Igokea m:tel prevailed over Cibona on the road in Zagreb

AdmiralBet ABA League Round 24, Friday, 21 March 2025:

Cibona – IGOKEA M:TEL 85:88 (14:21, 20:25, 24:17, 27:25)

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POST-GAME COMMENTS

Game recap: On Friday night, Igokea m:tel have demonstrated a convincing performance to show off Cibona on the road in Zagreb. It has been a game, where the visiting side have dictated the tempo throughout the playing time and managed to prevail in the end, grabbing their 16th win of the season, that keeps them firmly in the 5th place with a record of 16:8. On the other side, Cibona are now on a 4:20 record, still 3 wins above the last place in the standings, where Mornar-Barsko zlato are placed alone right now, but win one game less played so far than Cibosi.

Key moments: Igokea m:tel have created themselves a comfortable 12-point lead in the opening half (34:46), but Cibona fought back and managed to tie the game midway through the third quarter (46:46). The game remained close up until the very last minutes of the game, when Krešimir Radovčić scored twice from the free-throw line to bring his team to an equalizer (80:80) with a minute and a half to go. 

Bryce Jones emerged as Igokea m:tel’s hero, as he scored a thre-pointer with 20 seconds left that sealed the win for his squad, setting the final score of the game 85:88. Cibona had a final ball possession, where they fired twice from beyond the arc in pursuit of overtime, but both shots went off target.

Man of the match: Who else but Bryce Jones? Igokea m:tel’s floor general finished the game with 21 points, 10 assists, 4 rebounds, 1 steal and a valuation of 34 on his record! He is our man of the match!

Can’t trick the stats: Igokea m:tel have outrebounded Cibona 25:21, they topped them in assists 24:14, as well as in field goal scoring percentage (54%:48%). That’s what turned the floor their way despite poor execution of their 3-point shots