Budućnost VOLI put together a great second half to defeat Igokea m:tel
Budućnost VOLI defended their homecourt after the defeated Igokea m:tel in the round 18 match. The hosts put together a great second half to get their 13th win of the season.
Trae Bell-Haynes (Photo: Buducnost VOLI/Filip Roganovic)
AdmiralBet ABA League Round 19, Saturday, 11 February 2023:
BUDUĆNOST VOLI - Igokea m:tel 91:58 (12:14, 26:20, 30:11, 23:13)
Game recap: Budućnost VOLI defended their homecourt after the defeated Igokea m:tel in the round 18 match. The hosts put together a great second half to get their 13th win of the season.
The game opened up in a low-scoring rhythm, neither team could pull away in the opening ten minutes thus the score after the first was 12:14. The first half was a close game, not knowing which team would manage to pull away with the win. In the second half, Budućnost VOLI managed to pull away to a more significant lead following fantastic play following the break. Igokea m:tel had no answers for the hosts in the second half and will have to look to snap their 9-game losing streak against Mornar-Barsko zlato.
Key moments: Budućnost VOLI went on a big 21:3 run in the third quarter, giving them the energy they needed to run away with the lead and calmly finish the final quarter.
Man of the match: Erick Green was the top scorer for Budućnost VOLI, he finished the night with 17 points and 4 assists.
Can't hide the stats: Turnovers were a big issue for Igokea m:tel, Budućnost VOLI forced 15 Igokea m:tel turnovers while taking care of the ball and only having 8 turnovers.
Stats
Players on court
| BUD | Min | PtsP | RebsR | AssA | StS | FoulF | ValV | |
| 4 | Šehović S. | 10:41 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 5 | Atić E. | 19:32 | 17 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 18 |
| 8 | Lecomte E. | 17:44 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 13 | Lazić A. | 20:28 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 12 |
| 20 | Ilić A. | 14:29 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 17 |
| IGO | Min | PtsP | RebsR | AssA | StS | FoulF | ValV | |
| 8 | Nerandžić N. | 22:35 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 9 | Delalić H. | 19:29 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 11 | Stanković O. | 04:34 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 21 | Milosavljevic D. | 30:18 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 11 |
| 55 | Bošković S. | 01:41 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Last 5 actions
| Min | Score | Action |
| game finished | ||
| end of 4. quarter | ||
| 00:05 (Q4) | 91 : 58 | 11 STANKOVIĆ O. made 2 points (layup) |
| 00:11 (Q4) | 91 : 56 | 8 LECOMTE E. made free throw (2 of 2) |
| 00:11 (Q4) | 90 : 56 | 8 LECOMTE E. made free throw (1 of 2) |
| 00:11 (Q4) | 8 LECOMTE E. foul on |
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Top players
| VALUE (INDEX) | ||||
| Green II E. | 21 | - | 11 | Milosavljevic D. |
| POINTS | ||||
| Atić E. | 17 | - | 13 | Đorđević S. |
| REBOUNDS | ||||
| Kaba A. | 14 | - | 8 | Nerandžić N. |
| ASSISTS | ||||
| Bell Haynes T. | 4 | - | 4 | Milosavljevic D. |
