Just Days Later: Budućnost VOLI and U-BT Cluj-Napoca Meet Again

2025/26 AdmiralBet ABA League Top 8 Round 3, Saturday, 14 March 2026:

BUDUĆNOST VOLI – U-BT CLUJ-NAPOCA

Where? Morača Sports Hall, Podgorica

When? 20:30

Story of the game: On Saturday night, Budućnost VOLI will be hosting U-BT Cluj-Napoca at home in their Morača Sports Hall in Podgorica.

It’s a game of two teams, that have just undergone their first mutual encounter of the season, in the BKT EuroCup, battling for the Quarterfinals, where U-BT Cluj-Napoca prevailed, also in Morača. 

In the AdmrialBet ABA League, the teams have been in a fairly different shapes lately, with Budućnost VOLI winning their last 3 games and returning to the winning path in the Round 2 of the Top 8, as they have prevailed over Igokea m:tel convincingly. On the other end, U-BT Cluj-Napoca have only celebrated one win in their last five games in the regional competition and have been defeated by Crvena zvezda Meridianbet on home court in BT Arena in Round 2 of the Top 8.

So the question is, will both teams go on a streak in Morača or will the ABA League newcomers of Cluj-Napoca manage to bounce back and hand Budućnost VOLI a defeat.

It is an important game for both sides, as Budućnost VOLI could already secure themselves a spot in the Playoffs in the event of a victory, while on the other end, U-BT Cluj-Napoca would make another step towards avoiding the Play-in, as they are now 2 wins above the Play-in zone.

Match-up in focus: Perhaps the most exciting match-up of the game is the one between Yogi Ferrell and Daron Russell. While Ferrell has been leading Budućnost VOLI in both scoring and passing this season, with an average of 13.3 points and 3.8 assists per game, Russell has been averaging 15.1 points and 5.8 assists per game as the second-leading scorer and top passer of Cluj-Napoca. Who will take his team to the precious win?

Head-to-head score in ABA: In total 0:0.