Goga Bitadze shines as Budućnost VOLI beat Cibona

Sunday, 17. March 2019 at 18:58

Young center scored 24 points and helped the reigning ABA League champions to finish the regular season with a win. 

(Photo: Buducnost VOLI)

ABA League Round 22, Sunday, 17.3.2019:

BUDUĆNOST VOLI - Cibona 91:82 (26:21, 19:24, 21:23, 25:14)

MATCH STATISTICS

PHOTO GALLERY

POST-GAME COMMENTS

Game recap: Budućnost VOLI have finished the 2018/19 regular season with a home win over Cibona. Still, this was not an easy win for the reigning ABA League champions. The visitors played a really good match, scoring no less than 15 three-pointers this evening, however in the crucial moments they could not stop Goga Bitadze. Young center made some crucial points in the last quarter and helped Budućnost VOLI to make a late comeback.

Key moments: Cibona were up by 73:68 with less than 8 minutes left on the game clock, but then Budućnost VOLI made the first out of their two crucial runs in the last period. The home team scored 11 points in a row and took over the lead – 79:73. Cibona managed to reduce the gap to a single point 79:78, but then Budućnost VOLI made the second key run by scoring the next 7 points in this match – 86:78. The home team made sure to stay in front until the end.

Man of the match: Goga Bitadze! This kid is having an amazing season. After winning the MVP of the round award last week, this time he was the top scorer of Budućnost VOLI with 24 points. And, we have already mentioned that some of his points were crucial for the Podgorica side to win this match.

Can’t trick the stats: Cibona did make 15 three-pointers in this match, but the last of them came on 8 minutes before the end of the game. Just before that first big run made by Budućnost VOLI...    

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