Crvena zvezda Meridianbet storm past Budućnost VOLI to keep their winning streak going
Crvena zvezda Meridianbet scored a convincing win against Budućnost VOLI on the road in this week's NLB Match of the Round.
Facundo Campazzo (Photo: Buducnost VOLI/Filip Roganovic)
AdmiralBet ABA League Round 15, Sunday, 15 January 2023:
Budućnost VOLI - CRVENA ZVEZDA MERIDIANBET 56:76 (12:19, 13:18, 18:16, 13:23)
Game recap: The road games against Budućnost VOLI have always been one of the toughest challenges for Crvena zvezda Meridianbet in the season. But, that was not the case this Sunday evening.
Crvena zvezda Meridianbet stormed past their big rivals in this week's NLB Match of the Round to extend their winning streak to 9 games. Led by their Argentine magician Facundo Campazzo, the red-and-whites presented a fantastic performance in front of packed Sports Center Morača and they scored one of their most convincing wins in Podgorica in league history.
Crvena zvezda Meridianbet have therefore improved their season score to 13-1, while Budućnost VOLI are now at 9-6.
Key moments: The visitors have been in front throughout the whole match, while most of the time they had a double-digit lead. Yet, at the start of the 4th quarter, Budućnost VOLI reduced the gap to 7 points (53:46) and gave hope to their fans that they might pull off a major comeback.
However, Crvena zvezda Meridianbet responded immediately. The visiting side made the key 12:0 run to get back on a safe distance (65:46) and to therefore secure their win today.
Man of the match: Facundo Campazzo is just dominating AdmiralBet ABA League courts week by week. This time, the Argentine point guard had 14 points, 12 assists and 8 steals, while his overall index rating was 34. Impressive.
Can’t trick the stats: Crvena zvezda Meridianbet made 22 assists this evening in Podgorica, while Budućnost VOLI had just 6. On top of that, the home team made 18 turnovers.
Stats
Players on court
| BUD | Min | PtsP | RebsR | AssA | StS | FoulF | ValV | |
| 4 | Šehović S. | 01:42 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | O'Brien J. | 30:49 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 17 |
| 22 | Drobnjak I. | 19:46 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 32 | Green II E. | 25:46 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 16 |
| 34 | Kamenjaš K. | 08:13 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| CZV | Min | PtsP | RebsR | AssA | StS | FoulF | ValV | |
| 1 | Vildoza L. | 15:37 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | -1 |
| 10 | Lazić B. | 21:12 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| 22 | Ilić D. | 14:54 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -1 |
| 27 | Marković S. | 16:38 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 33 | Petrušev F. | 13:04 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 6 |
Last 5 actions
| Min | Score | Action |
| game finished | ||
| end of 4. quarter | ||
| 00:15 (Q4) | 56 : 76 | 34 KAMENJAŠ K. made 2 points (jump shot) |
| 00:15 (Q4) | 34 KAMENJAŠ K. rebound (offensive) | |
| 00:17 (Q4) | 4 ŠEHOVIĆ S. missed 3 points (jump shot) | |
| 00:32 (Q4) | PETRUŠEV F. assist |
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Top players
| VALUE (INDEX) | ||||
| O'Brien J. | 17 | - | 34 | Campazzo F. |
| POINTS | ||||
| Green II E. | 14 | - | 21 | Mitrović L. |
| REBOUNDS | ||||
| O'Brien J. | 7 | - | 6 | Lazarević S. |
| ASSISTS | ||||
| Bell Haynes T. | 1 | - | 12 | Campazzo F. |
