Budućnost VOLI puts up a dominant performance to beat Zadar
Budućnost VOLI opened the new season with a dominant performance to beat Zadar in Podgorica.
(Photo: Buducnost VOLI/Filip Roganovic)
AdmiralBet ABA League Round 1, Saturday, 30 September 2023:
BUDUĆNOST VOLI - Zadar 103:73 (23:17, 23:17, 33:22, 24:17)
Game recap: Budućnost VOLI put up a dominant performance to open up the season beating Zadar. The hosts controlled the game throughout all 40 minutes, outscoring Zadar in every quarter. Budućnost VOLI had offensive weapons on all sides, four players scored in double-digits. Zadar couldn't respond to Budućnost VOLI's offensive firepower, shooting just 37% from the field.
Key moments: After Zadar cut the Budućnost VOLI lead to just 9 in the third quarter, the hosts answered with a quick 5:0 run to get a 14-point lead from which Zadar couldn't recover.
Man of the match: Vladimir Mihailović had a terrific scoring night, he finished the game with 24 points on 9/12 shooting to go along with 4 assists.
Can't trick the stats: Shooting was the most significant difference between the two teams, especially three-point shooting. Zadar couldn't make a three tonight, hitting only 4 threes on 21 shots while Budućnost VOLI dropped 11 shots from beyond the arch.
Stats
Players on court
| BUD | Min | PtsP | RebsR | AssA | StS | FoulF | ValV | |
| 4 | Ross C. | 17:32 | 15 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 17 |
| 7 | Slavković A. | 10:47 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -3 |
| 10 | Makoundou Y. | 07:47 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | -2 |
| 14 | Grbović A. | 12:23 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| 17 | Jones M. | 16:32 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 13 |
| ZAD | Min | PtsP | RebsR | AssA | StS | FoulF | ValV | |
| 6 | Klarica K. | 09:12 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 19 | Lakić A. | 28:23 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| 22 | Jambrović P. | 17:19 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 7 |
| 24 | Drežnjak D. | 16:27 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | -1 |
| 46 | Ramljak M. | 24:24 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
Top players
| VALUE (INDEX) | ||||
| Mihailović V. | 23 | - | 28 | Božić L. |
| POINTS | ||||
| Mihailović V. | 24 | - | 22 | Božić L. |
| REBOUNDS | ||||
| Williams J. | 8 | - | 6 | Božić L. |
| ASSISTS | ||||
| Ross C. | 4 | - | 4 | Božić L. |
