Nikola Ivanović guide Budućnost VOLI toward a huge win over Partizan NIS
Budućnost VOLI have defeated Partizan NIS in this week's ABA League match of the round.
Nikola Ivanovic (Photo: Buducnost VOLI)
ABA League Round 15, Saturday, 16 January 2021:
BUDUĆNOST VOLI – Partizan NIS 80:72 (20:21, 21:15, 13:18, 26:18)
Game recap: Budućnost VOLI have defeated Partizan NIS in this week's ABA League match of the round. The hero of the day was Nikola Ivanović who scored 15 points in the 4th quarter, including the key 3-pointer 20 seconds before the end of the game. Budućnost VOLI have therefore improved their season score to 10-2, while Partizan NIS now dropped to 7-8.
Key moments: We watched a hard battle during the entire game. For three quarters neither side could gain some significant lead, so everything was down to the last 10 minutes. And in those 10 minutes Budućnost VOLI point guard Nikola Ivanović made the difference. He received a technical foul at the start of the 4th quarter, but it seems that it has only given him a huge boost for the rest of the game. Ivanović scored 15 points after that, while his 3-pointer on 20 seconds before the end sealed the win for Budućnost VOLI.
Man of the match: Of course, Nikola Ivanović deserves this award. He was the game top scorer with 25 points, while his overall index rating was 29.
Can’t trick the stats: Partizan NIS made too many turnovers this evening. They finished the match with 14 turnovers, while on the other side Budućnost VOLI made just 7.
Stats
Players on court
| BUD | Min | PtsP | RebsR | AssA | StS | FoulF | ValV | |
| 2 | Ivanović N. | 27:11 | 25 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 29 |
| 9 | Mitrović L. | 21:03 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 11 |
| 11 | Della Valle A. | 20:37 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 17 |
| 30 | Popović P. | 21:43 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 33 | Reed W. | 22:35 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 10 |
| PAR | Min | PtsP | RebsR | AssA | StS | FoulF | ValV | |
| 0 | Miller-McIntyre C. | 25:40 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
| 3 | Zagorac R. | 20:24 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 15 |
| 5 | Paige M. | 20:58 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 6 | Dangubić N. | 21:00 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 |
| 42 | Mosley W. | 28:25 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 |
Last 5 actions
| Min | Score | Action |
| game finished | ||
| end of 4. quarter | ||
| 00:02 (Q4) | 80 : 72 | DELLA VALLE A. made free throw (2 of 2) |
| 00:02 (Q4) | 79 : 72 | DELLA VALLE A. made free throw (1 of 2) |
| 00:02 (Q4) | DELLA VALLE A. foul on | |
| 00:02 (Q4) | ZAGORAC R. foul (unsportsmanlike) |
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Top players
| VALUE (INDEX) | ||||
| Ivanović N. | 29 | - | 15 | Zagorac R. |
| POINTS | ||||
| Ivanović N. | 25 | - | 14 | Zagorac R. |
| REBOUNDS | ||||
| Reed W. | 7 | - | 7 | Mosley W. |
| ASSISTS | ||||
| Ivanović N. | 3 | - | 4 | Miller-McIntyre C. |
