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Decision in the third game
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| Man of the match: Dejan Tomasevic (Buducnost) |
Podgorica, March 2nd - Offering a flawless performance almost during the entire game, the basketball players of Buducnost from Podgorica defeated the best-paid team and the greatest favorite of the European league, the Greek Panathinaikos.
The hero of the game was Dejan Tomasevic, who scored 13 of Buducnost's first 15 points and who was, during the entire match, a total enigma to the guest centers. The outcome of the game was determined in the first minutes of the second half with a 13-2 series of points for the hosts, and the convincing defeat of the team from Athens was indicated already in the 32nd minute when the Yugoslav champion was leading by 68-48.
Podgorica, Yugoslavia, March 2 - Euroleague, Eighth-final play-offs, second match
BUDUCNOST Podgorica (Yugoslavia) - PANATHINAIKOS Athens (Greece) 77-64 (44:40)
"Moraca" Hall in Podgorica. Attendance: 6,000.
BUDUCNOST: Brkic 8 (1/1 2P FG, 2/2 3P FG, 4 assists), Bulatovic 2 (0/1 2P FG, 0/1 3P FG, 2/2 FT), Kuzmanovic 8 (1/3 2P FG, 2/2 3P FG), Pajovic, Radonjic 10 (2/2 2P FG, 2/3 3P FG, 4 rebounds), Scepanovic 15 (5/6 2P FG, 1/6 3P FG, one block), Sekulic (3 rebounds), Tomasevic 28 (11/13 2P FG, 6/11 FT, 4 rebounds, 2 steals), Topic 6 (3/4 2P FG, 8 rebounds, 2 steals).
PANATHINAIKOS: Bodiroga 9, Boudouris 2, Burke 8, Fotsis 10, Kalaitzis, Kattache 12, Koch 4, Rebraca 5, Rogers 8.
FREE THROWS: Buducnost 10/15 (67%), Panathinaikos 9/11 (82%).
2P FG: Buducnost 23/30 (77%), Panathinaikos 17/34 (50%).
3P FG: Buducnost 7/14 (50%), Panathinaikos 7/20 (35%).
REBOUNDS: Buducnost 21 (16+5), Panathinaikos 20 (10+10).
ASSISTS: Buducnost 12, Panathinaikos 4.
TURNOVERS: Buducnost 4, Panathinaikos 5.
STEALS: Buducnost 4, Panathinaikos 6.
BLOCKS: Buducnost 2, Panathinaikos 3.
PERSONAL FOULS: Buducnost 17, Panathinaikos 16.
Euroleague, eighth-final play-offs, second matches, RESULTS
Ulker (Turkey) - Barcelona (Spain) 63-60 (first match 73-78)
Cibona (Croatia) - CSKA (Russia) 55-75 (first match 75-72)
Benetton (Italy) - Winnington Group (Italy) 61-77 (first match 73-82, Winnington Group qualifies for the quarter-finals)
Alba (Germany) - Efes Pilsen (Turkey) _:_ (first match 81-90)
Buducnost (YUGOSLAVIA) - Panathinaikos 77-64 (first match 59-65)
Real (Spain) - ASVEL (France) 73-85 (first match 59-72, ASVEL qualifies for the quarter-finals)
Olympiakos (Greece) - Union Olimpija (Slovenia) 68-52 (first match 61-65)
PAOK (Greece) - Maccabi (Israel) 67-55 (first match 77-62)
Efficiency of the Yugoslav players
Prelevic (PAOK) - Recorded 0-of-1 from the field in three minutes.
Djordjevic (Real) - Had 16 points (2/5 2P FG, 4/8 3P FG), two rebounds, two steals and one assist in 34 minutes.
Koturovic (Ulker) - Scored 6 points (2/5 2P FG, 2/2 FT) and grabbed 6 rebounds in 32 minutes.
Gurovic (Barcelona) - No points in 18 minutes (0/1 2P FG, 0/3 3P FG), added one assist.
Tarlac (Olympiakos) - Eight points (4/9 2P FG, 0/2 FT), 14 rebounds and three steals in 37 minutes.
Tomic (Olympiakos) - 13 points (5/5 2P FG, 1/3 3P FG), two rebounds and four assists in 31 minutes.
Vukcevic (Olympiakos) - Five points (1/3 2P FG, 1/2 3P FG), four rebounds and three assists in 15 minutes.
Bodiroga (Panathinaikos) - Recorded 9 points (3/6 2P FG, 0/1 3P FG, 3/4 FT), with 6 rebounds, one assist and one steal in 33 minutes.
Rebraca (Panathinaikos) - Five points (2/6 2P FG, 1/1 FT), one rebound and one steal in 14 minutes.
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