Zvezda seize the precious win and become the first team to beat Budućnost in the 2023/24 season

2023/24 AdmiralBet ABA League Round 6, Sunday, 5 November 2023:

CRVENA ZVEZDA MERIDIANBET - Budućnost VOLI 95:86 (21:18, 32:24, 16:21, 26:23)

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POST-GAME COMMENTS

Game recap: There are no more undefeated teams in the 2023/24 AdmiralBet ABA League regular season. Crvena zvezda Meridianbet prevailed over Budućnost VOLI in this week’s NLB Match of the Round and therefore became the first team in the season to beat the Podgorica side in the regional competition.

Zvezda had the lead throughout most of the game, while the red-and-whites were up by 17 points at one moment in the 3^rd quarter – 61:44. Yet, Budućnost VOLI have managed to reduce the gap to just 6 points until the end of the 3rd period – 69:63, while the visitors came just 4 points behind with less than 2 minutes remaining in the game – 88:84.

That's the moment when Nemanja Nedović stepped up for the Belgrade troops. Nedović, who returned on court after missing several previous games due to injury, hit the clutch 3-pointer to increase Zvezda’s lead to 7 points – 91:84 – and to seal the win for the home team.

Crvena zvezda Meridianbet and Budućnost VOLI are now all tied on the standings with the overal lscore of 5-1.

Key moments: We’ve already mentioned it. Nemanja Nedović's 3-pointer has decided the winner of this match. See it for yourself in the video below.

Man of the match: Mike Tobey has played his best game since joining Crvena zvezda Meridianbet last summer. Tobey scored 23 points, including 3 three-pointers, while his overall index rating was 26.

Can’t trick the stats: Crvena zvezda Meridianbet were very good in shooting 3-pointers as they made 13 three-pointers out of 26 attempts. After all, their last 3-pointer tonight turned out to be the key moment in the entire match.