EC: Budućnost reached the Playoffs
Budućnost VOLI have beaten Trento on the road in the 4th round of EuroCup Top 16 and have qualified into the next stage. Cedevita were defeated at home by Lokomotiv Kuban.
Buducnost VOLI team (Photo: Buducnost VOLI)
Budućnost VOLI have grabbed their 3rd win of the EuroCup Top 16, as they have beaten Dolomiti Energia Trento on the road in Italy. It has been a dramatic encounter, where the guests have grabbed their win only after two overtimes, and no less than 211 points were scored in the end, when Aleksandar Džikić’s team celebrated a triumph with the score of 106:105. For Budućnost VOLI Nemanja Gordić led the way in scoring with 23 points, while Nikola Ivanović added 20.
In the other game of the ABA League representatives in EuroCup this night, Cedevita have been defeated by Lokomotiv Kuban at home in Zagreb. The crucial part of the game was the last quarter, when the guests converted their 5-point advantage into a 25-point high win. In the end the score was 85:60 in favour of the Russians. For Cedevita Andrija Stipanović and Demetris Nichols led the way in scoring with 13 points scored each.
EuroCup Top 16 Group G, Round 4, Wednesday, 24.1.2018:
Trento – BUDUĆNOST VOLI 105:106 (22:20, 19:26, 23:11, 18:25, 12:12, 11:12)
Forray 24, Shields 16 | Godrić 23, Ivanović 20.
Cedevita – LOKOMOTIV KUBAN 60:85 (14:17, 15:24, 24:18, 7:26)
Stipanović and Nichols 13 | Lacey 15, Kulagin 14.
STANDINGS:
| Group G | W | L | PTS+ | PTS- | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Lokomotiv Kuban Krasnodar | 4 | 0 | 319 | 255 | 64 |
| 2. Buducnost VOLI Podgorica | 3 | 1 | 301 | 291 | 10 |
| 3. Dolomiti Energia Trento | 1 | 3 | 300 | 330 | -30 |
| 4. Cedevita Zagreb | 0 | 4 | 271 | 315 | -44 |
