Podgorica, YUGOSLAVIA, November 15 - Buducnost center Dejan Milojevic worked hard for his team, adding 27 points, 10 rebounds and four steals for the second triumph of the Yugoslav champions this season in the Euroleague.
Buducnost controlled game for the first 7 minutes. Then Krka took a lead and finished that period with a 20-12.
In the second period Novo Mesto made an 9-0 run that expanded their lead to 16 points, 33-17, after 15 minutes. Buducnost managed to trim the deficit to 27-37 by halftime.
Two minutes into the third quarter, Buducnost struck with a 12-2 run that was enough for a 43-43 tie, but Novo Mesto got 6 points from Davison and was able to hold a 53-48 lead at the end of the quarter.
Buducnost showed great mental strength in the final quarter. Dejan Milojevic was simply unstoppable in the final quarter, when he scored three successive three-pointers for the second triumph of his team this season in the Euroleague.
Euroleague, Group C, Round 6, Podgorica, YUGOSLAVIA, November 15
BUDUCNOST Podgorica (YUGOSLAVIA) - KRKA Novo Mesto (SLOVENIA) 77-72 (12-20, 15-17, 21-16, 29-19)
"Moraca" Hall. Attendance: 3,500.
BUDUCNOST: Bakic, Smiljanic 15 (one three-pointer), Rakocevic 10, Sekulic, Vukcevic 4 (1), Radunovic 2, Kuzmanovic 8, Milojevic 27 (3), Ceranic 6, Cabarkapa, Jestratijevic 7, Pejcinovic.
NOVO MESTO: Anzulovic 2, Gnjidic 6 (2), Skelin 13, Lakovic 10, Jelesijevic 2, Bennett 17, Grum 8, Drobnjak 11 (1), Mirkovic, Capin, Samanic 4.
Group C, Round 6 - other results
CSKA (Russia) - REAL (Spain) 77-92
PANATHINAIKOS (Greece) - ZADAR (Croatia) 102-64
PAU-ORTHEZ (France) - SKIPPER (Italy) 86-69
Standings after 6 rounds
G W L Pts
1. Panathinaikos 6 5 1 11
2. Real 6 5 1 11
3. CSKA 6 3 3 9
4. Skipper 6 3 3 9
5. Pau-Ortez 6 3 3 9
6. Novo Mesto 6 2 4 8
7. Buducnost 6 2 4 8
8. Zadar 6 1 5 7
