Budućnost VOLI's amazing 2nd half performance earns them a win in the city clash vs. SC Derby

2024/25 AdmiralBet ABA League Round 11, Saturday, 7 December 2024:

BUDUĆNOST VOLI – SC Derby 107:84 (29:24, 17:21, 33:19 , 28:20)

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Game recap: Budućnost VOLI have prevailed over their city rivals SC Derby in Round 11 of the 2024/25 AdmiralBet ABA League regular season.

After a big battle in first half which ended in a score 46:45 for the home side, Budućnost VOLI made a fantastic offensive performance in the 2^nd half in which they scored 61 points to leave their opponents far behind.

Budućnost VOLI have therefore improved their season score to 9-2 and they will spend the night all alone at the 2nd place on the standings, while on the other side, SC Derby dropped to 4-7 and they are still outside the Playoffs zone.

Key moments: It is interesting to mention that it was SC Derby who opened the 2^nd half in a better way as the visiting side took over the lead after the opening 2 minutes – 54:52. But, then Budućnost VOLI made the key 15:1 run that put the blue-and-white troops up by 12 points – 67:55.

The home team went on to score 33 points in the 3^rd quarter that secured them a comfortable lead ahead of the final 10 minutes of the game – 79:64.

Man of the match: Rasheed Sulaimon was all over the court tonight. He scored 12 points, grabbed 6 rebounds and made 7 assists, while his all-around performance brought him the overall index rating of 23.

Can’t trick the stats: Budućnost VOLI was just too good offensively tonight for SC Derby. After all, when you score 107 points, it is highly unlikely that you will lose the game.