Igokea victorious in Skopje
Igokea scored their 1st win in the 2016/17 ABA League season after beating Karpoš Sokoli on the road.
Danilo Sibalic (Photo: Karpos Sokoli/Igor Panevski)
Igokea scored their 1st win in the 2016/17 ABA League season after beating Karpoš Sokoli on the road.
ABA League, Round 2, Wednesday, 5.10.2016:
Karpoš Sokoli - IGOKEA 79:84 (18:26, 14:21, 22:20, 25:17)
Story of the game: Experience. Igokea have been playing in the regional competition for a long time and they used that big advantage in the match against the newcomers Karpoš Sokoli. The visitors opened the match much better than they rivals so they had +15 already at the halftime. In the second half, the hosts managed to reduce the margin, but they were never actually close to make a full comeback. Therefore, Karpoš Sokoli will still have to wait for their first ever win in the ABA League.
Key moments: In the third quarter Igokea player Vuk Radivojević made several three-pointers and rejected all attempts of Karpoš Sokoli to significantly reduce the margin, while the key moment of the match happened in the last minute when James Robinson scored a jumper and helped Igokea escape on 80:74.
Man of the match: Vuk Radivojević was the top scorer in Igokea with 19 points, but James Robinson had the highest index rating (25). American player had 16 points, 7 rebounds and 4 assists which brought him the man of the match award.
Can't trick the stats: There are games in which stats can actually trick you, like this time when Igokea were not that better than Karpoš Sokoli, at least according to the numbers. Still, Igokea dominated the match from the 1st to the last minute and scored a well-deserved win.
