Igokea m:tel stronger than Cibona in Zagreb
On the road in Zagreb, Igokea m:tel have prevailed over Cibona and secured themselves a spot in the 2021/22 AdmiralBet ABA League Playoffs.
Marko Josilo (Photo: Cibona/Mihal Jacic)
AdmiralBet ABA League Round 25, Friday, 1 April 2022:
Cibona - IGOKEA M:TEL 77:82 (15:16, 21:25, 20:15, 21:26)
Game recap: On the road in Zagreb, Igokea m:tel have prevailed over Cibona and secured themselves a spot in the 2021/22 AdmiralBet ABA League Playoffs. It has been a game of many ups and downs, where Igokea m:tel have secured themselves a win in the final minutes. With this triumph, the visiting side have risen up to the 14:10 record and have already secured themselves a spot in the Playoffs. On the other side, Cibona are now on a 9:14 record and they are officially out of the Playoffs race after 25 rounds of the season.
Key moments: It has been a tight game, where Cibona have been in front 2 minutes and a half until the end (73:72), but then Igokea m:tel pushed up their tempo and with an 8:0 run over the next two minutes, they have turned the game completely upside-down. As they led (73:80) with 20 minutes to go it became clear that the visitors would be taking home to Laktaši a pair of points this time.
Man of the match: DeShawn Stephens has been shining for Igokea m:tel all game long, as he led them to the win with 21 points, 7 rebounds, 2 assists and a valuation of 30. He is our man of the match!
Can’t trick the stats: It has been the teamwork, that has pushed Igokea m:tel to the win this time. As they have had 22 assists, Cibona had only 13. This has been decisive for the outcome of the game this time.
Stats
Players on court
| CIB | Min | PtsP | RebsR | AssA | StS | FoulF | ValV | |
| 9 | Gegić A. | 27:17 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| 12 | Vildoza J. | 24:10 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 9 |
| 22 | Branković D. | 23:17 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 20 |
| 23 | Drežnjak M. | 33:24 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 10 |
| 35 | Reuvers N. | 31:29 | 13 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 15 |
| IGO | Min | PtsP | RebsR | AssA | StS | FoulF | ValV | |
| 8 | Robinson III J. | 25:40 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 12 | Radanov A. | 19:26 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 16 |
| 16 | Jošilo M. | 35:15 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 14 |
| 23 | Stephens D. | 28:50 | 21 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 30 |
| 24 | Waller T. | 29:39 | 17 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 13 |
Last 5 actions
| Min | Score | Action |
| game finished | ||
| end of 4. quarter | ||
| 00:01 (Q4) | VILDOZA J. assist | |
| 00:01 (Q4) | 77 : 82 | REUVERS N. made 2 points (floatingjump shot) |
| 00:09 (Q4) | 75 : 82 | 23 STEPHENS D. made free throw (2 of 2) |
| 00:09 (Q4) | 75 : 81 | 23 STEPHENS D. made free throw (1 of 2) |
Top players
| VALUE (INDEX) | ||||
| Branković D. | 20 | - | 30 | Stephens D. |
| POINTS | ||||
| Reuvers N. | 13 | - | 21 | Stephens D. |
| REBOUNDS | ||||
| Branković D. | 12 | - | 7 | Stephens D. |
| ASSISTS | ||||
| Gegić A. | 5 | - | 9 | Robinson III J. |
