Buducnost defeated Turk Telekom 91-81 in Podgorica in Round 12 of the EuroCup, moving up to second place in the standings.
The Montenegrin team now has an 8-4 record and sits in third place in Group B, surpassing Turk Telekom, which currently has a 7-5 record.
The game started with several lead changes, but the first half still ended tied at 44-44. The same continued into the third quarter, with Buducnost finishing the period stronger and then starting the next quarter even better, gaining a slightly larger lead. The key moment came at 73-69 when Skylar Mays scored a two-point basket and then a free throw, extending the lead to seven points. Turk Telekom was unable to recover for the remainder of the game, and the final score was 91-81.
Claim Now The most efficient players for the home team were Rasheed Sulaimon with 25 points and Nikola Tanaskovic with 17 points and 13 rebounds. For the Ankara team, the top performers were Jaleen Smith with 18 and Kyle Allman with 17 points.
In the next round, Andrej Zakelj’s team will visit Panionios on January 7, while Turk Telekom will host Trento on the same day.
Results of the other games played tonight:
Bahcesehir 105-68 Hamburg
Cluj-Napoca 94-92 Slask Wroclaw
Bourg 81-79 Panionios
Hapoel Jerusalem 105-69 Manresa
Smooth assist 😮💨 Powerful finish 😤
— BKT EuroCup (@EuroCup) December 30, 2025
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INTERVIEWS:
- Sani Becirovic: Zenit is thinking seriously, and in the next year or two we are aiming for the highest level
- Levi Randolph: I know what the EuroLeague is, and I hope to play at that level again wearing the Zenit jersey
- Zac Seljaas: I’m a unique person, family means everything to me
- Aleksa Avramovic: Defense wins championships – for sure!
- Nenad Dimitrijevic: It’s sad for the EuroLeague and Partizan that Zeljko Obradovic left
- Ilona Korstin: We are in contact with both the EuroLeague and the NBA, we are present in all meetings
- Bogdan Tanjevic: The main difference between Partizan and Crvena Zvezda – domestic players still lead the way
- Nicolo Melli: We had no-phone rules with Zeljko Obradovic; There was interest from Partizan
- Bo McCalebb: How can you not respect Zeljko Obradovic? My only regret is that I didn’t listen to him enough
