Crvena zvezda Meridianbet get back on the winning path as they prevail over Igokea m:tel
Crvena zvezda Meridianbet have scored a convincing win against Igokea m:tel in Round 4 of the 2024/25 AdmiralBet ABA League regular season.
(Photo: ABA League j.t.d./Dragana Stjepanovic)
2024/25 AdmiralBet ABA League Round 4, Saturday, 12 October 2024:
CRVENA ZVEZDA MERIDIANBET – Igokea m:tel 91:68 (22:19, 27:15, 26:13, 16:21)
Game recap: Crvena zvezda Meridianbet have scored a convincing win against Igokea m:tel in Round 4 of the 2024/25 AdmiralBet ABA League regular season.
The reigning champions did not start the 2024/25 regional league campaign the way they planned as they lost two out of the opening three games in the new season, Yet, this evening in Belgrade, the red-and-whites showed their real power. Crvena zvezda Meridianbet have easily defeated Igokea m:tel, leaving the visiting side without the slightest chance of even thinking about the win.
Crvena zvezda Meridianbet and Igokea m:tel are now all tied on the 2024/25 AdmiralBet ABA League standings as both teams have the overall score of 2-2.
Key moments: Crvena zvezda Meridianbet gained the key lead in the 2nd quarter when they made a 17:0 run to increase the gap to 20 points – 41:21.
Igokea m:tel have managed to reduce the margin to 15 points until the halftime – 49:34, but then Crvena zvezda Meridianbet once again increased the pace in the 3rd quarter, winning that period by 26:13 and increasing their lead to 28 points – 75:47.
At that moment it was clear that the home team would seize the win without any major problems.
Man of the match: Mike Daum continues to impress in the AdmiralBet ABA League. Crvena zvezda Meridianbet power forward was the top scorer of his team today with 18 points, while he also put on a very good defensive performance tonight.
Can’t trick the stats: Crvena zvezda Meridianbet had better numbers than Igokea m:tel in almost every major stats category, yet we have to especially mention the difference in number of rebounds as Zvezda made 42 rebounds today, while Igokea had 29.
Stats
Players on court
| CZV | Min | PtsP | RebsR | AssA | StS | FoulF | ValV | |
| 9 | Mitrović L. | 12:27 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 9 |
| 10 | Lazić B. | 14:15 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 10 |
| 24 | Daum M. | 23:04 | 18 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 18 |
| 31 | Giedraitis R. | 20:56 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 6 |
| 99 | Dos Santos Y. | 19:05 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 12 |
| IGO | Min | PtsP | RebsR | AssA | StS | FoulF | ValV | |
| 2 | Anim S. | 19:50 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 10 |
| 4 | Gavrilović S. | 19:58 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 7 | Jones B. | 24:52 | 11 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 10 |
| 10 | Ilić V. | 02:41 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | Simanić B. | 28:59 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 12 |
Last 5 actions
| Min | Score | Action |
| game finished | ||
| end of 4. quarter | ||
| 00:01 (Q4) | 24 DAUM M. rebound (defensive) | |
| 00:01 (Q4) | 7 JONES B. missed 3 points (jump shot) | |
| 00:12 (Q4) | 4 GAVRILOVIĆ S. rebound (defensive) | |
| 00:15 (Q4) | 10 LAZIĆ B. missed 3 points (jump shot) |
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Top players
| VALUE (INDEX) | ||||
| Bolomboy J. | 18 | - | 14 | Marić N. |
| POINTS | ||||
| Daum M. | 18 | - | 12 | Simanić B. |
| REBOUNDS | ||||
| Bolomboy J. | 7 | - | 8 | Marić N. |
| ASSISTS | ||||
| Teodosić M. | 4 | - | 7 | Jones B. |
