Budućnost VOLI stay perfect as they beat Mornar in Podgorica

ABA League Round 10, Sunday, 13 December 2020:

BUDUĆNOST VOLI - Mornar 81:74 (17:27, 26:18, 20:14, 18:15)

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POST-GAME COMMENTS

Game recap: Budućnost VOLI pulled off a major comeback to beat Mornar in this week's ABA League match of the round. The blue-and-whites were down by 15 points in the 2^nd quarter, however then they made a stunning 17:0 run in just couple of minutes to take over the lead.

In a very exciting ending, Budućnost VOLI squad had more concentration and they eventually grabbed a very valuable win against their local rivals.

This means that Budućnost VOLI have remained the only undefeated team in the league as they now have the overall score of 7-0. On the other side, this was the 2^nd defeat for Mornar who now have the overall score of 7-2.

Key moments: Apart from that 17:0 run that Budućnost VOLI pulled off in the 2nd quarter, the home team made a very important 5:0 mini run in the middle of the 4^th period to increase their lead to 70:63. The blue-and-whites have managed to stay in front until the end, mostly thanks to Zoran Nikolić who was unstoppable in the paint in those moments.

Man of the match: Budućnost VOLI head coach Petar Mijović described tonight's performance of Zoran Nikolić as phenomenal. And indeed, Zoran Nikolić was the X-Factor for his team in the key moments of this game. He made several very important offensive rebounds in the 4^th quarter, while his connection with Luka Mitrović has produced so many easy points from the paint for the home team.

Can't trick the stats: Mornar have lost this game because of too many turnovers they made tonight. They finished the match with 18 turnovers, while they have made most of them during the 2^nd quarter in which they dropped that 15-point lead.