The "Blues" thus took revenge on the "black and whites" for the defeat in the first part of the season, but Partizan has a better head-to-head record.
With this victory, Buducnost reached a score of 17-5 and tied with Red Star Belgrade in third place, but the Belgrade Euroleague team has the advantage due to a better head-to-head record.
On the other hand, Partizan fell to second place after the defeat with a 19-3 record, the same as Dubai, which is the leader thanks to a better head-to-head record.
With only 10 players on the roster, without Đorđi Jovanović, Džuvan Morgan and Fletcher Magee, and with James Thompson not playing, the Podgorica team managed to stop the heated "steamroller" that had apparently run out of energy after the duel with Red Star in the Euroleague, as if an emotional discharge had occurred in the chosen one, Gjoan Peñaroja.
If Partizan had not "listened" to the shot from outside the 6.75 line (at one point over 70 percent success rate), the Montenegrin champion's victory would probably have come earlier and been more convincing, but when the guests stopped shooting in the last quarter, they could not match the spirited rival who played as a team, with an excellent performance by the French midfielders Axel Butey and Jordan Butsiel who used the racket and the fact that Bruno Fernando and Tony Jerkire got into trouble early with personal fouls. Skylar Mays and Yogi Ferrell were also in a good mood, as was Rashid Sulajmon who had a great role at the beginning of the second quarter.
Buducnost did not start the match very well – they lost four balls in the first three minutes, but the scoreboard showed 6:6. The first points for the "blues" from the field after almost five minutes were scored by Jerry Butsiel, who scored with a foul – 9:8. A mini-series by the guests followed – 9:13.
Butej and Butsijel led and solved the attacks of the Montenegrin champion, on the other side Sterling Brown. At the score of 15:15, a three-point shootout began - two consecutive threes by Skylar Mays on one side and Brown on the other, and Arijan Lakić concluded the opening period with two threes in a row - 24:27.
At the very start of the second period, the guests lost the ball, and Andrija Slavković followed it all up, only for Aleksa Radanov to hit a three-pointer from the corner for plus four – 26:30. Then a 7:0 run followed after Rashid Sulajmon started his run – 33:30. The 32-year-old native of Texas took matters into his own hands and with eight points in a row led his teammates to plus five – 38:33.
In the 19th minute, after Butej's three-pointer, or rather his first points in the second half, the scoreboard showed a new biggest lead – 49:41. It was then 51:45. and Žakel's team went into the break with a plus seven (52:45).
In the opening seconds of the second half, Butsijel made his third shot in the game and forced a foul, but unlike the previous two, he did not make an additional shot – 54:45 (maximum plus nine). After that, in less than two minutes, Partizan made an 11:0 run (three three-pointers and Bonga's points) for a complete turnaround – 54:56. Ferel ended the rival's run with a three-pointer from the corner after a steal, and then the Montenegrin champion took over the momentum and made a 9:2 run for 63:58. Lakić brought the "black and whites" back with a three-pointer, and after that it was a basket-for-basket game, when Dilan Osetkovski scored from a counterattack for a new equalizer – 67:67, and then a three-pointer for a new turnaround – 72:73.
Mays opened the decisive quarter with five consecutive points – 79:73. Milton responded with 2+1, and then Sulajmon hit a three-pointer, and then Butsiel laid in to return to plus eight – 84:76 five and a half minutes before the end. After a timeout by Peñarroya, the Euroleague team immediately halved the deficit – 84:80 and “forced” Žakelj to a timeout. After a minute of rest for the Slovenian expert, Butsiel scored, but Milton and Jones reduced the lead to 86:84. Ferrell returned two possessions of surplus to the "blues" from the penalty spot, and Butej rounded off a great game in the right way, after hitting a three-pointer after an offensive rebound, and then practically closing the game on a counterattack - 93:86. True, Sulajmon then missed both shots, Osetkovski hit a three-pointer, but Ferrell put an end to the match from the penalty spot.
The most efficient player for the winners was Axel Butey with 19 points and seven rebounds. Jerry Butsiel and Yogi Ferrell added 16 each. Skylar Mays 15, Rashid Sulaiman 13…
On the other side, Shake Milton led the way with 21 points, followed by Sterling Brown (19), Karlik Jones (11) and Isaac Bonga (10).
Buducnost will be visiting Dubai in the next round, on April 13th, while Partizan will be playing against Mitrović's Cedevita Olimpija the day before.
SWORD FLOW:
10 End of the match – Buducnost's victory against Partizan (95:89) in the sixth round match of the Top 8 phase of the ABA League.
10′ Ferrell is safe from the penalty spot both times – 95:89.
10′ Sulajmon missed both penalties, and Osetkovski hit a three-pointer – 93:89.
9′ Quick points from Brown, then Butey returns a plus seven from the counterattack – 93:86. Timeout for Penaroy with 48 seconds left.
9′ Buteja's three-pointer, who first caught the ball and then scored from a corner kick 91:84.
8′ Ferrell accurate from the penalty spot both times – 88:84.
7′ Jones scores after a breakthrough – 86:84.
6′ Milton "fixes" his miss for three and scores for two – 86:82.
6′ New points for today's excellent Butsiel – 86:80.
5′ Bonga “fixes” Milton’s miss. After that, Milton scores from a counterattack, a mini series of “black and whites” 4:0 and the deficit is halved in an instant – 84:80. Žakelj now called a timeout.
5′ Butsiel was left alone again, Sulaimon saw him, the "blues" are up eight points – 84:76, Peñaroja is forced to ask for a minute's rest.
5′ Six minutes until the end of the game, Buducnost has a six-point lead and the ball.
4′ Now he hits a three-pointer and Sulaimon – 82:76.
4′ Milton two plus one – 79:76.
3′ Mejsa's three-pointer – 79:73.
2′ Blur Mejsa za plus tri – 76:73.
1′ The decisive quarter has begun.
THIRD QUARTER:
10′ Butej scored with the sound of the siren, so the "blues" enter the final period with a minimal margin - 74:73.
10′ Osetkovski's three-pointer – 72:73.
10′ Slavković was left alone in the net and scored – 72:70.
9′ Milton hit 3/4 of the shot for another equalizer – 70:70.
9′ Žakelj received a technical foul for complaining after Milton was fouled on a three-pointer.
9′ Three-pointer by Mace, Buducnost leads again – 70:67.
9′ Dilan Osetkovski from the counterattack to equalize – 67:67.
8′ Jacky is inaccurate from the line of scrimmage twice, and then makes his fourth personal foul.
8′ Milton "fixes" Lakić's miss – 67:65.
8′ Tanaskovic scores brilliantly now – 67:63.
7 Jacky two of two from penalties – 65:63.
6′ Another three-pointer by Lakić, on the other side Butsijel was left alone under the basket and easily scored – 65:61.
5′ Dzekiri commits an unsportsmanlike foul, and Ferrell uses both throws, then Sulaimon scores – 63:58. Podgorica's series 9:2.
5′ New points for Bonga, but Tanasković responds – 59:58.
4′ Ferel steals the ball and hits a three-pointer from the corner – 57:56.
4′ Partizan's run continues (11:0) – Bonga scores for the lead – 54:56. For the first time, the guest leads from the start of the second leg.
2′ Partizan's run 9:0 in less than a minute - Jones' three-pointer, then two consecutive Browns to tie the game - 54:54. Timeout for Žakel.
1′ The second half has begun. Butsijel scores, then misses the extra throw – 54:45.
HALF TIME – Buducnost goes into the big break with a plus seven (52:45). The most efficient Axel Butey with 12 points. Jerry Butsiel and Rashid Sulaiman added eight each, and Yogi Ferrell and Skylar Mays seven each. On the other side, Sterling Brown leads with 11 points, Shake Milton has nine. The "Black and Whites" are holding their shooting from the line to 6.75 (9/15), although the "Blues" are also at an excellent 50 percent in three-point shooting (8/16).
SECOND QUARTER:
10′ Tanasković half-volleyed from the penalty spot – 52:45. End of the first half.
9′ Jones accurate from the penalty spot both times – 51:45. Timeout for Žakelj with one minute left in the first half.
9′ Karlik Jones scores, and on the other side easy points from Tanasković – 51:43.
9′ Butej hits a three-pointer at the end of the attack for a maximum plus eight – 49:41.
8′ Buducnost is up five again, after a three-pointer from Ferrell – 46:41.
8′ First points for Bruno Fernandes in the game – 43:41.
Buducnost 6/12 for three, Partizan 9/13.
7′ Milton hits a three-pointer, but Kovlijar answers – 43:39.
6′ Easy points from Butsiel who dunks from a timeout – 40:36.
6′ Milton's three-pointer for minus two – 38:36. Andrej Žakelj requested a time-out.
5′ Eighth consecutive point for Sulajmon for plus five – 38:33.
5′ Another three-pointer by Sulajmon, the second in a row, at the end of the attack – 36:33.
4′ Braun responds quickly, his third three-pointer – 33:33.
4′ Sulaimon's three-pointer for the turnaround – 33:30. Podgorica's series 7:0.
3′ Ferel scores from half-distance to equalize in "Morača" – 30:30.
2′ Big mistake by Brown, he was careless in his own half, Oleksandar Kovliam stole the ball from him and passed – 28:30. Time-out for Joan Penaroy.
1′ Three-pointer by Aleksa Radanov from a corner – 26:30. "Black and White" is currently excellent outside the 6.75 - 6/8 or 75 percent line.
1′ The second half has begun. After a turnover, Andrija Slaković scores from a counterattack – 26:27.
FIRST QUARTER:
10′ Mays misses the penalty, then Lakić almost hits another three-pointer with the siren sounding. After the first quarter, the guests have the advantage in possession – 24:27.
10′ New three-pointer by Lakić – 23:27.
10′ Butej is safe from half-distance, his ninth point – 23:24.
10′ Arijan Lakić's three-pointer goes in – 21:24.
9′ Another three-pointer from Mays, but Brown answers again – 21:21.
8′ Skylar Mays' three-pointer, the Blues' second in a row after three consecutive misses. Brown responds – 18:18.
7′ Sterling Brown two of two from penalties – 15:15.
7′ Butsiel scores again with a foul, once again safe from the penalty spot – 15:13.
6′ Butej hits a three-pointer, his seven points already – 12:13.
5′ First points from Karlik Jones, then a three-pointer from Milton – 9:13.
5′ After almost five minutes, the first points from the game – Jackie Butsiel scored on a foul and made an extra throw – 9:8.
5′ Four consecutive goals by Toni Dzekiri – 6:8.
5′ Now Yogi Ferrell uses two shots, all six points scored by the home team from penalties – 6:6.
4′ Butej again both accurate from the line of scrimmage – Butej 4 – Bonga 4 – 4:4.
4′ Fantastic dunk by Bonga over Rashid Sulajmon. The visitors' first lead but also the first points from the field for either team – 2:4.
3′ Three minutes into the game, the score is 2:2. The Montenegrin champion has already had four turnovers.
2′ Isak Bonga responds in the same way – 2:2.
2′ Buducnost leads, Axel Butej is safe from the penalty spot both times – 2:0.
2′ Two attacks by Buducnost and two turnovers, on the other side Karlik Jones and Isak Bonga are inaccurate.
1′ The match has just started. The home team has the first attack.
Partizan's five: Dzons, Bonga, Milton, Ostekovski, Fernando.
Future Five: Sulajmon, Ferel, Butsijel, Tanaskovic, Butej.
ANNOUNCEMENT:
The basketball team of Buducnost Volija will host Partizan today (6pm) in the derby of the sixth round of the Top 8 phase of the ABA League.
The Montenegrin champion is fourth with a score (16-5), while the Euroleague team is the leader with a performance (19-2).
Gioan Peñaro's team won the first inter-season match of the season, which was played in Belgrade in mid-February, as well as the previous two duels in last year's regional competition final.
The "Black and Whites" are excelling in the Euroleague, where they have won six games in a row, the last of which came three days ago in the eternal derby against Red Star.
Read the detailed match announcement and statements from both camps. HERE.
You can follow the match live in text broadcast on the RTV Podgorica Portal.
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