Podgorica gave Buducnost Voli a hard time, they made them fear until the 38th minute, but they couldn't do more than that - the "blues" defended the trophy in the Montenegrin Cup (76:67), winning it for the 16th time since the restoration of Montenegrin independence in a total of 17 performances.
The first 15 minutes of the final in the "Bemax Arena" did not hint at excitement, but Podgorica came from minus 15 to lead at halftime.
It was 40:38 after Luka Bogavac's three-pointer in the last attack of the second quarter, so Podgorica already then sent a clear message to the favorite that it was not going to be a walk to the new cup.
The game was practically basket for basket, Podgorica threatened and missed chances in the last period to take the lead, and then simply ran out of energy in the moments when Budućnost stepped up.
The final plus nine in favor of the chosen Vladimir Jovanović is not an indicator of what will happen in the final duel...
Tre Bel-Haynes scored 18 points in Buducnost, had 12 rebounds and eight assists, Eric Green scored 17, Petar Popovic nine...
Bogavac was the most effective in Podgorica with 16.
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