Igokea m:tel prevailed over Krka in Gradiška Arena and advanced to the Playoffs

AdmiralBet ABA League Round 27, Saturday, 12 April 2025:

IGOKEA M:TEL – Krka 95:92 (26:20, 23:21, 21:19, 25:32)

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POST-GAME COMMENTS

Game recap: In the opening game of the Saturday’s AdmiralBet ABA League schedule, Igokea m:tel prevailed over Krka at home in their Gradiška Arena in Gradiška. This way, Igokea m:tel have moved up to the record of 17:10, which secured themselves a Playoffs ticket with three rounds still to be played in the Regular Season. On the other side, Krka are now on a 5:21 record and will need to keep struggling to collect some wins until the end of the Regular Season in order to avoid the danger zone near the bottom of the standings.

Key moments: Igokea m:tel have taken a 26:20 lead in the opening quarter and have been in front throughout the majority of the playing time, but Krka fought back and made it anybody’s game in the dying moments, as they cut the gap to only a point (90:89) with 22 seconds to go in the game, as Tayler Persons scored for 3 points. Bryce Jones put his team up by 2 points on the other end, but Miha Cerkvenik tied the clash at 92:92. Only 6 seconds remained until the end, and Bryce Jones had again drawn a foul on the other end, this time at the 3-point line from which he scored 3 times and set the final score of the game at 95:92 in favour of his team.

Man of the match: Bryce Jones had an outstanding performance for Igokea m:tel, as he led them towards the win with 35 points, 7 assists, 6 steals, 4 rebounds, and a valuation of 46, which is the second-highest single-game valuation achieved by any player this season. He is our man of the match!

Can’t trick the stats: Igokea m.tel have outrebounded Krka 31:28, while they also had only 12 turnovers and Krka 17. This is what gave them a crucial advantage over their opponents this time.