Budućnost VOLI stay on the winning track as they beat Cibona in Zagreb

ABA League Round 21, Saturday, 13 March 2021:

Cibona - BUDUĆNOST VOLI 72:76 (16:20, 13:17, 26:20, 17:19)

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POST-GAME COMMENTS

Game recap: Budućnost VOLI have prevailed over Cibona in a thrilling game in Zagreb and have therefore scored their 5^th consecutive win in the 2020/21 ABA League regular season. This game could have gone either way as both sides presented some top-class performance, while at the end the winner was decided in the final 2 minutes in which the visiting team made the 5:0 run to gain the crucial lead.

By grabbing this very important road win Budućnost VOLI have improved their season record to 15-3, while Cibona are now at 7-12.

Key moments: As we have previously mentioned, the key moments in this match happened late in the 4^th quarter. At the score of 66:66, Budućnost VOLI point guard Justin Cobbs made a 3-pointer to put his team in front – 69:66, while couple of moments later Willie Reed scored such an important 2-pointer after making an offensive rebound to increase the lead of the visitors to 71:66. In the rest of the match, Budućnost VOLI have successfully kept their lead, despite scoring just 5 out of 8 free throws.

Man of the match: Justin Cobbs finished this match with 13 points, 3 rebounds and 3 assists, while his overall index rating of 19 was the highest overall valuation in the visiting team. Also, he made that key 3-pointer late in the 4^th quarter.

Can’t trick the stats: Cibona players made too many fouls this evening and they let Budućnost VOLI take 33 free throws. The Podgorica side made 24 out of those 33 free throws.