The first three attacks, three three-pointers and a 9:0 lead - this is how SC Derby basketball players opened their away game against Zadar in the 18th round of the AdmiralBet ABA League.
The start was promising, the host asked for a timeout after just one minute and 40, after which almost everything in the "Krešimir Ćosić" hall was in the hands of Zadar.
Derby, which played without Zoran Nikolić, suffered its 12th defeat (71:58) to end a mini series of two triumphs, but in the end, it has nothing to regret - it was almost 35 minutes of dominance by the chosen one, Danijel Jusup.
The "Students" hit only one two-point shot out of 26 attempts in 12 and a half minutes (it was scored by Zoran Vučeljić in the second quarter when he reduced the deficit to 21:18), they mostly looked for solutions outside the 6,75 line, and it was clear in the opening part of the last period when Zadar reached plus 17 - 59:42.
There were 90 seconds left at 66:56, SC Derbi was preparing for a counterattack, but Nikola Pavlićević sent the ball out of bounds in an attempt to pass it to Luka Bogavac...
Andrija Grbović scored 12 points (three three-pointers), Erik Neal had 10 with five assists, and Bogavac, David Mirković and Emir Hadžibegović each had eight...
For the hosts, Montenegrin national team player Vladimir Mihailović (11) had a double-digit performance.
ZADAR - SC DERBI 71:58 (19:15, 20:15, 16:12, 16:16)
Zadar - "Krešimir Ćosić" Hall. Audience: 3.000. Judges: Uroš Nikolić, Uroš Obrknežević, Radoš Arsenijević.
Zadar: MIHAILOVIĆ 11 (2-2), VOL 12 (4-2), Klarica 20 (1-0), PROLETA 8, Žganec, Mazalin 12 (6-2), Dundović, RAMLJAK (2-0), GILBERT 8 (2-2), Torbarina.
SC Derby: Sudar, NIL 10, Pavlićević 2, Andjušić 4, Bogdanović 2, HADŽIBEGOVIĆ 8 (3-1), Vučeljić 2, GRBOVIC 12 (4-3), Drobnjak 2 (2-2), Todorović, BOGAVAC 8 (3-3), MIRKOVIĆ 8.
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