Partizan NIS stormed past Budućnost VOLI, advanced to the Finals
In the decisive third game of the AdmiralBet ABA League Semi-finals, Partizan NIS have prevailed over Budućnost VOLI at home in packed Aleksandar Nikolić Sports Hall and earned themselves a spot in the Finals.
Partizan NIS team (Photo: Partizan NIS/Dragana Stjepanovic)
AdmiralBet ABA League Semi-finals Round 3, Sunday, 22 May 2022:
PARTIZAN NIS - Budućnost VOLI 101:77 (26:21, 29:14, 22:24, 24:18) / * 2:1 in the series
Game recap: In the decisive third game of the AdmiralBet ABA League Semi-finals, Partizan NIS have prevailed over Budućnost VOLI at home in front of 6998 fans in packed Aleksandar Nikolić Sports Hall. This way, the black and white have and earned themselves a spot in the Finals for the first time since the 2012/13 season, while Budućnost VOLI failed to reach the Finals for the first time since the 2016/17 season. It has been a game, that could have been described as the fairly one-sided contest and the black and white have deservedly achieved the decisive triumph, that will take them towards the Final series.
Key moments: In the fourteenth minute of the game, the margin between the two sides was still only two offensive possessions high, as Partizan NIS were ahead by 6 points (34:29). However, that’s when the hosts went on a 19:1 run, that lasted for five minutes and that put Partizan NIS up by 23 points (53:30). That’s when everyone realized that there was to be no major comeback in this game.
Man of the match: Kevin Punter was the best player of Partizan NIS, as he led the black and white to the decisive win of the series against Budućnost VOLI. He had 30 points, 4 steals, 3 assists, 2 rebounds, and a valuation of 31 and has rightfully earned himself the man of the match title this time.
Can’t trick the stats: Field goal percentage, rebounding, passing, turnovers… Partizan NIS actually dominated every single statistical category this time around and has fully deservedly grabbed the ticket to the Finals.
Stats
Players on court
| PAR | Min | PtsP | RebsR | AssA | StS | FoulF | ValV | |
| 1 | Vukčević T. | 05:21 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 4 | Avramović A. | 27:37 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 11 |
| 5 | Koprivica B. | 23:03 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 |
| 9 | Smailagić A. | 14:50 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| 24 | Glas G. | 04:08 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| BUD | Min | PtsP | RebsR | AssA | StS | FoulF | ValV | |
| 1 | Cobbs J. | 31:00 | 10 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 10 |
| 8 | Seeley D. | 20:13 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 17 |
| 19 | Nikolić Z. | 22:54 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 21 | Jagodić Kuridža M. | 20:43 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 55 | Perry K. | 29:50 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 16 |
Last 5 actions
| Min | Score | Action |
| game finished | ||
| end of 4. quarter | ||
| 00:22 (Q4) | SEELEY D. rebound (defensive) | |
| 00:26 (Q4) | 1 VUKČEVIĆ T. missed 3 points (fadeaway) | |
| 00:43 (Q4) | 1 VUKČEVIĆ T. rebound (defensive) | |
| 00:45 (Q4) | 55 PERRY K. missed 3 points (jump shot) |
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Top players
| VALUE (INDEX) | ||||
| Punter K. | 31 | - | 17 | Seeley D. |
| POINTS | ||||
| Punter K. | 30 | - | 20 | Seeley D. |
| REBOUNDS | ||||
| Koprivica B. | 7 | - | 6 | Jagodić Kuridža M. |
| ASSISTS | ||||
| Avramović A. | 5 | - | 6 | Cobbs J. |
