Igokea holds off Slovan behind Penn’s all-around effort
LAKTAŠI, Bosnia and Herzegovina (Interstat) — Igokea defeated visiting Slovan 97-89 on Saturday at Laktasi Sports Hall, improving to 2-1 while Slovan fell to 2-1. Zoran Nikolic of Slovan Bratislava scored 24 points and grabbed eight rebounds with one assist and one block. Roman Penn led Igokea with 18 points, three rebounds and nine assists. Djordje Topolovic added 16 points and seven rebounds, Tray Buchanan scored 18 points with one rebound and two assists for Slovan, and Nikola Manojlovic had nine points, seven rebounds and three assists for Igokea. Desure Buie scored 17 points with five assists for Slovan, Petar Kovacevic added 14 points and three rebounds for Igokea, Nate Pierre Louis scored 15 points with two rebounds and two assists for Igokea, Mateo Dreznjak had nine points, two rebounds and one assist for Slovan, and Quincy Ford contributed six points, two rebounds, two assists and one block for Slovan. Igokea used a 25-13 first-quarter advantage and led 46-38 at halftime. Slovan scored 25 points in the second quarter and 18 in the third, but Igokea maintained control.