Budućnost VOLI storm past Zadar to get back on the winning track
Budućnost VOLI have scored a convincing win against Zadar in Round 8 of the 2021/22 AdmiralBet ABA League regular season.

(Photo: Buducnost VOLI)
AdmiralBet ABA League Round 8, Saturday, 13 November 2021:
BUDUĆNOST VOLI - Zadar 84:69 (23:16, 22:18, 16:17, 23:18)
Game recap: Budućnost VOLI have scored a convincing win against Zadar in Round 8 of the 2021/22 AdmiralBet ABA League regular season.
The last-round defeat against Mega Mozzart obviously did not have any bad affect on Budućnost VOLI. Quite the contrary actually as the Podgorica side responded this weekend with a powerful display in the match against Zadar. Budućnost VOLI had full control over the game from the start until the end and the reigning vice-champions have eventually grabbed a well-deserved win.
Budućnost VOLI now have the overall score of 6-2, while Zadar are at 1-7.
Key moments: The home team have been in front by around 10 points constantly during the first three quarters, while at the start of the last period they definitely sealed their win. Budućnost VOLI opened the 4th quarter with a 17:7 run to escape on a 20-point lead – 78:58. At that moment, it was quite clear that the hosts would seize the win.
Man of the match: Jacob Wiley was the player with the highest index rating in the winning team. Wiley scored 13 points and had 5 rebounds, while his index rating at the end of the game was 18.
Can’t trick the stats: Budućnost VOLI were better than Zadar in almost all major stats categories in this match. The Podgorica team were simply a better team tonight.
Stats
Players on court
BOR | Min | PtsP | RebsR | AssA | StS | FoulF | ValV | |
3 | Đoković I. | 20:58 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 4 | -2 |
5 | Hale H. | 27:48 | 19 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 15 |
13 | Tomašević B. | 21:56 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11 |
16 | Lešić S. | 27:17 | 7 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
30 | Novaković A. | 31:15 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 7 |
CIB | Min | PtsP | RebsR | AssA | StS | FoulF | ValV | |
9 | Gegić A. | 23:51 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 |
19 | Gnjidić L. | 31:37 | 19 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 30 |
23 | Drežnjak M. | 27:37 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 16 |
35 | Reuvers N. | 29:28 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 10 |
99 | Nakić T. | 17:50 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | -1 |
Last 5 actions
Min | Score | Action |
game finished | ||
end of 4. quarter | ||
00:00 (Q4) | ![]() | |
00:00 (Q4) | 59 : 62 | ![]() |
00:02 (Q4) | ![]() | |
00:02 (Q4) | ![]() |
Top players
VALUE (INDEX) | ||||
Hale H. | 15 | - | 30 | Gnjidić L. |
POINTS | ||||
Hale H. | 19 | - | 19 | Gnjidić L. |
REBOUNDS | ||||
Lešić S. | 13 | - | 8 | Reuvers N. |
ASSISTS | ||||
Lopez L. | 5 | - | 8 | Gnjidić L. |