By Eurohoops team/ info@eurohoops.net
Goga Bitadze nailed 24 points as he led Buducnost Voli to a 91-82 home win over Cibona in their last ABA League regular season game.
Bitadze shot 8-10 from the field while also nailing one three-pointer. He also added four rebounds and an assist for total PIR of 28. Earl Clark followed with 15 in addition to Norris Cole’s 11 points.
For Cibona, Marko Ljubicic scored 17 points while Josip Bilinovac helped with 11.
This game didn’t have any influence on the playoffs as the semifinal matchups have already been decided and are the following:
1. Crvena Zvezda (21-1) – 4. Partizan (14-8)
2. Cedevita (16-6) – 3. Buducnost (16-6)
The semifinals are played in a best-of-three format (1-1-1) and will kick off on March 23 and March 25. The winners will clash in the Finals which are played in a best-of-five format (2-2-1).
ABA Day 22 results and scorers:
Cedevita – Mornar 94-80 (Pullen 21 – Knight 13)
FMP – Partizan 73-72 (Reath 16 – Landale 14)
Crvena Zvezda – Mega 100-76 (Ojo 14 – Miskovic 15)
Igokea – Zadar 100-82 (Andjusic 29 – Zoric 23)
Buducnost – Cibona 91-82 (Bitadze 24 – Ljubicic 17)
Krka – Olimpija 62-59 (Mavra 9 – Lorbek 17)