IBL Semifinals 2024: Satria Muda Rebut Game Pertama Di Kandang

Satria Muda secured the first game of the 2024 IBL semifinal over Dewa United (doc. IBL).

JAKARTA - Satria Muda hosted Dewa United Banten in the first game of the 2024 Indonesian Basketball League (IBL) semifinal at Britama Arena, Thursday, July 25, 2024.

The hosts secured the first game after winning with a score of 89-75.

Satria Muda was able to reduce the productivity of Dewa United's points in this match. Abraham Grahita and his colleagues were indeed behind 14-18 in the first quarter.

However, they rose in the second quarter. A more effective attack is the key so that it can produce 19 points.

Satria Muda also turned to lead in the second quarter with a score of 43-36.

Arki Dikania Wisnu's performance and colleagues are consistent in the next two quarters. Until the middle of the third quarter, Arki scored a three-point to make the lead 56-50.

Arki menjadi aktor Satria Muda mempertahankan keunggulan. Dia mencetak 14 poin dengan field goals precentage 100%, memasukkan 6 dari 6 tembakan, termasuk dua kali three-point. Satria Muda unggul 66-60 saat kuarter ketiga ditutup.

In the last quarter, Dewa United remained unable to get out of the pressure. Pablo Favarel's team attack was increasingly aimless.

They only fired four shots from 16 chances in the fourth quarter. Dewa United was 16 points behind before finally giving up on the home team.

Turnovers is also a problem for Dewa United in the first semifinal game. They made 15 turnsovers that Satria Muda took advantage of to 20 points.

Reynaldo Garcia Zamora became a frightening scourge for Dewa United's defense. He finished the game with 26 points, nine assists, five steals, and two blocks.

Zamora scored 15 points from 21 free throw opportunities. From the bench, Abraham Damar Grahita contributed 22 points. The 2024 IBL Local MVP appeared for 30 minutes with field goals 9 out of 16 chances, including four three-points.

The captain of the Satria Muda team, Arki Dikania Wisnu, contributed 16 points. Arki's appearance is a role model for his colleagues. He appeared effective by only missing two of his nine attempted shots.

Meanwhile, Artem Pustovyi added double-double 14 points and 11 rebounds.

Dewa United's camp, Jordan Adams scored 29 points, 11 rebounds, and six assists. Ramot Gemilang added 15 points, followed by Total Prosper with a donation of 14 points.

In this match, Gelvis Solano Paulino could not move freely. He only scored five points with field goals 1 on 12 occasions.

Satria Muda won 1-0 in the semifinals and kept their hopes of progressing to the 2024 IBL finals. However, before that, they had to undergo the second game at Dewa United's home, which will be held on Saturday, July 27, 2024.