Big win for Mega Leks, Igokea have fallen in Sremska Mitrovica
Mega Leks have reached their 8th win in the 2016/17 ABA League season after defeating Igokea in Sremska Mitrovica.
Nikola Rebic (Photo: Mega Leks/Ivica Veselinov)
ABA League Regular Season, Round 22, Sunday, 12.2.2017:
MEGA LEKS - Igokea 101:84 (25:21, 22:21, 28:19, 26:23)
Story of the game: Mega Leks are one step closer to keep the ABA League status after defeating Igokea in the 22nd round of the Regular Season. The reigning vice-champions now have 8 wins, which is one more than the three teams from the bottom of the table currently have. With 4 rounds left to be played in the 2016/17 season, the race for the ABA League survival will definitely be very interesting. On the other side, Igokea do not need to worry despite this defeat. The squad from Aleksandrovac have 10 wins and they are safely placed on the 6th place on the standings.
Key moments: The opening minutes of the 2nd half were the key moments in this match. Mega Leks had +5 at the halftime - 47:42, while then they made 10:2 run at the start of the 3rd quarter and escaped to 57:44. The home team have been successfully keeping the lead all the way until the end of the game.
Man of the match: Nikola Rebić shined this evening in Sremska Mitrovica by completing a double-double achievement! Young point guard of Mega Leks had 13 points and 10 assists, while his overall index rating was 21.
Can't trick the stats: Three-pointers! Mega Leks made 15 shots for 3pts, while Igokea scored only 4 of them! That's a 33-point difference!
