IBL 2024 Final: Pelita Jaya Doesn't Give Up From Satria Muda, Equalizes 1-1 Position

Pelita Jaya successfully secured the second game of the 2024 IBL final against Satria Muda (doc. IBL).

JAKARTA - The second game of the 2024 Indonesian Basketball League (IBL) final belongs to Pelita Jaya Bakrie Jakarta.

In the match held at the Indoor Stadium SC, Saturday, August 3, 2024, Pelita Jaya equalized 1-1 against Satria Muda Pertamina in public. Andakara Prastawa and his friends won 82-70.

Pelita Jaya immediately pressed Satria Muda from the start. Johannis Winar's troops were able to secure the first quarter with a 17-12 advantage.

Brandon Jawato and his friends are increasingly confident in the second quarter. They were even able to lead 13 points in the middle of the quarter.

However, Satria Muda did not want to remain silent. Youbel Sondakh's team can catch up. They even posted more points in the second quarter with 23 points compared to 21 points belonging to Pelita Jaya.

As a result, Satria Muda was able to cut the distance to only three points when the second quarter ended.

Satria Muda, who is in good momentum, entered the third quarter with multiple motivation. They had turned four points ahead.

However, Pelita Jaya managed to stop the momentum of the visitors. In the end, the hosts closed the third quarter by turning six points ahead.

In the fourth quarter, Pelita Jaya was unstoppable. KJ McDaniels became the main actor who put his team in double-digit lead.

Apart from McDaniels, the Pelita Jaya defense scheme also deserves appreciation for being able to stop the movement of Reynaldo Zamora and Artem Pustovyi.

Pelita Jaya's victory forced the 2024 IBL final to play the third game which was still ongoing at the Indoor Stadium SC on August 4, 2024.