Igokea m:tel beat Mornar after furious 4th quarter opening
Igokea m:tel prevailed over Mornar-Barsko zlato in this week’s NLB Match of the Round after making the key 15:0 run at the start of the 4th quarter.
(Photo: Igokea m:tel/Marija Vuruna)
AdmiralBet ABA League Round 20, Saturday, 12 February 2022:
IGOKEA M:TEL – Mornar-Barsko zlato 70:57 (13:10, 18:21, 20:16, 19:10)
Game recap: Igokea m:tel prevailed over Mornar-Barsko zlato in this week’s NLB Match of the Round after making the key 15:0 run at the start of the 4th quarter.
The home team had a 4-point lead ahead of the final 10 minutes – 51:47, while then they scored 15 points in a row to escape on a 19-point lead – 66:47. Mornar-Barsko zlato scored their first points in the 4th quarter after almost 5 minutes of play.
Igokea m:tel have therefore made a major step toward the Playoffs as they now have the overall score of 10-9, while Mornar-Barsko zlato dropped to 7-11.
Key moments: The winner of this match was decided in the opening 5 minutes of the 4th quarter in which Igokea m:tel made that key 15:0 run. It is important to mention the role of young point guard Darko Talić in those moments as Igokea m:tel hot prospect made two very important 3-pointers to push his team toward the win.
Man of the match: Igokea m:tel 21-year-old forward Dalibor Ilić made a monster double-double as he finished the match with 17 points and 18 rebounds! His overall index rating was 26.
Can't trick the stats: Mornar-Barsko zlato were without their 2nd best scorer Nemanja Gordić who will miss the rest of the season due to injury, while their top scorer Vladimir Mihailović had just an awful shooting night as he was 1/15 from field goals in this match.
Stats
Players on court
| IGO | Min | PtsP | RebsR | AssA | StS | FoulF | ValV | |
| 8 | Robinson III J. | 25:05 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 7 |
| 12 | Radanov A. | 33:22 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 16 |
| 22 | Ilić D. | 33:13 | 17 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 26 |
| 23 | Stephens D. | 22:30 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 24 | Waller T. | 24:23 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 |
| MOR | Min | PtsP | RebsR | AssA | StS | FoulF | ValV | |
| 1 | Mihailović V. | 31:27 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 3 | -8 |
| 6 | Jeremić M. | 31:57 | 21 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 16 |
| 7 | Živanović B. | 23:16 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | -3 |
| 9 | Smith T. | 21:18 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 9 |
| 42 | Mosley W. | 25:36 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 18 |
Last 5 actions
| Min | Score | Action |
| game finished | ||
| end of 4. quarter | ||
| 00:18 (Q4) | 22 ILIĆ D. turnover (bad pass) | |
| 00:36 (Q4) | 23 STEPHENS D. rebound (defensive) | |
| 00:38 (Q4) | 34 JEREMIĆ M. missed 3 points (jump shot) | |
| 00:43 (Q4) | 70 : 57 | 23 STEPHENS D. made 2 points (dunk) |
Top players
| VALUE (INDEX) | ||||
| Ilić D. | 26 | - | 18 | Mosley W. |
| POINTS | ||||
| Ilić D. | 17 | - | 21 | Jeremić M. |
| REBOUNDS | ||||
| Ilić D. | 18 | - | 8 | Smith T. |
| ASSISTS | ||||
| Robinson III J. | 6 | - | 3 | Mihailović V. |
