Bryce Jones leads Igokea m:tel toward home win vs. FMP Soccerbet
Igokea m:tel seized their 8th win in the season as they beat FMP Soccerbet at home court.
Bryce Jones (Photo: Igokea m:tel/Marija Vuruna)
2024/25 AdmiralBet ABA League Round 13, Saturday, 21 December 2024:
IGOKEA M:TEL – FMP Soccerbet 83:70 (21:12, 21:22, 24:13, 17:23)
Game recap: Igokea m:tel seized their 8th win in the season as they beat FMP Soccerbet at home court.
The home squad have had the lead during the whole match, while their today’s hero was no other but former FMP Soccerbet point guard Bryce Jones. The American player scored 24 points tonight, leading Igokea m:tel toward a very important win against a direct rival for one of the Playoffs spots.
Igokea m:tel have therefore moved in front of FMP Soccerbet on the 2024/25 AdmiralBet ABA League standings. The Laktaši squad now have an 8-5 score, while the Belgrade side dropped to 7-6.
Key moments: The first and the third quarters were the key periods in the this match. Igokea m:tel gained a 9-point lead in the opening 10 minutes, while they finished the 1st quarter with a buzzer-beating 3-pointer that gave them valuable confidence for the rest of the match.
The home team definitely sealed their win in the 3rd quarter which they won by 24:13 and in which they increased the gap to 19 points – 66:47.
Man of the match: Igokea m:tel star player Bryce Jones was ruthless toward his former team FMP Soccerbet this evening in Laktaši. Jones made 24 points, he was 8/13 for 2-points, while half of his 24 points came during the 1st and 3rd quarters in which his team gained the key lead.
Can't trick the stats: In this match the two-pointers made the difference. While Igokea m:tel were 23/43 (53.5%) for 2 points, FMP Soccerbet were just 12/32 (37.5%) in their FG2 attempts.
Stats
Players on court
| IGO | Min | PtsP | RebsR | AssA | StS | FoulF | ValV | |
| 7 | Jones B. | 27:02 | 24 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 18 |
| 8 | Pušica V. | 18:05 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 7 |
| 11 | Stanković O. | 21:26 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
| 21 | Milosavljevic D. | 27:44 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 17 |
| 22 | Simanić B. | 23:51 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| FMP | Min | PtsP | RebsR | AssA | StS | FoulF | ValV | |
| 0 | Rebec M. | 25:36 | 14 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 8 |
| 3 | Popović P. | 29:33 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 20 |
| 10 | Šaranović N. | 22:42 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 8 |
| 22 | Stanojević A. | 04:46 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 73 | Lazarević S. | 35:22 | 15 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 16 |
Last 5 actions
| Min | Score | Action |
| game finished | ||
| end of 4. quarter | ||
| 00:13 (Q4) | 10 ŠARANOVIĆ N. assist | |
| 00:13 (Q4) | 83 : 70 | 22 STANOJEVIĆ A. made 2 points (layup) |
| 00:15 (Q4) | 10 ŠARANOVIĆ N. rebound (defensive) | |
| 00:19 (Q4) | 7 JONES B. missed 3 points (pullupjump shot) |
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Top players
| VALUE (INDEX) | ||||
| Jones B. | 18 | - | 20 | Popović P. |
| POINTS | ||||
| Jones B. | 24 | - | 15 | Lazarević S. |
| REBOUNDS | ||||
| Milosavljevic D. | 5 | - | 7 | Lazarević S. |
| ASSISTS | ||||
| Milosavljevic D. | 4 | - | 4 | Rebec M. |
