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Wednesday, 16. March 2022 at 22:50

Budućnost VOLI, Cedevita Olimpija and Partizan NIS have grabbed new wins in the EuroCup, by beating Promitheas, Virtus and Metropolitans 92. Budućnost VOLI and Partizan NIS have also already qualified for the Playoffs of the European competition.

Zach LeDay (Photo: Partizan NIS/Dragana Stjepanovic)

Cedevita Olimpija have come up with a road win in Bologna against Virtus Segafredo, in a game, where they have been in command of the court throughout the 40 minutes of play. Cedevita Olimpija opened the clash with a high-scoring performance in the opening quarter with the score of 31:24 and then controlled the happening on court until the very end of the contest, when they have celebrated a 86:74 win. For the Dragons, Jacob Pullen led the way in scoring with 20 points, as Jaka Blažič followed him with 18.

At home in Morača Sports Hall, Budućnost VOLI have prevailed over Promitheas of Patras and have grabbed their 8th win of the EuroCup season. The blue and white have done the majority of their job in the opening quarter, when they have created themselves a double-digit lead (26:16) and afterwards did not let go of their lead until the very end. The final score was 90:77 in favour of Budućnost VOLI, for which Petar Popović led the way in scoring with 15 points on his record, while Vladimir Micov added 12.

At home in the Aleksandar Nikolić Sports Hall, Partizan NIS have demonstrated a huge comeback in the second quarter, to show off Boulogne Metropolitans 92. After being down by 3 points after the first quarter, the black and white won the second quarter alone 29:14 and got in front by 12 points at halftime (43:31). In the second half, they continued to cruise calmly towards the win in the end with the final score of 87:72. For the hosts, Zach LeDay led the way in scoring with 15 points, while Balša Koprivica added 14.

2021/22 EuroCup Regular Season, Round 15, Wednesday, 16 March, 2022:

BUDUĆNOST VOLI – Promitheas Patras 90:77 (26:16, 20:23, 21:18, 23:20)
Popović 15, Micov 12 | Grant 23, Simpson 13.

PARTIZAN NIS – Boulogne Metropolitans 92 87:72 (14:17, 29:14, 21:10, 23:31)
LeDay 15, Koprivica 14 | McRae 18, Halilović 12. 

Virtus Segafredo Bologna – CEDEVITA OLIMPIJA 74:86 (24:31, 20:20, 14:17, 16:15)
Shengelia 14, Jaiteh & Weems 11 | Pullen 20, Blažič 18.
 

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