Igokea m:tel clinch a big away win against Mega Mozzart
Igokea m:tel have made a major step toward the Playoffs as they defeated Mega Mozzart on the road.
(Photo: Mega Mozzart/Dragana Stjepanovic)
AdmiralBet ABA League Round 21, Sunday, 6 March 2022:
Mega Mozzart – IGOKEA M:TEL 71:81 (15:14, 22:18, 13:28, 21:21)
Game recap: Igokea m:tel have made a major step toward the Playoffs as they defeated Mega Mozzart on the road. The boys from Laktaši were down by 5 at the halftime, but then they completely turned the things around in the 3rd quarter as they won that period by 28:13 to not just take over the lead, but also create a double-digit gap. In the rest of the match, the visitors had no problems keeping the lead they gained in the 3rd quarter.
Key moments: As we have previously mentioned, Igokea m:tel have really presented some top-class performance in the 3rd quarter. The visitors made a 17:2 run in the opening 5 minutes of this period to gain a double-digit lead and completely break the spirit of their rivals.
Man of the match: Igokea m:tel played this game without one of their best players Dalibor Ilić, but that was not a problem for the Laktaši troops today as the other guys in the squad presented an impressive team performance. Igokea m:tel had 5 players with 10+ points today and it is really difficult to pick just one of them for the MVP award. But, let’s say that Aleksa Radanov had the highest index rating in the winning team (17) as he finished the match with 12 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists.
Can’t trick the stats: At the end of the day, that one 10-minute period made the difference. Igokea m:tel dominated the 3rd quarter and that helped them grab the win.
Stats
Players on court
| MEG | Min | PtsP | RebsR | AssA | StS | FoulF | ValV | |
| 5 | Jović N. | 28:22 | 22 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 23 |
| 7 | Uskoković A. | 22:08 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 8 |
| 11 | Smith D. | 22:26 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 17 | Matković K. | 25:16 | 17 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 20 |
| 22 | Simanić B. | 22:04 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| IGO | Min | PtsP | RebsR | AssA | StS | FoulF | ValV | |
| 4 | Vulić M. | 07:08 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -3 |
| 12 | Radanov A. | 23:20 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 17 |
| 16 | Jošilo M. | 31:17 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 13 |
| 19 | Talić D. | 13:17 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | -2 |
| 42 | Fundić S. | 10:46 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
Last 5 actions
| Min | Score | Action |
| game finished | ||
| end of 4. quarter | ||
| 00:01 (Q4) | 4 USKOKOVIĆ A. assist | |
| 00:01 (Q4) | 71 : 81 | JOVIĆ N. made 3 points (jump shot) |
| 00:13 (Q4) | 19 TALIĆ D. assist | |
| 00:13 (Q4) | 68 : 81 | 12 RADANOV A. made 3 points (jump shot) |
Top players
| VALUE (INDEX) | ||||
| Jović N. | 23 | - | 17 | Radanov A. |
| POINTS | ||||
| Jović N. | 22 | - | 17 | Waller T. |
| REBOUNDS | ||||
| Matković K. | 12 | - | 9 | Tanasković N. |
| ASSISTS | ||||
| Uskoković A. | 7 | - | 8 | Robinson III J. |
