SC Derbi lose 79:65 in Zadar — 20 turnovers cost the “Students” in the ABA League

Matches between Zadar and SC Derbi, as RTCG reports, usually end with a win for the home side — and so it happened this time too. In the 11th meeting between the two teams, the Dalmatians won 79:65, recording their fifth triumph over the Podgorica side.

Nothing foreshadowed such an outcome in the first quarter: Petar Mijović’s team, thanks to Jhaier Davis, Marko Pavićević and former Zadar player Antonio Jordano, had built a nine-point lead (24:15) by the ninth minute.

Vladimir Mihailović closed the first period with a three-pointer — his eight personal points — and added seven more in the second half, being among the most deserving that Stipe Modrić’s team went into the break leading 45:39.

With a 6:0 run at the start of the second half, the home side moved to a double-digit difference (51:39), which they did not relinquish until the end, at one point even reaching +20.

For the “Students”, only Pavićević with 15 and Davis with 14 points reached double figures, while for the home side Mihailović stood out with 15 (all in the first half), and Ivan Vraneš and Ross Williams with 14 points each. SC Derbi lost no fewer than 20 balls, 14 of them in the first half — with such a tally, as is noted, nobody wins.

Thus, the Podgorica side’s only “break” in their duels with Zadar remains that of 18 April 2022, when the “Students” triumphed 76:71 at the “Krešimir Ćosić” hall.