Nikola Ivanović shines as Budućnost VOLI beat Igokea on the road
The 25-year old point guard guided the Blue team toward a valuable win in Laktaši.
Vaidas Kariniauskas (Photo: Igokea/Nikola Vuruna)
ABA League Round 7, Saturday, 16.11.2019:
Igokea – BUDUĆNOST VOLI 72:83 (20:19, 22:26, 16:14, 14:24)
Game recap: Budućnost VOLI are coming back from a tough road game in Laktaši with a big win in their bags. The ABA League vice-champions defeated Igokea after a big battle down on the court, breaking the resistance of their hosts in the final 10 minuters. Budućnost VOLI won the 4th quarter by 24:14 and grabbed the precious win.
Budućnost VOLI now have the overall score of 6-1, while Igokea are at 1-6.
Key moments: As we wrote above, Budućnost VOLI gained the crucial lead in the 4th quarter. Nikola Ivanović made some big shots from downtown in this period, which helped the visiting side escape on a safe distance.
Man of the match: There is no doubt here. The man of the match award belongs to Budućnost VOLI point guard Nikola Ivanović! He scored 18 points, including the 3 three-pointers in the 4th quarter, while his overall index rating was 27.
Can’t trick the stats: The three-pointers made the difference this evening in Laktaši. Budućnost VOLI made 12 shots from downtown, while Igokea scored just 5.
Stats
Players on court
BUD | Min | PtsP | RebsR | AssA | StS | FoulF | ValV | |
1 | Cobbs J. | 23:23 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 14 |
2 | Ivanović N. | 28:33 | 18 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 27 |
12 | Martin H. | 16:43 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 |
29 | Božić L. | 20:35 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 |
30 | Popović P. | 14:57 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
Top players
VALUE (INDEX) | ||||
Vaughn R. | 23 | - | 27 | Ivanović N. |
POINTS | ||||
Vaughn R. | 20 | - | 18 | Ivanović N. |
REBOUNDS | ||||
Evans K. | 6 | - | 6 | Šehović S. |
ASSISTS | ||||
Green M. | 8 | - | 4 | Ivanović N. |