Podgorica Bemax stay in the race for the semi-finals as they beat Bosna Visit Sarajevo
Podgorica Bemax scored their first win in the Top 8 stage as they prevailed over Bosna Visit Sarajevo at home court.
(Photo: Podgorica Bemax)
NLB ABA League 2 Top 8 Round 4, Thursday, 13 March 2025:
PODGORICA BEMAX - Bosna Visit Sarajevo 91:78 (26:18, 23:19, 20:21, 22:20)
Podgorica Bemax scored their first win in the Top 8 stage as they prevailed over Bosna Visit Sarajevo at home court.
This was a “double win” for the Podgorica troops as they now have a better head-to-head score against Bosna Visit Sarajevo, with just two rounds before the end of the Top 8 stage. Recall that at this moment, three teams are racing for the 2nd semi-finals ticket in Group E. Despite tonight’s defeat, Bosna Visit Sarajevo still hold the 2nd place with the overall score of 2-2, while Podgorica Bemax and Kansai Helios are right behind with the overall score of 1-3.
When tonight’s match is concerned, Podgorica Bemax seized a well-deserved win as they have been in front from the start until the end. The home side scored 49 points in the 1st half in which they gained a double-digit lead – 49:37. In the 2nd half, Podgorica Bemax continued dominating the court and they even managed to increase the gap to 19 points at one moment – 80:61.
Eventually, the home team fulfilled all of their tonight’s goals as they prevailed over their opponents and they managed to win the match by more than 2 points in order to gain a head-to-head advantage over Bosna Visit Sarajevo.
Stats
Players on court
| POD | Min | PtsP | RebsR | AssA | StS | FoulF | ValV | |
| 8 | Radunović M. | 14:13 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | -3 |
| 9 | Lacmanović D. | 24:43 | 12 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 18 |
| 11 | Jacobs M. | 14:33 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 24 | Smith A. | 32:05 | 17 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 28 |
| 31 | Rhodes X. | 37:35 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 15 |
| BOS | Min | PtsP | RebsR | AssA | StS | FoulF | ValV | |
| 9 | Delalić H. | 20:15 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 10 | Gutić A. | 07:10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 23 | West II J. | 25:38 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 9 |
| 24 | Lutete IV C. | 30:13 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| 35 | Kovačević P. | 20:36 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 11 |
Last 5 actions
| Min | Score | Action |
| game finished | ||
| end of 4. quarter | ||
| 00:01 (Q4) | 9 DELALIĆ H. assist | |
| 00:01 (Q4) | 91 : 78 | 35 KOVAČEVIĆ P. made 2 points (drivinglayup) |
| 00:02 (Q4) | 9 DELALIĆ H. rebound (defensive) | |
| 00:05 (Q4) | RHODES X. missed 3 points (jump shot) |
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Top players
| VALUE (INDEX) | ||||
| Smith A. | 28 | - | 22 | Vrabac A. |
| POINTS | ||||
| Živanović B. | 18 | - | 21 | Vrabac A. |
| REBOUNDS | ||||
| Lacmanović D. | 8 | - | 8 | Šalić Đ. |
| ASSISTS | ||||
| Živanović B. | 7 | - | 9 | West II J. |
