Buducnost easily cruised to the ULEB Cup Last 32 from the second position in Group E by topping Swans Gmunden 86-60 on Tuesday night in Podgorica, Montenegro. Buducnost finished the regular season with 7-3 record, while the Austrian champs fell to 5-5. Buducnost decided question of the winner during third quarter, which the Montenegrin champs won 20-10 to increased their lead to 18 points. Ivan Maras led four scorers of his team in double digits with 17 points and 4 rebounds. Bojan Bakic contributed 13, big man Vladislav Dragojlovic scored 12 and grabbed 6 rebounds and Vladimir Micov added 11, while Vladimir Dragicevic posted 9 points and 8 boards. Kevin Johnson recorded a double-double with 14 points and 12 rebounds and Deteri Mayes chipped in 13 for the Swans, who committed 17 turnovers.

Swans Gmunden controlled first period of the game thanks to Johnson’s dominating play in the paint at both ends. His 8 points with the help of Rashard Sullivan and a three-pointer by Thomas Stelzer, Gmunden finished the opening quarter up 18-20. Buducnost captain Maras and Vladimir Dasic took control of the paint in second period. Maras scored 10 points and they grabbed 3 rebounds each. Bakic successfully hit from outside and Micov added points, while the visitors couldn’t find solutions. Dasic sealed an 8-0 run in the last minute of the second period for a 46-33 advantage. Mayes scored 5 points and cut the Buducnost advantage to 8 at halftime. The third period passed in totally domination of the hosts. With aggressive defense and different solutions in offense, Buducnost demolished Gmunden. During that period Buducnost took a 20-point lead and the home team coasted from that point to an easy win, allowing it to begin thinking about the Last 32 draw.