National Cups: Victories for Mornar-Barsko zlato and Budućnost VOLI

Tuesday, 14. February 2023 at 21:47

In the quarter-finals of the Montenegro National Cup, Budućnost VOLI and Mornar-Barsko zlato secured their place in the semifinals. 

(Photo: SC Derby/Filip Roganovic)

In the quarterfinals of the Montenegro National Cup we saw two ABA League squads, Mornar-Barsko zlato, and SC Derby, go head-to-head to earn their spot in the semifinals. SC Derby held an 11-point lead with six minutes remaining in the game, then Nemanja Vranješ led Mornar-Barsko zlato back into the game which was capped off by a dagger three-pointer from 8 meters late in the game. Nemanja Vranješ had a big game for Mornar-Barsko zlato, finishing the night with 30 points and 6 rebounds, Andrija Slavković was the top scorer for SC Derby with 21 points to go along with 6 rebounds. 

Budućnost VOLI beat ABA League 2 squad Sutjeska Elektroprivreda to book a ticket to the Montenegro National Cup semifinals. Sutjeska Elektroprivreda put up a good fight against Budućnost VOLI, it was a close game but the squad from Podgorica pulled out an 83:94 win. Alpha Kaba was the man for Budućnost VOLI tonight, finishing the night with 19 points and 9 rebounds. In the semifinals, we will see another ABA League derby in the Montenegro National Cup when Budućnost VOLI takes on Mornar-Barsko zlato. 

Montenegro National Cup Quarter-finals, Tuesday, 14.2.2023:

Pljevlja – Milenijum Kodio 63:96 (8:25, 20:17, 17:21, 18:33)
Holecombe 21, Dragutinović 20 | Popović 15, Žugić 13


Dečić – Podgorica 79:80 (23:17, 21:27, 20:18, 15:18)
Williams 21 Koljević 19 | Bogovac 23, Vujić 16


Mornar-Barsko zlato – SC Derby 103:98 (25:29, 20:20, 19:25, 39:24)
Vranješ 30, Vranković 23 | Slavković 21, Hadžibegović 19


Sutjeska – Budućnost VOLI 83:94 (21:22, 13:26, 26:27, 23:19)
Spencer 23, Kelvin Weathers 14 | Kaba 19, Šehović 17

Semi-finals, Wednesday, 15.2.2023:

Milenijum Kodio – Podgorica (17.00)
Mornar-Barsko zlato – Budućnost VOLI (19.30)

Final, Thursday, 16.2.2023:

Milenijum Kodio/Podgorica - Mornar-Barsko zlato/Budućnost VOLI (20.00)

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