The fourth game in a row in the Admiralbet ABA League was practically decided by the Buducnost Voli basketball players after the first half, during which they surpassed 50 points for the third time in 20 minutes.
When the "blue and white" open the game the right way, and Rashid Sulajmon gets into the rhythm from the start, then even stronger teams than Mega don't have much of a chance.
The penultimate match of the year was not too complicated for Andrej Žakelj's team - the Montenegrin champion defeated the team from Novi Beograd 100:82, thus increasing the score in "Morača" against this rival to 15-1.
Two consecutive triumphs in Podgorica (five in a row in the regional competition) were a real announcement for the end-of-year spectacle and the Eurocup clash against Turk Telekom, which will be played on Tuesday.
A victory against the team from Ankara (both teams are 7-4) would be a big step towards better positions before the next stage, and a direct qualification to the quarterfinals would not seem far away either.
From the first minute, Sulajmon was a huge problem for Mega, he scored from all positions, was elusive, and in the first half he reached 19 points without missing two (5/5), and he also hit three three-pointers out of five attempts.
For the first time, Buducnost "unstuck" with a three-pointer by Fletcher Magee for 27:17, and Džuvan Morgan's dunk closed the first quarter with a nice 31:19.
With a basket by Aksel Butej, the home team reached a 19-point lead in the second period (49:30), and the scoreboard in "Morača" at halftime showed 53:38.
Where Sulajmon left off (he did not score again) in the third quarter, Đorđije Jovanović continued - with his third three-pointer in the middle of that period, the team from Podgorica once again went up 19 (65:46), and after Nikola Tanasković's basket, it was 67:46.
The match with Maga also marked the return of James Thompson after injury, Butey was excellent once again, and Maga's three-pointer with five minutes left in the game led Buducnost to a big 94:71 win.
THE FUTURE LOVES - MEGA 100:82 (31:19, 22:19, 22:20, 25:24)
Podgorica - SC "Morača". Attendance: 450. Referees: Sašo Petek (Slovenia), Mario Majkić (Slovenia), Franko Gracin (Croatia).
Buducnost Voli: SULAJMON 19, Maggi 12 (1-1), Mays 8, Thompson 2 (2-2), Slavkovic, TANASKOVIC 13 (5-3), FEREL 7, JOVANOVIC 11 (2-2), Morgan 4, BUTSIJEL 4 (4-4), Nikolic, Butej 20 (4-4).
Mega: Milenković, LUK 10 (6-2), ĐULOVIĆ 11, DREZGIĆ 11 (4-4), MARKOVIĆ 14 (3-3), Vukčević 8, Kroflič 4, SIBI 10, Suigo 7, Srzentić 4 (2-2), Gačić, Mušicki.
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