Things looked very good for Buducnost VOLI Podgorica in the first half, but in the end, the team needed excellent three-point shooting and just enough rebounding to overcome London Lions on the road.
Buducnost made 9 of 21 triples (42.9%) in a 78-87 victory over London with Trae Bell-Haynes draining 4 of those three-pointers while scoring a game-high 21 points.
Buducnost hit right on its scoring average of 86.3 point per game. However, 53 of those points came in the first half and just 34 in the final 20 minutes. Head coach Vlada Jovanovic watched his team fight more in the second half, including holding its own against the bigger London lineup.
The visitors came into the game as the number one rebounding team and tops in offensive rebounds. On this night, London won the battle on the glass 36-35, holding Buducnost to 10 offensive rebounds, 5.7 fewer than its average. The one player to really come up in rebounds for the winners was Alpha Kaba, who collected 16 points and 11 rebounds. It was the second straight double-double for the French center, who had 14 points and 13 rebounds last week against Prometheus Patras.
