Budućnost VOLI pull off a major comeback to beat Spartak Office Shoes on the road
What a match! Budućnost VOLI managed to come back from 9-point deficit in the last four minutes of the game and to triumph against Spartak Office Shoes on the road in this week's NLB Match of the Round.
(Photo: ABA League j.t.d./Dragana Stjepanovic)
2024/25 AdmiralBet ABA League Round 24, Saturday, 22 March 2025:
Spartak Office Shoes – BUDUĆNOST VOLI 82:86 (28:15, 19:25, 19:21, 16:25)
Game recap: What a match! Budućnost VOLI managed to come back from 9-point deficit in the last four minutes of the game and to triumph against Spartak Office Shoes on the road in this week's NLB Match of the Round.
Budućnost VOLI have once again managed to “come back from the dead” in the ongoing season. After that famous comeback against FMP Soccerbet earlier this season, the Podgorica team have once again won the match that seemed already lost.
Budućnost VOLI were down by 73:82, with 4 minutes left on the game clock, but then they made an incredible 13:0 run in the rest of the match to seize the win.
The blue-and-whites will therefore spend the night all alone at the first place on the standings as they now have the overall score of 21-3.
On the other side, Spartak Office Shoes missed a big chance to beat the league leaders for the 2nd time in this season, so the Subotica crew dropped to the overall score of 12-12.
Key moments: There is no doubt that the 13:0 run that Budućnost VOLI made in the last 4 minutes of the match decided the winner of this match. Yet, two specific moments during that run were especially important.
At the score of 82:82, McKinley Wright IV missed a lay-up, but Kenan Kamenjaš was there to pick up an offensive rebound and then to score the decisive 2-pointer, just couple of seconds before the end of the match – 84:82.
But, that was not the end of this thrilling finish as on the other side of the court, Spartak Office Shoes made a perfect inbound pass after which Dušan Miletić got fouled under the basket. Miletić received two free throws and a chance to tie the score, but he missed both shots from the line and Budućnost VOLI secured a defensive rebound.
Man of the match: The key 2-pointer that he scored late in the game was just the last part of Kenan Kamenjaš’ amazing display tonight in Subotica. Budućnost VOLI big guy made a double-double performance with 22 points and 10 rebounds, while his overall index rating was 29.
Can’t trick the stats: That 13:0 run that Budućnost VOLI made in the 4th quarter is definitely the most important stats from this match.
Stats
Players on court
| SPR | Min | PtsP | RebsR | AssA | StS | FoulF | ValV | |
| 10 | Gordić N. | 14:59 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 13 | Medarević V. | 14:17 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 |
| 32 | Kajami-Keane K. | 25:51 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| 34 | Nikolić D. | 25:51 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 6 |
| 45 | Bolton R. | 32:05 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 19 |
| BUD | Min | PtsP | RebsR | AssA | StS | FoulF | ValV | |
| 1 | Sulaimon R. | 31:08 | 22 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 12 |
| 10 | Tanasković N. | 24:38 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 |
| 24 | Omić A. | 14:14 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 25 | Wright IV M. | 25:18 | 21 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 31 |
| 34 | Kamenjaš K. | 25:46 | 22 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 29 |
Top players
| VALUE (INDEX) | ||||
| Miletić D. | 22 | - | 31 | Wright IV M. |
| POINTS | ||||
| Momirov S. | 15 | - | 22 | Sulaimon R. |
| REBOUNDS | ||||
| Miletić D. | 11 | - | 10 | Kamenjaš K. |
| ASSISTS | ||||
| Bolton R. | 5 | - | 4 | Ferrell Jr K. |
