After breaking the deadlock in Nikšić seven days ago (93:88), the team from Skopje confirmed their quality in front of their fans tonight and celebrated even more convincingly (90:77).
Although Sutjeska's coach, Marko Simonović, optimistically announced a victory in the match announcement, which would mean the return of the series to the city under Trebjesa and the master, the reality was different.
The home team announced the victory after the opening ten minutes when the scoreboard showed 29:14. In the 18th minute, TFT led 49:25, and the guests managed to somewhat reduce the deficit (50:34) before going into the break.
Sutjeska threatened in the middle of the third quarter when they finally got close to a single-digit deficit with an 11:2 run after a three-pointer by Kristofer Martin – 60:51. However, the Macedonian representative repelled the onslaught of their rivals and again took a big lead of 23 – 82:59. Nikšić's 10:0 run followed, but it was too late for some unreal turnaround…
Davis Stanley led the winners with 23 points and nine rebounds, followed by Viktor Tashovski (19), Justin Gordon (17) and Darin Govens (16).
On the other side, Matins led the way with 22 points, seven rebounds and four assists. Bogdan Bojić (12), Miloš Vujović (11) and Filip Barović (10) also had double-digit performances.
TFT will play in the finals and for entry into the ABA League against Široki, who also defeated Helios from Domažal 2:0 in the series.
