Celebration time in Nikšić, Sutjeska defeated Budućnost VOLI!
Sutjeska have outplayed Budućnost VOLI in one of the most thrilling games of the season! The team from Nikšić is therefore still in the race for keeping the ABA League status...
Sutjeska have outplayed Budućnost VOLI in one of the most thrilling games of the season! The team from Nikšić is therefore still in the race for keeping the ABA League status...
ABA League 25th round, Sunday, 28.2.2016:
SUTJESKA - Budućnost VOLI 92:91 (19:21, 20:19, 26:23, 21:23, 6:5)
Game recap: People from Nikšić enjoyed a real basketball thriller this Sunday evening! And, for them, it had a happy ending, because Sutjeska defeated Budućnost VOLI and stayed alive in the battle for ABA League status. On the other side, the leader on the standings got stopped after 15 consecutive wins in the regional competition.
Key noments: The game was decided after overtime, as Sutjeska somehow managed to lead this match into additional 5 minutes, after they scored 2 crucial three-pointers in the last minute of the 4th quarter. Budućnost VOLI were in front throughout the overtime, but they missed several very important free-throws in the final moments! Radosav Spasojević punished that with two free-throws for the first lead of Sutjeska in the overtime - 92:91.
Budućnost VOLI had 9 seconds to score a game-winner, Julius Jenkins stormed through the middle of the paint and made a pass for Aleks Marić... The pass was too low for the center and the ball ended up out of bounds! It was not over, as there were still 3 seconds remaining on the clock. Nikola Korać got fauled, but he missed both free-throws on the other end! Aleks Marić made a rebound, he tried to score a full court three-pointer, but he missed the shot.
Man of the match: Nemanja Vranješ! It was just a stunning performance by Sutjeska point guard. He scored 28 points and had 6 rebounds. Interesting enough, he had just one single assist, but it came in the last seconds of the game after which Radosav Spasojević made the final score - 92:91!
Can"t trick the stats: Budućnost VOLI missed 15 free-throws in this game! Some of them in the crucial moments of the overtime!
