By Eurohoops team / info@eurohoops.net
Buducnost Voli took a step forward for the playoffs by beating Cibona on the road 87-94 and advanced to the 4th position in the standings.
After a tied first half (49-49), Budućnost pulled away in the opening two minutes of the second one, when their 8:0 run gave them a 57-49 lead. The home side never managed to come in front again until the end of the game.
In Round 21 of the ABA League, Partizan stopped Crvena Zvezda’s 20-0 run by beating them at home, though the latter still remains on top of the standings.
ABA League 2016-2017 Week 21 results:
Krka (7-14) vs Mega Leks (7-14) 72-83 (Spasojevic 14)
Mornar (7-14) vs Cedevita (15-6) 74-79 (Boatright 19)
Karpos Sokoli (9-12) vs FMP (8-13) 88-81 (Labovic 21)
Igokea (10-11) vs Zadar (6-15) 78-77 (Micovic 19)
Partizan (16-5) vs Crvena Zvezda (20-1) 86-81 (Hatcher 20)
Union Olimpija (9-12) vs MZT (7-14) 72-91 (Thames 16)
Cibona (10-11) vs Buducnost Voli (15-6) 87-94 (Ilic 14)