EL: Budućnost still winless on the road
The Blue squad conceded 111 points and lost the game against Olimpia Milano.
Goga Bitadze (Photo: Krka/Drago Perko/kosarka.si)
Unfortunately, Budućnost VOLI are still winless on the road in the 2018/19 EuroLeague regular season, as they suffered defeat in Italy against AX Armani Exchange Olimpia Milan.
Despite playing quite good offensively and scoring no less than 94 points on a tough away court in Milano, the reigning ABA League champions simply had too much problems defensively in this match. Budućnost VOLI let their opponents score 111 points, including 16 three-pointers... And it is very, very difficult to win any match of you concede so many points.
The top scorer in Budućnost VOLI was Goga Bitadze, who finished the match with 23 points and 8 rebounds.
EuroLeague Regular Season, Round 16, Thursday, 3.1.2019:
AX ARMANI EXCHANGE OLIMPIA MILAN - Budućnost VOLI 111:94 (36:22, 20:23, 26:21, 29:28)
Micov 20, Kuzminskas 19 | Bitadze 23, Cole 17.
| Group Regular Season | W | L | PTS+ | PTS- | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Fenerbahce Beko Istanbul | 14 | 1 | 1254 | 1120 | 134 |
| 2. Real Madrid | 12 | 3 | 1312 | 1140 | 172 |
| 3. CSKA Moscow | 11 | 4 | 1314 | 1232 | 82 |
| 4. Anadolu Efes Istanbul | 10 | 6 | 1384 | 1313 | 71 |
| 5. Olympiacos Piraeus | 9 | 6 | 1209 | 1155 | 54 |
| 6. FC Barcelona Lassa | 8 | 7 | 1131 | 1143 | -12 |
| 7. FC Bayern Munich | 8 | 8 | 1284 | 1304 | -20 |
| 8. Zalgiris Kaunas | 7 | 8 | 1190 | 1178 | 12 |
| 9. AX Armani Exchange Olimpia Milan | 7 | 8 | 1289 | 1285 | 4 |
| 10. KIROLBET Baskonia Vitoria-Gasteiz | 7 | 8 | 1212 | 1210 | 2 |
| 11. Panathinaikos OPAP Athens | 7 | 8 | 1185 | 1191 | -6 |
| 12. Herbalife Gran Canaria | 6 | 9 | 1218 | 1318 | -100 |
| 13. Maccabi FOX Tel Aviv | 5 | 10 | 1170 | 1201 | -31 |
| 14. Khimki Moscow Region | 5 | 10 | 1165 | 1212 | -47 |
| 15. Buducnost VOLI Podgorica | 3 | 12 | 1088 | 1264 | -176 |
| 16. Darussafaka Tekfen Istanbul | 2 | 13 | 1138 | 1277 | -139 |
