Zielona Gora defeated Tsmoki-Minsk in the regular season home game – 96:64 (28:16, 23:24, 27:14, 18:10).
The best scorers
Zielona Gora: Nemanja Nenadic (21), Tony Meier (17), Branden Frazier (16 + 7 assists), Devoe Joseph (15).
Tsmoki-Minsk: Jason Clark (13), Robert Upshaw (13), Stefan Jankovic (10).
Game progress
Zielona Gira and Tsmoki-Minsk came to the head-to-head game as the only League teams that did not have wins in the new season. The first minutes passed in an equal battle, but in the middle of the quarter the Poles seized the initiative by the long-range shots by Branden Frazier and Devoe Joseph. Defense also became an important factor: having conceded 13 points in the first 4 minutes, in the time remaining before the end of the quarter, the hosts allowed the opponent to score only 3 points – 28:16.
In the second 10 minutes, Tony Meier came off the bench and scored 12 points for Zielona Gora. Attacking in the first half with the worst percentage from the game compared to the opponent, due to the advantage on the rebound and careful actions, Gora still went to the break with a double-digit advantage – 51:40.
Nemanja Nenadic closes 1st Half vs Tsmoki with buzzer 🚨 pic.twitter.com/nAkHubYcg5
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The key moment
Zielona Gora struck the decisive punch immediately after the start of the second half. In the first possession, Dragan Aapic realized and-one alley-oop, during another minute and a half the Poles carried out two more effective possesions, which brought them 3 points each.This time, the main weapon of the team worked this evening – three-pointers. A 9:1 run soon secured a dunk by Nenadic, after which the gap reached the +20 mark. The Minsk team could not recover from this: in the remaining time, Zielona Gora only increased the advantage and got their first W of the season.
Hero
Nemanja Nedic. The guard became the most resultative Zielona Gora player – 21 points with 8 out of 10 from the field. The Serb was the key player during the decisive Gura run in the third quarter.
Don't forget about Nemanja 🙅♂️ pic.twitter.com/e4V9uehwvo
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Numbers
17 – Zielona Gora has updated the team’s personal best for 3-pointers per game in the League, and also repeated the best result of the current season set by Nizhny Novgorod a week earlier.
Comments
Oliver Vidin, Zielona Gora Head Coach :
– It was a very good game for us. This difference is maybe not realistic, but we put a lot effort and that’s why I am satisfied. We played great for 3 quarters, except for the 2, when we lost a little concentration. I hope that in the future we will continue to play the same way as today.
Rostislav Vergun, Tsmoki-Minsk Head Coach:
– Only one team came to the game today. There’s not much to comment. Unfortunately, our leaders have disappeared today, and it is very naive to expect that something good will happen. Great job and congratulations to our opponent. See you in Minsk.
What’s next:
Zielona Gora: November 8 road game against Zenit.
Tsmoki-Minsk: November 7 home game versus Kalev.
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