Igokea m:tel bounced back with the win over Cibona
In the Match of the 12th round of the AdmiralBet ABA League season, Igokea m:tel have prevailed over Cibona and got back to the winning track.
Markel Starks (Photo: Igokea m:tel/Nikola Vuruna)
AdmiralBet ABA League Round 12, Friday, 17 December 2021:
IGOKEA M:TEL - Cibona 82:72 (13:21, 25:11, 16:22, 26:18)
Game recap: In the Match of the 12th round of the AdmiralBet ABA League season, Igokea m:tel have prevailed over Cibona and got back to the winning track. This way, Igokea m:tel have returned to the winning track after two straight defeats in the regional competition and are now on a 6:6 record, occupying a place in the middle of the AdmiralBet ABA League standings after 12 rounds. On the other side, Cibona are now in a streak of 4 consecutive defeats and with a record of 5:7, they will have plenty of work to do in order to return to the Playoffs zone, where they would desire to find themselves.
Key moments: When the two squads have been separated by only a point in the 33rd minute (58:57), it seemed like the game would go into the close finish. However, Igokea m:tel went on a 6:0 run over the next two minutes, thanks to three-pointers by Marko Jošilo and Antabia Waller, which put them up by 7 points (64:57) with 6 minutes remaining in the game. As it turned out later in the game, this was enough to secure a calm ending of the game for the hosts.
Man of the match: DeShawn Stephens dominated the court this time around, as he led his Igokea m:tel to the win with 16 points, 15 rebounds, 1 steal, 1 block and a valuation of 27. He is our man of the match!
Can’t trick the stats: Igokea m:tel have outrebounded Cibona 31:19 and that was the key to their convincing win in the end.
Stats
Players on court
| IGO | Min | PtsP | RebsR | AssA | StS | FoulF | ValV | |
| 5 | Starks M. | 27:09 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 9 |
| 12 | Radanov A. | 18:21 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 16 | Jošilo M. | 26:34 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 17 |
| 22 | Ilić D. | 13:12 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6 |
| 23 | Stephens D. | 29:57 | 16 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 27 |
| CIB | Min | PtsP | RebsR | AssA | StS | FoulF | ValV | |
| 3 | Radovčić K. | 24:05 | 9 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 15 |
| 9 | Gegić A. | 28:10 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 7 |
| 23 | Drežnjak M. | 33:14 | 17 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 20 |
| 35 | Reuvers N. | 24:03 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 |
| 99 | Nakić T. | 37:41 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
Last 5 actions
| Min | Score | Action |
| game finished | ||
| end of 4. quarter | ||
| 00:18 (Q4) | 23 STEPHENS D. rebound (defensive) | |
| 00:21 (Q4) | NAKIĆ T. missed 3 points (stepbackjump shot) | |
| 00:31 (Q4) | 12 RADANOV A. assist | |
| 00:31 (Q4) | 82 : 72 | 22 ILIĆ D. made 2 points (dunk) |
Top players
| VALUE (INDEX) | ||||
| Stephens D. | 27 | - | 20 | Drežnjak M. |
| POINTS | ||||
| Stephens D. | 16 | - | 17 | Drežnjak M. |
| REBOUNDS | ||||
| Stephens D. | 15 | - | 4 | Gegić A. |
| ASSISTS | ||||
| Robinson III J. | 6 | - | 7 | Radovčić K. |
