Cibona get the tight win at home against Igokea m:tel

Saturday, 17. December 2022 at 18:59

Cibona ends their five-game losing streak with a close home win against Igokea m:tel in an exciting finish. The hosts improved to a 4-7 record in the 2022/2023 AdmiralBet ABA League regular season. 

Ivan Perasovic (Photo: Cibona/Marin Susic)

AdmiralBet ABA League Round 11, Saturday, 17 December 2022:

CIBONA - Igokea m:tel 77:76 (13:18, 20:23, 23:15, 21:20)

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Game recap: Cibona ends their five-game losing streak with a close home win against Igokea m:tel in an exciting finish. The hosts improved to a 4-7 record in the 2022/2023 AdmiralBet ABA League regular season. Following this loss, Igokea m:tel drop to a 5-6 season record, in the next round they host Partizan Mozzart Bet while Cibona heads on the road to Zadar.

Cibona opened up the game with an 8:1 run after 3 minutes, following a timeout by Dragan Bajić, Igokea m:tel answered with their own 9:0 run to stay into the game. Following that the visitors took control of the lead in the first half, leading as much as 12 in the second quarter, they held an 8-point lead in the first half. 

After the break, Cibona managed to cut into the Igokea m:tel lead, outscoring them in the third quarter 23:15 to head into the final period of play all tied up. In an exciting finish, Borna Kapusta hit a crucial three-pointer with 20 seconds remaining to give Cibona a 76:74 lead.

Key moments: Josip Sesar must've had a good locker room talk at halftime, Cibona opened up the second half with an 11:0 run to eliminate the Igokea m:tel lead, and that made for an exciting second half. 

Man of the match: In just his second game of the season, Blaž Mesiček led the way for Cibona, scoring 19 points along with 5 rebounds for a 22 valuation rating. 

Cant hide the stats: Three-point shooting gave Cibona an advantage against Igokea m:tel, hitting 9 threes on their homecourt compared to Igokea m:tel hitting 4 threes tonight.  

Stats

Cibona
00:00 Q4
77 : 76
Igokea m:tel

Players on court

CIB Min P R A S F V
5 Mesiček B. 26:12 19 5 0 1 2 22
17 Aranitović A. 28:13 16 4 0 1 4 16
24 Baković M. 13:27 2 0 1 0 2 -2
44 Kapusta B. 21:25 3 4 4 0 4 1
98 Ljubičić K. 11:05 3 2 1 0 3 2
IGO Min P R A S F V
9 Delalić H. 37:18 6 7 2 0 3 11
13 Crawford B. 34:47 15 2 6 3 2 17
16 Jošilo M. 27:48 9 9 4 3 2 19
25 Marić N. 09:09 3 2 0 0 3 1
45 Đorđević S. 26:57 15 6 4 1 0 23

Last 5 actions

Min Score Action
game finished
end of 4. quarter
00:00 (Q4) 5 MESIČEK B. rebound (defensive)
00:00 (Q4) 13 JOŠILO M. missed free throw (2 of 2)
00:00 (Q4)77 : 76 13 JOŠILO M. made free throw (1 of 2)
00:00 (Q4) 45 ĐORĐEVIĆ S. substitution (in)

Top players

VALUE (INDEX)
Mesiček B. 22 - 23 Đorđević S.
POINTS
Mesiček B. 19 - 15 Tanasković N.
REBOUNDS
Mesiček B. 5 - 9 Jošilo M.
ASSISTS
Radovčić K. 4 - 6 Crawford B.
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