By Eurohoops Team/ info@eurohoops.net
Building a double-digit lead early in the second half and holding on in crunch time, Buducnost VOLI snapped the undefeated streak of Partizan Mozzart Bet in the AdmiralBet ABA League Regular Season with a win, 97-90, in Belgrade Arena.
Pushing their side to 10-2, McKinley Wright IV and Rasheed Sulaimon shared a team-high 22 points on Sunday night. Kenan Kamenjas combined his 14 points with a game-high nine rebounds.
A season-high 23 points by Sterling Brown went to waste for the team guided by Zeljko Obradovic. Besides Gabriel Iffe Lundberg and Mario Nakic stuck on the injury list, Brandon Davies and Frank Ntilikina were also sidelined.
Pulling away in the second half, Crvena Zvezda Meridianbet earned a win, 89-81, over SC Derby in Moraca Sports Center, earlier Sunday. Recovering from a knee injury and featuring in Round 12, Joel Bolomboy tallied four points and two rebounds over ten minutes in his first appearance since October 21.
The top performer at Podgorica was Yago Dos Santos with 17 points and four assists. Mike Daum followed with 16 points. John Brown III, Branko Lazic, Uros Plavsic, and Milos Teodosic were out for the team coached by Giannis Sfairopoulos.
A fourth consecutive win between the Turkish Airlines EuroLeague and the regional league improved the ABA record to 10-2.
ABA Round 12
Zadar – Borac Mozzart 89-67
FMP Soccerbet – Split 98-91 OT (83-83)
Krka – Igokea m:tel 80-85
Spartak Office Shoes – Mega MIS 110-86
Cibona – Cedevita Olimpija 66-75
Dubai – Mornar-Barsko zlato 104-66
SC Derby – Crvena Zvezda Meridianbet 81-89
Partizan Mozzart Bet – Buducnost VOLI 90-97
STANDINGS: Partizan Mozzart Bet 23 (11-1), Buducnost VOLI 22 (10-2), Crvena Zvezda Meridianbet 22 (10-2), Dubai 21 (9-3), Spartak Office Shoes 19 (7-5), FMP Soccerbet 19 (7-5), Igokea m:tel 19 (7-5)…
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