Budućnost VOLI prevailed over Cedevita Olimpija in Morača

ABA League Round 10, Saturday, 7.12.2019:

BUDUĆNOST VOLI - Cedevita Olimpija 93:80 (26:23, 28:18, 24:22, 15:17)

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POST-GAME COMMENTS

Game recap: In the battle of the top of the ABA League standings, Budućnost VOLI have outplayed Cedevita Olimpija at home in Morača Sports Hall. Not many have expected such a one-sided clash of the two best placed teams in the standings, but Budućnost VOLI were really dominant this time around for the majority of the game and they will deservedly stand alone at the very top of the ABA League standings after 10 rounds played, with 9 triumphs grabbed. On the other side, Cedevita Olimpija will continue their season in the second place with seven victories.

Key moments: Budućnost VOLI have pulled away in the second quarter and quickly created themselves a double-digit lead, but Cedevita Olimpija fought back and it seemed that they would depart to the big break with a 10-point deficit, but Justin Cobbs hit the buzzer-beating three-pointer, to take his team to a 13-point lead at halftime. In the third quarter Budućnost VOLI continued to grind went up by 21 (73:52) with 14 minutes remaining on the game clock. Even though the guests made their defeat look decent in the remainder of the game, the battle was decided at this point.

Man of the match: Nikola Ivanović simply shined for Budućnost VOLI. He spent 23 minutes on the court, during which he had 17 points, 7 assists, 4 steals, 3 rebounds and a valuation of 26. He is our man of the match.

Can’t trick the stats: Cedevita Olimpija had 17 turnovers and Budućnost VOLI 6. That’s what turned the game the home team’s way.