EC: Budućnost VOLI to face Darussafaka in Quarter-finals
Budućnost VOLI will face Darussafaka Istanbul in the Quarter-finals of EuroCup, after being defeated by Lokomotiv Kuban on the road in Russia and clinching 2nd place in Group G. Cedevita were defeated by Trento.
Buducnost VOLI team (Photo: Buducnost VOLI)
Budućnost VOLI have suffered a road defeat by Lokomotiv Kuban and will finish the competition in EuroCup Top 16 Group G at the second place. This means that they would face Darussafaka of Istanbul in the EuroCup Quarter-finals, while Lokomotiv Kuban will take the first place. It has been a very different game that the finals score would suggest, as Budućnost were in front by 8 points before the beginning of the last quarter. However, Lokomotiv Kuban made a major comeback to celebrate a final victory with the score of 77:66. Nikola Ivanović and Sead Šehović led the way in scoring with 13 points apiece.
In the other game of the night in the EuroCup, Cedevita were drefeated at home by Italian side Dolomiti Energia Trento. The guests were in front fort he majority of the game and have won in the end with the final score of 81:77. For Cedevita, Filip Krušlin was the most efficient scorer with 21 points on his record, while he was followed by Džanan Musa, who added 13.
EuroCup Top 16 Group G, Round 5, Wednesday, 31.1.2018:
LOKOMOTIV KUBAN – Budućnost VOLI 77:66 (20:22, 16:12, 12:22, 29:10)
Elegar 16, Kulagin 14 | Ivanović and Sead Šehović 13.
Cedevita – DOLOMITI ENERGIA TRENTO 77:81 (23:28, 11:14, 16:24, 27:15)
Krušlin 21, Musa 13 | Franke 21, Silinš 16.
STANDINGS:
| Group G | W | L | PTS+ | PTS- | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Lokomotiv Kuban Krasnodar (qualified) | 5 | 0 | 396 | 321 | 75 |
| 2. Budućnost VOLI Podgorica (qualified) | 3 | 2 | 367 | 368 | -1 |
| 3. Dolomiti Energia Trento | 2 | 3 | 381 | 407 | -26 |
| 4. Cedevita Zagreb | 0 | 5 | 348 | 396 | -48 |
