Budućnost VOLI keep undefeated record, as they prevail over Cibona
Budućnost VOLI have beaten Cibona in an exciting Friday night encounter in Morača Sports Hall and have thus protected their undefeated record in the 2023/24 AdmiralBet ABA League Regular Season.
Buducnost VOLI team (Photo: Buducnost VOLI/Filip Filipovic)
AdmiralBet ABA League Round 4, Friday, 20 October 2023:
BUDUĆNOST VOLI – Cibona 93:85 (19:16, 24:25, 24:15, 26:29)
Game recap: Budućnost VOLI have beaten Cibona in an exciting Friday night encounter in Morača Sports Hall. This way, the Podgorica squad have protected their undefeated record in the 2023/24 AdmiralBet ABA League Regular Season and are on a 4:0 after 4 games played so far. On the other side, Cibona keep waiting for their first win of the season, placed at the very bottom of the standings of the regional competition.
Key moments: At halftime, the two squads have still only been separated by only a couple of points (43:41), but soon after the big break, Budućnost VOLI pulled away. They made a 12:3 run over the opening 6 minutes of the second half, to create themselves an 11-point advantage (55:44). With 14 minutes to go, it turned out, that it has been fatal for the visiting side, as they did not manage to re-enter the battle for two points until the very end.
Man of the match: Colbey Ross has been the key to Budućnost VOLI win, as he had 16 points, 1 rebound, 1 assist, 1 block and a valuation of 23, including a crazy buzzer-beating three-pointer at the end of the third quarter. He is our man of the match!
Can’t trick the stats: Cibona have demonstrated a more than solid performance in Morača, but the high number of turnovers was what cost them a win in the end. They had 11 turnovers and Budućnost VOLI 8.
Stats
Players on court
| BUD | Min | PtsP | RebsR | AssA | StS | FoulF | ValV | |
| 4 | Ross C. | 19:13 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 23 |
| 10 | Makoundou Y. | 23:08 | 14 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 15 |
| 25 | Wright IV M. | 25:03 | 16 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 13 |
| 30 | Popović P. | 24:55 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 13 |
| 33 | Paul B. | 22:46 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 |
| CIB | Min | PtsP | RebsR | AssA | StS | FoulF | ValV | |
| 6 | Perasović I. | 11:40 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 |
| 7 | Mustapić J. | 32:59 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 18 |
| 13 | Majcunić I. | 23:33 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 |
| 17 | Aranitović A. | 29:05 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 13 |
| 23 | Buljan T. | 29:05 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 21 |
Last 5 actions
| Min | Score | Action |
| game finished | ||
| end of 4. quarter | ||
| 00:14 (Q4) | 10 MAKOUNDOU Y. rebound (defensive) | |
| 00:17 (Q4) | 17 ARANITOVIĆ A. missed 2 points (jump shot) | |
| 00:23 (Q4) | 33 PAUL B. assist | |
| 00:23 (Q4) | 93 : 85 | 30 POPOVIĆ P. made 2 points (layup) |
Top players
| VALUE (INDEX) | ||||
| Ross C. | 23 | - | 21 | Buljan T. |
| POINTS | ||||
| Ross C. | 16 | - | 16 | Aranitović A. |
| REBOUNDS | ||||
| Paul B. | 7 | - | 6 | Radovčić K. |
| ASSISTS | ||||
| Popović P. | 3 | - | 3 | Stein A. |
