Igokea m:tel prevail over Cibona
Igokea m:tel have scored their 9th win of the season as they defeated Cibona in Laktaši.
(Photo: Igokea m:tel/Marija Vuruna)
AdmiralBet ABA League Round 24, Sunday, 2 April 2023:
IGOKEA M:TEL – Cibona 81:67 (20:16, 23:17, 18:22, 20:12)
Game recap: Igokea m:tel are not giving up on their Playoffs dream. The boys from Laktaši defeated Cibona at home in Round 24 to improve their overall score to 9-14. Igokea m:tel are therefore now just a win away from the Top 8 zone, with one game in hand as they still need to play postponed match of Round 14 against Mornar-Barsko zlato.
On the other side, by losing this match Cibona suffered a major blow in their race for the Playoffs. The Zagreb crew now have the overall score of 9-15 and they missed a chance to tie with SC Derby, Zadar and Split who all have 10 wins on their records.
Key moments: Igokea m:tel have been in front throughout the whole game, yet Cibona managed to reduce the gap to just 4 points at the start of the 4th quarter – 61:57. But, Igokea m:tel response was quick. The home team made the key 9:1 run to get back on a double-digit lead – 70:58, while after that they had no problems staying in front until the end.
Man of the match: Marko Jošilo had the highest index rating in the winning team (19) and he was definitely one of the key players for Igokea m:tel in today's match. Jošilo scored 12 points, while on top of that he grabbed 7 rebounds.
Can’t trick the stats: Igokea m:tel big guys won the battle against Cibona centers today. The home team made 16 rebounds more than the visitors, which is definitely a big difference when it comes to a tight game like this.
Stats
Players on court
| IGO | Min | PtsP | RebsR | AssA | StS | FoulF | ValV | |
| 7 | Kondić K. | 22:26 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 12 |
| 11 | Stanković O. | 15:39 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 8 |
| 16 | Jošilo M. | 29:43 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 19 |
| 25 | Marić N. | 13:44 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 9 |
| 35 | Radošić O. | 02:17 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| CIB | Min | PtsP | RebsR | AssA | StS | FoulF | ValV | |
| 3 | Radovčić K. | 19:41 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 |
| 7 | Frančešević L. | 02:17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | Majcunić I. | 25:14 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | -5 |
| 14 | Mazalin L. | 30:37 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 21 |
| 98 | Ljubičić K. | 17:55 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | -1 |
Last 5 actions
| Min | Score | Action |
| game finished | ||
| end of 4. quarter | ||
| 00:13 (Q4) | 25 MARIĆ N. rebound (defensive) | |
| 00:16 (Q4) | 98 LJUBIČIĆ K. missed 2 points (layup) | |
| 00:23 (Q4) | 14 MAZALIN L. rebound (offensive) | |
| 00:23 (Q4) | 98 LJUBIČIĆ K. missed 3 points (jump shot) |
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Top players
| VALUE (INDEX) | ||||
| Jošilo M. | 19 | - | 21 | Mazalin L. |
| POINTS | ||||
| Crawford B. | 14 | - | 16 | Aranitović A. |
| REBOUNDS | ||||
| Delalić H. | 8 | - | 8 | Mazalin L. |
| ASSISTS | ||||
| Crawford B. | 5 | - | 6 | Kapusta B. |
