Budućnost VOLI down FMP Meridian on the road to win a ticket for the semi-finals

Wednesday, 04. May 2022 at 20:59

Budućnost VOLI have defeated FMP Meridian in Game 2 of the 2022 AdmiralBet ABA League Playoffs Preliminary Round to win the series by 2-0 and secure themselves a spot in the semi-finals.

(Photo: FMP Meridian)

AdmiralBet ABA League Playoffs, Preliminary Round, Round 2, Wednesday, 4 May 2022:

FMP Meridian - BUDUĆNOST VOLI 74:79 (25:25, 21:15, 10:19, 18:20)

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POST-GAME COMMENTS

Game recap: Budućnost VOLI have defeated FMP Meridian in Game 2 of the 2022 AdmiralBet ABA League Playoffs Preliminary Round to win the series by 2-0 and secure themselves a spot in the semi-finals.

We witnessed yet another thrilling clash between these two teams and once again it was Budućnost VOLI who prevailed at the end. The Podgorica side have won all 4 games against FMP Meridian in this season and in each of those 4 games Budućnost VOLI clinched the win in the final minutes.

This evening, the blue-and-whites made the key 5:0 run to take the lead – 77:72 – with less than two minutes on the game clock and they have managed to stay in front until the end.

Budućnost VOLI will therefore be the one to face Partizan NIS in the best-of-3 semifinal series.

Key moments: The two sides were all tied at 72:72 as they entered the last 2 minutes of this match, while then the visitors made the key 5:0 run to make the final push toward the win. Marko Jagodić Kuridža firstly scored a big and-1 lay-up after which he scored the free throw to complete a 3-point play – 75:72, while just couple of moments later Kendrick Perry made both of his free throws to bring a 5-point lead to Budućnost VOLI – 77:72.

FMP Meridian did have one more chance to force overtime in this game, however at the score of 77:74, Bryce Jones missed his 3-point attempt that would have tied the score.

Man of the match: Budućnost VOLI floor general Justin Cobbs was once again the main figure down on the court as he led the visitors toward the win with 16 points, 3 rebounds and 3 assists. His overall index rating was 21.

Can’t trick the stats: FMP Meridian and Budućnost VOLI had a very similar team stats and we can say that little details decided the winner tonight. For example, we can mention that the visitors made 6 assists more than the home team.

Stats

FMP Soccerbet
00:00 Q4
74 : 79
Budućnost VOLI

Players on court

FMP Min P R A S F V
1 Nevels G. 19:10 7 2 1 1 2 4
8 Jones B. 25:47 9 2 6 1 2 11
12 Tasić D. 29:28 17 9 4 2 3 23
13 Radonjić M. 30:22 14 7 4 1 3 18
26 Stepanović A. 12:45 4 1 0 1 1 4
BUD Min P R A S F V
1 Cobbs J. 28:18 16 3 3 2 3 21
3 Atić E. 19:26 7 1 1 0 2 1
7 Nikolić D. 22:10 6 7 1 3 4 13
21 Jagodić Kuridža M. 24:05 11 5 4 0 0 19
55 Perry K. 17:46 6 2 6 0 2 11

Last 5 actions

Min Score Action
game finished
end of 4. quarter
00:01 (Q4) NEVELS G. missed 3 points (jump shot)
00:04 (Q4)74 : 79 7 ATIĆ E. made free throw (2 of 2)
00:04 (Q4)74 : 78 7 ATIĆ E. made free throw (1 of 2)
00:04 (Q4) 7 ATIĆ E. foul on

Top players

VALUE (INDEX)
Tasić D. 23 - 21 Cobbs J.
POINTS
Tasić D. 17 - 16 Cobbs J.
REBOUNDS
Tasić D. 9 - 7 Nikolić D.
ASSISTS
Jones B. 6 - 6 Perry K.
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