Igokea m:tel score their first win after more than 3 months as they beat FMP Soccerbet in Laktaši
Igokea m:tel have ended their 3-month-long losing run after beating FMP Soccerbet in Round 21 opener.
(Photo: Igokea m:tel/Marija Vuruna)
AdmiralBet ABA League Round 21, Saturday, 11 March 2023:
IGOKEA M:TEL – FMP Soccerbet 77:70 (22:18, 23:15, 14:18, 18:19)
Game recap: Igokea m:tel have ended their 3-month-long losing run after beating FMP Soccerbet in Round 21 opener.
The boys from Laktaši have finally returned on the winning run after some really tough period for the club. Recall that Igokea m:tel scored their last win on December 4, 2022, while after that they suffered 10 consecutive defeats in the regional league and found themselves very close to the danger zone on the standings.
Yet, today Igokea m:tel team presented a very good display as they have been in front during most of the game. In the key moments they played a very good defense, preventing FMP Soccerbet of making a late comeback.
Igokea m:tel now have the overall score of 6-14, while FMP Soccerbet are at 12-9.
Key moments: Igokea m:tel had a 5-point lead – 69:64, with 4 minutes remaining in the 4th quarter, while in the rest of the match they let FMP Soccerbet score just 6 more points. Their defensive performance in those moments helped them stay in front all the way until the end and they eventually triumphed by 77:70.
Man of the match: Stefan Đorđević was very close to complete a double-double this evening as he finished the match with 12 points and 8 rebounds. Igokea m:tel big guy had an overall index rating of 20.
Can't trick the stats: We have already mention that Igokea m:tel were pretty good defensively tonight and if you take a look at the stats you will see that they forced FMP Soccerbet on 19 turnovers in this match.
Stats
Players on court
| IGO | Min | PtsP | RebsR | AssA | StS | FoulF | ValV | |
| 7 | Kondić K. | 14:41 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| 9 | Delalić H. | 20:49 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 |
| 13 | Crawford B. | 31:10 | 19 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 20 |
| 16 | Jošilo M. | 34:58 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 17 |
| 45 | Đorđević S. | 27:07 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 20 |
| FMP | Min | PtsP | RebsR | AssA | StS | FoulF | ValV | |
| 7 | Stepanović A. | 28:40 | 13 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 10 |
| 10 | Šaranović N. | 20:42 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 9 |
| 21 | Janković N. | 22:19 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 10 |
| 22 | Jenkins C. | 28:59 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -4 |
| 55 | Manojlović N. | 15:19 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
Top players
| VALUE (INDEX) | ||||
| Crawford B. | 20 | - | 11 | Moore C. |
| POINTS | ||||
| Crawford B. | 19 | - | 17 | Moore C. |
| REBOUNDS | ||||
| Jošilo M. | 8 | - | 6 | Stepanović A. |
| ASSISTS | ||||
| Crawford B. | 4 | - | 4 | Šaranović N. |
