FMP Soccerbet down Igokea m:tel on coach Nikitović's debut
FMP Soccerbet scored a valuable win as they defeated Igokea m:tel at home in Round 19 of the 2023/24 AdmiralBet ABA League regular season.
Matic Rebec (Photo: FMP Soccerbet/Ivica Veselinov)
2023/24 AdmiralBet ABA League Round 19, Sunday, 4 February 2024:
FMP SOCCERBET – Igokea m:tel 78:64 (19:15, 29:22, 16:9, 14:18)
Game recap: FMP Soccerbet scored a valuable win as they defeated Igokea m:tel at home in Round 19 of the 2023/24 AdmiralBet ABA League regular season.
FMP’s new head coach Saša Nikitović has therefore made a perfect start of his 3rd stint in the AdmiralBet ABA League. Nikitović took over the Panthers last week and he led them toward a pretty important win already on his debut. FMP Soccerbet have therefore moved away from the relegation zone as they now have 2 wins more than 13th placed Krka and 3 wins more than last placed Mornar-Barsko zlato.
On the other side, Igokea m:tel are still pretty safe inside the Playoffs zone, despite this defeat. The boys from Laktaši are still holding the 5th place on the standings with the overall score of 11-8.
Key moments: FMP Soccerbet had an 11-point lead at halftime – 48:37, while in the following 10 minutes they played their best defense in today’s match. The Panthers conceded just 9 points in the 3rd quarter, while they extended the gap to 18 points – 64:46.
Man of the match: Matic Rebec was the best player on the court tonight. FMP Soccerbet point guard put on a double-double performance with 15 points and 10 assists, while his overall index rating was 21.
Can’t trick the stats: FMP Soccerbet have won the battle inside the paint as they made 12 rebounds more than Igokea m:tel. On top of that, we should also mention that the visiting side had a pretty bad shooting night as they were 3/22 for 3-points tonight.
Stats
Players on court
| FMP | Min | PtsP | RebsR | AssA | StS | FoulF | ValV | |
| 1 | Živanović B. | 15:07 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | -1 |
| 4 | Subotić B. | 27:02 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 14 |
| 6 | Roberts D. | 26:06 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | -7 |
| 10 | Šaranović N. | 34:08 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 15 |
| 23 | Stojanović V. | 17:23 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| IGO | Min | PtsP | RebsR | AssA | StS | FoulF | ValV | |
| 3 | Kondić K. | 18:01 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 5 | Bošković M. | 16:05 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 17 | Nakić M. | 22:45 | 20 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 21 |
| 21 | Milosavljevic D. | 26:45 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 7 |
| 77 | Milovanović V. | 05:01 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 |
Last 5 actions
| Min | Score | Action |
| game finished | ||
| end of 4. quarter | ||
| 00:26 (Q4) | 21 MILOSAVLJEVIC D. assist | |
| 00:26 (Q4) | 78 : 64 | 77 MILOVANOVIĆ V. made 2 points (layup) |
| 00:31 (Q4) | 21 MILOSAVLJEVIC D. rebound (defensive) | |
| 00:34 (Q4) | 23 STOJANOVIĆ V. missed 3 points (jump shot) |
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