The Lithuanian side had won five straight before this game
Buducnost sends a message with blowout win against Wolves, 104-77
Buducnost VOLI Podgorica showed what it is capable of by thrashing Wolves Twinsbet Vilnius 104-77 in Round 9 on Friday night, with every player who stepped onto the floor scoring for the hosts.
Rasheed Sulaimon was a menace on the offensive end all night long and finished with a game-high 23 points, while Fletcher Magee had 16, Nikola Tanaskovic netted 15, Kenan Kamenjas poured in 12, and Juwan Morgan scored 11. Kamenjas also paired his 12 points with 12 rebounds. For Wolves, Anthony Cowan finished with a team-best 18 points, with Tre'Shawn Thurman and Garrison Brooks adding 10 and 10 points, respectively.
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An opening 7-0 run by Buducnost was perhaps a signal of what was to come, although Wolves did immediately respond with a 7-0 run of their own to tie the game at 7-7. Yet, a couple of threes – one by Yogi Ferrell and another by Sulaimon – helped Buducnost push ahead to a 20-12 lead. Morgan then had 7 points in a hurry, and McKinley Wright's layup ensured it was 29-18 at the end of the first quarter.
Even though Wolves prevented Buducnost from pulling away in the early minutes of the second period, back-to-back triples by Magee suddenly swelled the lead to 45-27. Buducnost continued to shine whenever it went to big men Tanaskovic and Kamenjas, and they were both key in ensuring the hosts held a 57-38 advantage at the interval.
Wolves outscored Buducnost 6-2 in the first couple of minutes, but it was too big a mountain to climb as the Montenegrin club simply went up a gear to regain a hefty lead. Tanaskovic and Kamenjas continued to impress, while Morgan and veteran center Alen Omic appeared late in the third quarter to help Buducnost enter the final frame with an 82-61 lead.
Wolves's Marek Blazevic got the first score of the fourth quarter, but three straight threes by Buducnost – two by Sulaimon and one by Magee – effectively put the win on ice at 91-63. Kamenjas kept showing lots of energy inside, while there was loud applause when Mateo Dreznjak hit a technical free throw with 1 second left as that meant all 11 players who stepped onto the floor for Buducnost had scored, with the final score being 104-77.