Aykon TED Ankara beat Buducnost Voli 81-75 Podgorica to stay alive in the run to advance to the next round from Group F. Ankara now has a 3-4 record in fourth place, while the losers fell to 2-5 and are now fifth. Vladimir Golubovic collected 19 points, 11 rebounds, 3 steals, and 2 assists for an index rating of 29 to pace the winners; ClayTucker scored 16 with 4 assists, Kristaps Valters had 14 with 5 boards and 4 assists and Berkay Candan 10. Vladimir Mihailovic contributed with 16 points for Buducnost, Aleksa Popopvic netted 15, Jeleel Akindele amassed 13 with 8 rebounds and Suad Sehovic bagged 11.

Round 6 MVP Golubovic nailed a layup for an early 9-6 Ankara lead before Nikola Ivanovic put the guests in front 9-13 by finishing a fast break. A Popovic three-pointer and Muhammed Baygul drive to the rim tied the score at 16-16 after 10 minutes. Candan’s layup gave a 24-18 advantage to the hosts; William Coleman dunked in the ball after grabbing an offensive board for a 29-31 cushion for Buducnost, which lead 35-36 at halftime. Golubovic’s slam put the home team in front 42-40 before Candan drained a shot from long distance, extending the difference to 48-42. Popovic’s three-point-play cut the marring to 49-47, but Candan and Golubovic remained on fire and pushed Ankara to a double digit cushion, 57-47. Sehovic climbed within 58-54 as the third quarter finished. A 9-0 run capped by a jumper from Aleksandar Rasic gave a 67-54 advantage to Ankara, early in the final quarter, Sehovic kept Buducnost in the hunt from downtown, and Mihailovic completed a three-point-play to make it 77-72 with a minute left in the game. A Caner Erdeniz layup and Valters free throw sealed the home team’s win, but the visitors kept the head-to-head tiebreak advantage on their side.