Igokea m:tel beat Budućnost VOLI in a high-scoring thriller
In the 6th round of the AdmiralBet ABA League season, Igokea m:tel have prevailed over Budućnost VOLI at home in their Laktaši Sports Hall.
Nikola Tanaskovic (Photo: Igokea m:tel/Nikola Vuruna)
AdmiralBet ABA League Round 6, Saturday, 5 November 2022:
IGOKEA M:TEL - Budućnost VOLI 103:101 (32:26, 31:30, 20:25, 20:20)
Game recap: In the 6th round of the AdmiralBet ABA League season, Igokea m:tel have prevailed over Budućnost VOLI at home in their Laktaši Sports Hall. After a defeat in Round 5 by Crvena zvezda mts, Igokea m:tel are now back on the winning track and with a record of 4:2 they will be firmly anchored in the upper half of the standings as the teams depart for the February break. On the other side, Budućnost VOLI have suffered their second defeat in a row and will be placed in the middle of the standings after 6 rounds, with a 3:3 record.
Key moments: After a game of ups and downs, where Igokea m:tel have been in front for the majority of the time, the whole battle for a win was ultimately reduced to final couple of seconds in the end. Igokea led 103:101 with 50 seconds remaining on the game-clock and had the ball possession. They missed twice, but twice came up with an offensive rebound and with 5 seconds to go, they got two free throw attempts, but Kendrick Ray missed both. Trae Bell-Haynes had the final 3-point shot afterwards for Budućnost VOLI, which could have given a win to the visiting team, but his shot missed the target as well and Igokea m:tel celebrated a win.
Man of the match: Big man Nikola Tanasković led the way towards the win for Igokea m:tel, as he had 20 points, 5 rebounds, 1 assist and a valuation of 18. He is our man of the match!
Can’t trick the stats: Igokea m:tel have outrebounded Budućnost VOLI 29:24 and as it turned out in the end, due to two offensive rebounds in key moments, they managed to grab a win this time.
Stats
Players on court
| IGO | Min | PtsP | RebsR | AssA | StS | FoulF | ValV | |
| 0 | Ray K. | 25:16 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 14 |
| 13 | Crawford B. | 24:31 | 10 | 3 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 17 |
| 16 | Jošilo M. | 34:14 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 11 |
| 23 | Stephens D. | 21:38 | 17 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 16 |
| 24 | Waller T. | 22:38 | 15 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 12 |
| BUD | Min | PtsP | RebsR | AssA | StS | FoulF | ValV | |
| 1 | Reynolds C. | 22:43 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6 |
| 2 | Bell Haynes T. | 25:04 | 16 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 20 |
| 7 | Kaba A. | 32:00 | 17 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 26 |
| 21 | Jagodić Kuridža M. | 26:37 | 20 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 23 |
| 30 | Popović P. | 14:53 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -3 |
Top players
| VALUE (INDEX) | ||||
| Tanasković N. | 18 | - | 26 | Kaba A. |
| POINTS | ||||
| Tanasković N. | 20 | - | 20 | Jagodić Kuridža M. |
| REBOUNDS | ||||
| Tanasković N. | 5 | - | 6 | Kaba A. |
| ASSISTS | ||||
| Crawford B. | 10 | - | 6 | Bell Haynes T. |
