Budućnost VOLI remain perfect as they win the thriller vs. FMP

ABA League Round 4, Sunday, 25 October 2020:

BUDUĆNOST VOLI - FMP 77:76 (12:16, 30:16, 23:26, 12:18)

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POST-GAME COMMENTS

Game recap: Another game and another ABA League thriller! Budućnost VOLI prevailed over FMP after a thrilling ending in which we saw a game-winning steal! Budućnost VOLI guard Nikola Ivanović made that steal on 4 seconds before the end of the 4th quarter as he managed to stop FMP's best player from tonights's game Nemanja Nenadić.

Budućnost VOLI have therefore kept the perfect score in the 2020/21 ABA League regular season as they now have the overall score of 4-0. On the other side FMP’s current score is 1-3.

Key moments: It is hard to describe everything that happened in the final minute of this match. Justin Cobbs scored the 2-pointer to give Budućnost VOLI a 3-point lead – 77:74. Then both sides missed a chance to score, so FMP had the ball-possession with less than 24 seconds left on the game clock.

Budućnost VOLI guard Nikola Ivanović then made an unsportsmanlike foul on FMP's forward Okben Ulubay, who had to leave the game due to injury, and suddenly the visitors had a chance to win the game. Filip Čović went in to replace Ulubay and he scored both free throws to reduce the gap to just a single point – 77:76. FMP had 18 seconds to win this match, their best player this evening Nemanja Nenadić took the ball and went for a driving lay-up… But he never even managed to shoot the ball as Nikola Ivanović made the crucial steal! Take a look:

Man of the match: Nikola Ivanović was once again the hero of Budućnost VOLI. Not just that he made that game-winning steal, but he also scored 19 points and made 5 assists.

Can’t trick the stats: Eventually that one steal decided the winner, but it should also be mentioned that FMP let Budućnost VOLI players make 10 offensive rebounds and some of them came in the crucial moments of the 4^th quarter.