Budućnost VOLI Defend Their Home Court and Return the Series to Zenica

AdmiralBet ABA League Semifinals Round 2, Monday, 25 May 2026:

BUDUĆNOST VOLI – Dubai Basketball 91:90 (25:25, 21:17, 31:23, 14:25)

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POST-GAME COMMENTS

Game recap: In the Game 2 of the Semifinal series, Budućnost VOLI have prevailed over Dubai Basketball at home in their Morača Sport Hall in Podgorica. This way, the Podgorica side have tied the series at 1:1 and forced the Game 3 of the series, that will take place in Zenica on Thursday, 28 May. In Zenica, the name of the second Finals participant will be revealed, as the winning team of the Game 3 will advance to the Finals and join Partizan Mozzart Bet in the series for the trophy.

Key moments: Budućnost VOLI have been the ones to open the game in a more successful fashion and when the big break started, they were ahead by 4 points (46:42). As the teams returned from the locker rooms, the hosts opened the second half of the game with a 7:2 run, that earned them a 9-point advantage (53:44) with 8 minutes to go in the third period and it seemed like the game was decisively going their way. However, Dubai squad had other plans. They fought their way back into the game with an amazing last quarter, and tied the game with 3 minutes to go in the game (83:83). Budućnost VOLI replied with a 5:0 run and entered the final 90 seconds of the game with a 6-point lead (91:85). This did not stop Dubai either, as Kabengele scored 5 points in a row to make it a one-point game (91:90), with 34 seconds to go. As it turned out, this was also the final score of the game. Justin Anderson had a chance to win the game for his team with a three-point shot attempt in the final second, but missed the target.

Man of the match: Rasheed Sulaimon led his team in scoring with 16 points, including last 6 points of his team, alongside 2 rebounds, 2 assists and a steal. That’s what earned him the man of the match title.

Can’t trick the stats: Dubai Basketball were a better of two squads in field goal percentage and rebounding, but they had 16 turnovers and Budućnost VOLI only 8. That’s what helped the hosts win the game in the end.