
PELISTER-BITOLA - TFT Mozzart Skopje 83:79 (16:21, 23:11, 20:27, 24:20)
Pelister-Bitola have defeated their local rivals TFT Mozzart Skopje in another thrilling game of Round 4.
Three minutes before the end, TFT Mozzart Skopje had a 3-point lead – 74:77, but then Pelister-Bitola responded with a 5:0 run to get in front – 79:77!
And Pelister-Bitola haven’t lost that lead until the end of the match.
TFT Mozzart Skopje did manage to reduce the gap to just one point - 79:78, but Pelister-Bitola made their free throws in the rest of the match to stay ahead and grab a precious win – 83:79.
The hero of the game was without any doubt Pelister-Bitola forward Jure Planinić who scored 23 points and made 14 rebounds, while his overall index rating was 36.
Pelister-Bitola now have the overall score of 2-2, while TFT Mozzart Skopje are at 1-3.
Stats
Players on court
| PEL | Min | PtsP | RebsR | AssA | StS | FoulF | ValV | |
| 3 | Stojanovski L. | 14:27 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| 7 | Kostoski A. | 35:55 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 8 |
| 8 | Stojanovski B. | 00:11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | Magdevski A. | 23:34 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 8 |
| TFT | Min | PtsP | RebsR | AssA | StS | FoulF | ValV | |
| 3 | Wertz III L. | 36:14 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 |
| 5 | Louis A. | 23:11 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 11 |
| 7 | Tashovski V. | 26:28 | 21 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 19 |
| 9 | Nikolov S. | 28:27 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 12 |
| 33 | Markovski G. | 05:17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | -6 |
Last 5 actions
| Min | Score | Action |
| game finished | ||
| end of 4. quarter | ||
| 00:00 (Q4) | 7 KOSTOSKI A. rebound (defensive) | |
| 00:01 (Q4) | 7 TASHOVSKI V. missed 3 points (jump shot) | |
| 00:10 (Q4) | 33 MARKOVSKI G. substitution (in) | |
| 00:10 (Q4) | 8 KRSTEVSKI D. substitution (out) |
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Top players
| VALUE (INDEX) | ||||
| Planinić J. | 36 | - | 19 | Tashovski V. |
| POINTS | ||||
| Planinić J. | 23 | - | 21 | Tashovski V. |
| REBOUNDS | ||||
| Planinić J. | 14 | - | 9 | Haughton D. |
| ASSISTS | ||||
| Planinić J. | 5 | - | 4 | Louis A. |
