Justin Cobbs leads Budućnost VOLI’s 8-man crew toward a win over SC Derby

AdmiralBet ABA League Round 10, Sunday, 5 December 2021:

BUDUĆNOST VOLI – SC Derby 78:70 (23:14, 21:18, 21:19, 13:19)

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POST-GAME COMMENTS

Game recap: Budućnost VOLI have won the first ever city clash against SC Derby in AdmiralBet ABA League. The boys coached by Aleksandar Džikić have been in front throughout the whole match, while they have spent most of the time safely placed on a 10+ points distance from their rivals.

Despite playing this game with just 8 players, Budućnost VOLI crew have managed to keep enough strength for the finish and to repel all SC Derby’s attempts of a late comeback.

Budućnost VOLI now have the overall score of 7-3, while SC Derby are at 4-6.

Key moments: As we have previously mentioned, Budućnost VOLI have had a double-digit lead almost during the entire game, still SC Derby did manage to reduce the gap to 9 points – 75:66, with just 2 minutes left to be played, But, the SC Derby’s last attempt of a comeback was stopped immediately as Dennis Jerome Seeley made a 3-pointer to put the home team his team back on double-digit lead – 78:66.

Man of the match: Justin Cobbs was a true leader of this 8-man crew of Budućnost VOLI tonight in Podgorica. Cobbs scored 22 points, while he also made 7 assists and 5 rebounds. His overall index rating was 32.

Can’t trick the stats: Even though they had just 8 players in their roster, Budućnost VOLI showed much more energy than their rivals down on the court. After all, the home team made 8 rebounds more than the visiting side.