Cobbs, Seeley and Wiley trio guide Buducnost to a tough win over Ulm / News - Basketnews.com

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Buducnost VOLI Podgorica (1-0) defeated Ratiopharm Ulm (0-1) 86-79 (26-21, 22-20, 21-14, 17-24) in the 7DAYS EuroCup opener.

Player of the Game EFF 23 Justin Cobbs Points 18 Accuracy 5-9 Rebounds 3 Assists 6

Buducnost started the third quarter with a 16-4 push to gain a 19-point lead (64-45). Jacob Wiley, Willie Reed, and Vladimir Micov baskets contributed to this spurt.

Ulm managed to cut the deficit to 8 points (65-73) in the fourth period but Buducnost answered with their successful stretch thanks to D.J. Seeley. The former Bayern guard scored 8 points in a row (81-69).

However, Ulm were not ready to raise a white flag as they reduced the margin to 3 points (79-82) with 1:28 to play behind an 8-0 run. Nevertheless, Justin Cobbs scored a clutch two-pointer and Jacob Wiley added two accurate free throws to secure the W.

For the winners, Justin Cobbs accumulated 18 points (3/6 2PT, 2/3 3PT, 6/8 FT), 3 rebounds, 6 assists, 2 steals, and 23 PIR.

Jaron Blossomgame led the route for Ulm. He posted 17 points (4/6 2PT, 2/6 3PT, 3/4 FT), 9 rebounds, 2 assists, and 20 PIR.

Buducnost: Justin Cobbs 18 (6 AST), Jacob Wiley 16 (3 REB), D.J. Seeley 15 (3/4 2PT, 2/3 3PT, 3/4 FT), Willie Reed 11 (9 REB), Vladimir Micov 7 (3 AST).

Ulm: Jaron Blossomgame 17 (9 REB), Semaj Christon 14, Cristiano Felicio 12 (5 REB), Thomas Klepeisz 11 (3/3 3PT, 2/2 FT), Christoph Philipps 9.

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