Which Team Will Stay on the Winning Track as Igokea m:tel Host U-BT Cluj-Napoca in Laktaši?

2025/26 AdmiralBet ABA League Group A Round 14, Saturday, 10 January 2026:

IGOKEA M:TEL – U-BT CLUJ-NAPOCA

Where? Laktaši Sports Hall, Laktaši

When? 17:00

Story of the game: In the opening game of the AdmiralBet ABA League Round 14, Igokea m:tel will be hosting U-BT Cluj-Napoca at home in their Laktaši Sports Hall in Laktaši.

It’s a game of two squads, that have caught the right shape lately, with Igokea m:tel winning their last 2 games in a row and U-BT Cluj-Napoca their last 4 games in a row. So the question emerges which of the two squads will be able to continue their winning run in the Round 14.

The first time the two sides met this season, it has been the Romanian side that came up with a convincing win at home in BT Arena with the score of 106:84, but many things have changed in the rosters of both teams, so we have to wait and see whether Igokea m:tel came up with a sweet revenge this time around.

It’s an important battle for a Top 8 spot as well. U-BT Cluj-Napoca’s chances are looking excellent right now, with a 9:3 record after 12 games played. Igokea m:tel themselves are also in a favourable position right now, with a 6:4 record after 10 games, two wins above the dividing line between the Top 8 Zone and the Play-Out Zone.

Who will prevail on Saturday afternoon? Don’t forget to tune in and find out!

Match-up in focus: Perhaps the match-up in focus this time can be the battle between Igokea m:tel newcomer Nathaniel Pierre-Louis and Daron Russell. While Pierre-Louis has been the top scorer of the Laktaši side ever since he joined the squad, averaging 15.5 points per game, Russell is currently the second-leading scorer and top passer of U-BT Cluj-Napoca, with an average of 14.5 points and 5.8 assists per game. Who will lead his team to the win?

Head-to-head score in ABA: In total 0:1, In Laktaši 0:0.