Emir Hadžibegović hits the game winner for SC Derby against Borac Mozzart

AdmiralBet ABA League Round 20, Sunday, 11 February:

SC DERBY - Borac Mozzart 86:84 (16:21, 26:24, 24:19, 20:20)

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POST-GAME COMMENTS

Game recap: SC Derby got an important win against Borac Mozzart following a thrilling game that ended with an Emir Hadžibegović game-winner! 

These two teams were evenly matched tonight despite Borac Mozzart arriving in Podgorica handicapped without a few important pieces to their rotation. In the second quarter, Borac Mozzart went up by 10 but by the end of the half, the hosts managed to cut their advantage to just 3. The second half was a fairly back-and-forth game, Borac Mozzart held a 4-point with 2:40 remaining in the game but SC Derby put up a fight and wasn’t going to allow being defeated on their home court. They got the lead and secured the win following an Emir Hadžibegović game-winner.

Key moments: With 13 seconds remaining in the game and the game was tied up at 84, Borna Kapusta inbounds the ball to Luka Bogavac who shoots an off-balanced three which was short. Fortunately for SC Derby, Emir Hadžibegović was there for the offensive rebound and scored the easy bucket in the paint to take the 2-point lead with 2.6 seconds remaining in the game. 

Man of the match: Mateo Drežnjak had a great game for SC Derby, he finished the night with 26 points on 9/14 shooting from the field, and he also recorded 2 steals and 3 assists for a 31 valuation. 

Can't hide the stats: Bench points were a big factor tonight, Borac Mozzart came to Podgorica with a shorter bench, they only had 7 players step onto the floor tonight. SC Derby had 47 points off the bench tonight while Borac Mozzart had just 1, had they had another player on the bench maybe the result might have gone in their favor.