Zadar scored their historic first ever win in Laktaši
In the opening game of the AdmiralBet ABA League Round 10, Zadar have prevailed over Igokea m:tel, which is their historic first ever win on the road against Igokea m:tel.
Karlo Zganec (Photo: Igokea m:tel/Marija Vuruna)
AdmiralBet ABA League Round 10, Friday, 9 December 2022:
Igokea m:tel - ZADAR 81:84 (16:16, 29:22, 13:25, 23:21)
Game recap: In the opening game of the 10th round of the AdmiralBet ABA League season, Zadar have prevailed over Igokea m:tel and have grabbed their sixth win on of the season. The Dalmatian squad are now on a 6:4 record after 10 games played and this puts them in the upper half of the AdmiralBet ABA League standings, firmly in the Playoffs Zone. On the other side, Igokea m:tel continue their season with a 5:5 record, just below Zadar, but their chances of reaching the Playoffs when the Regular Season ends are still looking good.
History has been written in Laktaši, as this is the first ever win by Zadar on the road against Igokea in 12 games played so far.
Key moments: It’s been a game of ups and downs and while Igokea m:tel have been the last to make a comeback and tied the game at 79:79 with 45 seconds remaining in the game, it has been Dario Drežnjak that took responsibility when it mattered the most. With 19 seconds left in the clash, he scored a key three-pointer, beating the shot-clock, to take his team ahead 79:82. As it turned out, Igokea m:tel did not manage to even tie the game afterwards. They had a shot for the overtime in the end, but Kendrick Ray was not accurate from beyond the arc.
Man of the match: Karlo Žganec has been the dominant driving force for Zadar this time around throughout the game, as he had 14 points, 10 rebounds, 2 assists, 2 steals, just as many blocks and a valuation of 26. He is our man of the match!
Can’t trick the stats: Zadar have outrebounded Igokea m:tel 42:34 and this is what turned the flow of the game their way in the end.
Stats
Players on court
| IGO | Min | PtsP | RebsR | AssA | StS | FoulF | ValV | |
| 0 | Ray K. | 32:03 | 16 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 19 |
| 9 | Delalić H. | 23:46 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 10 |
| 13 | Crawford B. | 30:35 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | -1 |
| 16 | Jošilo M. | 31:28 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 13 |
| 24 | Waller T. | 11:59 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -1 |
| ZAD | Min | PtsP | RebsR | AssA | StS | FoulF | ValV | |
| 9 | Žganec K. | 27:53 | 14 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 26 |
| 19 | Lakić A. | 13:58 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| 24 | Drežnjak D. | 34:22 | 20 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 16 |
| 29 | Božić L. | 37:06 | 7 | 11 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 16 |
| 46 | Ramljak M. | 32:32 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 |
Top players
| VALUE (INDEX) | ||||
| Tanasković N. | 23 | - | 26 | Žganec K. |
| POINTS | ||||
| Tanasković N. | 20 | - | 21 | Jordano A. |
| REBOUNDS | ||||
| Jošilo M. | 9 | - | 11 | Božić L. |
| ASSISTS | ||||
| Kondić K. | 5 | - | 11 | Božić L. |
