Igokea finished fifth after beating Partizan NIS
Igokea have finished the season in the ABA League on the fifth place after they have edged out Partizan NIS in the last game of the season at home in Laktaši.
James Robinson (Photo: Igokea/Nenad Vuruna)
ABA League Regular Season, Round 26, Saturday, 11.3.2017:
IGOKEA – Partizan NIS 70:64 (28:17, 16:17, 9:16, 17:14)
Game recap: Igokea are the fifth placed team of the 2016/17 season and they have confirmed their place in the final standings with a well-deserved win over the playoffs-bound Partizan NIS at home in Laktaši in their last encounter in the ABA League this season. This is their 13th win of the season and they have ended it with a 50% record. Partizan, on the other hand, will end the regular season with 19 triumphs on their record and they have lost every even theoretical possibility to grab a home court advantage in the semi-finals.
Key moments: Igokea were a better team throughout the game and have led already by 16 points midway through the second quarter (33:17). The black and white fought back and did manage to tie the game at 50:50 in 29th minute, but then allowed Igokea to pull away again with an 11:3 run in the next four minutes. The game’s winner was decided at that point.
Man of the match: Who else but the former player of Crvena zvezda mts would turn out to be Partizan NIS’ nemesis? Vuk Radivojević was the one to shine the brightest this time around for Igokea as he ended the game with 20 points, 5 rebounds, 2 assists and a steal, gathering the overall valuation of 20. He is our man of the match.
Can't trick the stats: Igokea won by 6 points and this is was difference between the two teams in 3-point scoring. Both teams made 28 3-point attempts and Igokea scored 10 of them (36%), while Partizan NIS put in 8 (29%). That’s where the game was decided.
