Igokea score huge win as they beat reigning champions Crvena zvezda mts

AdmiralBet ABA League Round 3, Sunday, 10 October 2021:

IGOKEA - Crvena zvezda mts 75:68 (21:14, 23:8, 10:22, 21:24)

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POST-GAME COMMENTS

Game recap: Igokea have scored a huge win in Round 3 of the 2021/22 AdmiralBet ABA League regular season as they defeated reigning champions Crvena zvezda mts at home. Igokea have therefore extended their home-court winning streak against the red-and-whites as this was their 3rd consecutive win against the Belgrade side in Laktaši.

Igokea have been in front throughout the whole game. The home team were up by 22 points at halftime, however they had to put their best performance in the last 10 minutes to repel Zvezda's attempt of making a major comeback. At the end, Igokea managed to keep their lead to to write down their 2nd win in the season.

Both Igokea and Crvena zvezda mts now have the overall score of 2-1.

Key moments: Igokea were up by 44:22 at the halftime and at that moment it seemed that the home team would score an easy win. However, you just cannot beat the reigning champions that easily. The Belgrade troops started melting the gap as soon as the 2nd half has started and they managed to reduce Igokea's lead to just 5 points – 56:51, with 7 minutes remaining to be played in the 4th quarter.

But, that is when Igokea made the final blow in this game. The Laktaši troops made the key 11:2 run to get back on a double-digit lead – 67:53 – and to finally break their rivals.

Man of the match: Igokea’s player Aleksa Radanov made a fantastic performance against his former team Crvena zvezda mts. Radanov finished the match with 14 points, 4 rebounds and 7 assists, while he tied his AdmiralBet ABA League career-high index rating of 25.

Can’t trick the stats: Crvena zvezda mts scored just 22 points in the first half and that is where they should look for a reason why they have lost this match. The red-and-whites were 0/10 for 3-points in the first 20 minutes.