Igokea m:tel grab road win in Novo mesto
On the road in Novo mesto, Igokea m:tel have prevailed over Krka and have written down their seventh win of the AdmiralBet ABA League season.
James Robinson (Photo: Krka/Drago Perko/kosarka.si)
AdmiralBet ABA League Round 13, Sunday, 26 December 2021:
Krka - IGOKEA M:TEL 59:72 (9:23, 18:19, 20:15, 12:15)
Game recap: On the road in Novo mesto, Igokea m:tel have prevailed over Krka and have written down their seventh win of the AdmiralBet ABA League season. This way, Igokea m:tel have protected their place in the Playoffs Zone and will be holding the sixth position midway through the season with a 7:6 record after 13 rounds behind us. On the other side, the hosts have now lost 7 games in a row and they find themselves in the danger zone near the very bottom of the AdmiralBet ABA League standings with 3 wins and 10 defeats after 13 rounds.
Key moments: Igokea m:tel have started their game powerfully and after a tied score at 6:6 in 3rd minute, they went on a 21:4 run over the next 9 minutes to pull away to the score of 10:27. With a 17-point advantage early in the game, it quickly became clear that they have already done the majority of the job on their way to the new win. Krka did not manage to fight their way back into the battle for a new pair of points anymore.
Man of the match: Markel Starks had 8 points, 6 assists, 3 rebounds and a game-high valuation of 13, for his squad, as he led Igokea m:tel towards the win in Novo mesto this time around. He is our man of the match!
Can’t trick the stats: Igokea m:tel have outrebounded Krka 34:26 and that’s what has secured them a comfortable win in the end.
Stats
Players on court
| KRK | Min | PtsP | RebsR | AssA | StS | FoulF | ValV | |
| 6 | Stipčević R. | 36:34 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 21 |
| 23 | Škedelj M. | 16:27 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| 24 | Lapornik L. | 33:17 | 9 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 10 |
| 34 | Macura J. | 23:00 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13 |
| 99 | Thomas A. | 40:00 | 9 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 9 |
| IGO | Min | PtsP | RebsR | AssA | StS | FoulF | ValV | |
| 8 | Robinson III J. | 23:22 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 12 |
| 12 | Radanov A. | 20:31 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 |
| 22 | Ilić D. | 28:04 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 10 |
| 23 | Stephens D. | 23:34 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 10 |
| 24 | Waller T. | 20:21 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 |
Last 5 actions
| Min | Score | Action |
| game finished | ||
| end of 4. quarter | ||
| 00:13 (Q4) | 59 : 72 | 24 LAPORNIK L. made 2 points (drivinglayup) |
| 00:29 (Q4) | ROBINSON III J. assist | |
| 00:29 (Q4) | 57 : 72 | 23 STEPHENS D. made 2 points (jump shot) |
| 00:47 (Q4) | ROBINSON III J. rebound (defensive) |
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Top players
| VALUE (INDEX) | ||||
| Stipčević R. | 21 | - | 13 | Starks M. |
| POINTS | ||||
| Stipčević R. | 12 | - | 11 | Waller T. |
| REBOUNDS | ||||
| Macura J. | 7 | - | 7 | Ilić D. |
| ASSISTS | ||||
| Lapornik L. | 8 | - | 6 | Starks M. |
