Igokea m:tel put on an amazing 2nd half show to beat Cedevita Olimpija

AdmiralBet ABA League Round 4, Sunday, 22 October 2023:

IGOKEA M:TEL - Cedevita Olimpija 83:72 (20:24, 22:16, 21:12, 20:20)

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POST-GAME COMMENTS

Game recap: Igokea m:tel have prevailed over Cedevita Olimpija at home in Laktaši in Round 4 of the AdmiralBet ABA League season. This way, the Laktaši squad have prevailed over the side, led by Simone Pianigiani, as they have beaten Cedevita Olimpija also at the ABA Super Cup in Podgorica. For Igokea m:tel this is the third win of the season and with a 3:1 record, they will be placed just below the top of the regional league standings after 4 rounds. On the other side, the Dragons of Ljubljana will continue in the middle of the standings with a 2:2 record.

Key moments: Cedevita Olimpija have started the game well and enjoyed a comfortable 9-point lead in the 15th minute of the game (26:35), but that’s when Igokea’s 26:5 run over the next 8 minutes arrived, with which the Laktaši squad managed to turn the game completely upside-down and they have been up in the double-digits (52:40) after 3 minutes of the second half. As it turned out later in the game, these have been the crucial moments, as Cedevita Olimpija did not manage to arrange another comeback all until the end.

Man of the match: Nikola Tanasković has been shinnig all game long for Igokea m:tel, as he led them towards the win with 15 points, 5 rebounds, 3 assists, and a valuation of 22. He is our man of the match.

Can’t trick the stats: Teamwork is what helped Igokea m:tel prevail over Cedevita Olimpija this time, as they had 17 assists as a team and Cedevita Olimpija 13. This way, they managed to overcome some difficulties that have been evident when looking at the rebounding contest (36:28 in favour of Cedevita Olimpija) and prevail in the end.