Crvena zvezda mts beat Igokea m:tel to keep perfect home-court score
Crvena zvezda mts have defeated Igokea m:tel in postponed game of Round 16 and have therefore finished the regular season as the only team in the league with perfect home-court record.
Austin Hollins (Photo: AdmiralBet ABA League/Dragana Stjepanovic)
AdmiralBet ABA League Round 16, Saturday, 23 April 2022:
CRVENA ZVEZDA MTS - Igokea m:tel 85:66 (20:11, 23:22, 20:14, 22:19)
Game recap: Crvena zvezda mts have defeated Igokea m:tel in postponed game of Round 16 and have therefore finished the regular season as the only team in the league with perfect home-court record.
The reigning champions have triumphed in all 13 home-court games in the 2021/22 AdmiralBet ABA League, while they have also extended their home-court winning streak against Igokea m:tel as this was their 8th consecutive home win against the Laktaši troops.
Crvena zvezda mts have won the 1st place in the regular season with the overall score of 22-2 and they will have a home-court advantage throughout the Playoffs.
On the other side, despite losing this game Igokea m:tel have fulfilled their season goal as they had already qualified for the Playoffs as the 5th placed team on the standings. Igokea m:tel have finished the regular season with the overall score of 15-11, while their opponent at the start of the 2022 AdmiralBet ABA League Playoffs will be Cedevita Olimpija.
Key moments: Crvena zvezda mts have been in front from the start until the end. The home side had a double-digit lead at the halftime – 43:33, still they had minor problems in the 3rd quarter in which Igokea m:tel reduced the gap to just 3 points – 47:44. But, the red-and-whites responded immediately by making the key 8:0 run to get back on a double-digit lead – 55:44. After that, the home team just kept increasing the margin until the secured the win.
Man of the match: Nikola Kalinić. Once again the experienced forward was the player with the highest index rating in the red-and-white team. Kalinić had the index rating of 20, while he was also the team top scorer with 16 points.
Can’t trick the stats: Turnovers were just a huge problem for the visiting side today. Igokea m:tel made 22 turnovers in this match, while at the same time Crvena zvezda mts made just 8 turnovers.
Stats
Players on court
| CZV | Min | PtsP | RebsR | AssA | StS | FoulF | ValV | |
| 2 | Lazarević S. | 26:21 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| 7 | Davidovac D. | 07:32 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 |
| 14 | Hollins A. | 24:16 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 8 |
| 20 | Ivanović N. | 25:45 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 7 |
| 32 | Kuzmić O. | 18:13 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 7 |
| IGO | Min | PtsP | RebsR | AssA | StS | FoulF | ValV | |
| 8 | Robinson III J. | 35:39 | 10 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 7 |
| 16 | Jošilo M. | 30:31 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 |
| 22 | Ilić D. | 32:19 | 10 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 17 |
| 23 | Stephens D. | 24:07 | 13 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 12 |
| 24 | Waller T. | 31:39 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 17 |
Last 5 actions
| Min | Score | Action |
| game finished | ||
| end of 4. quarter | ||
| 00:06 (Q4) | 85 : 66 | 32 KUZMIĆ O. made 2 points (layup) |
| 00:06 (Q4) | 32 KUZMIĆ O. rebound (offensive) | |
| 00:11 (Q4) | 14 HOLLINS A. missed 2 points (hookshot) | |
| 00:32 (Q4) | 7 DAVIDOVAC D. rebound (defensive) |
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Top players
| VALUE (INDEX) | ||||
| Kalinić N. | 20 | - | 17 | Ilić D. |
| POINTS | ||||
| Kalinić N. | 16 | - | 16 | Waller T. |
| REBOUNDS | ||||
| Kalinić N. | 5 | - | 11 | Ilić D. |
| ASSISTS | ||||
| Ivanović N. | 5 | - | 7 | Robinson III J. |
