Falco wins the Hungarian Men’s Basketball Cup 2025
Falco-Vulcano Energia KC Szombathely won the Hungarian Men’s Basketball Cup 2025 with 25 points.
Hungarian Men’s Basketball Cup 2025
According to Hunbasket, Novakovics scored the first basket of the final along with Fault, but the extra one was spoiled by Falco’s player, Kountz threw over his defender, Clark turned down towards the baseline and didn’t even stop for a ziccer. Benedek Kiss also missed a free throw after his basket, Novakovics found the outside, Clark dunked (9-4). Durázi had already made 2+1, Williams got a ball and immediately went into a tempo, and Popovics took the shot nicely under the basket. Durázi answered this deuce quickly, Kountz only scored a free throw, but Körmend still took the lead (11-12). Pongó scored from a difficult position, Pipiras scored his second free throw, then he didn’t miss from the field, Milos Konakov called timeout (13-15). Diggs scored, Ferencz scored his tempo, Perl was left empty for a mid-range shot. Gábor Forray got a technical for a complaint, Perl hit a free throw and then a triple, Vuckovic scored his first two points. Popovic’s deuce closed the quarter. 23-19
The game continued with Kountz’s free throw, Perl gave Popovics a big ball, Durázi hit a three. Keller put back an offensive rebound, Durázi answered with a triple, Keller continued the run with a double (29-27). Gáspar was served by Kountz, Popovics put together a 2+1, Williams’ free throws were good. Popovics didn’t miss either, Kountz scored a basket in Pongo’s clutch, Perl answered on the other end (36-33). Durázi missed a free throw for 2+1, Perl’s tempo fell into the ring, Pongo got a technical, Williams made a free throw, but Vuckovic only made one of two. Benedek Kovács came up with two points, Durázi worked 50% from the line, Perl dished out a scoring pass to Popovics, Kovács also put back an offensive rebound, Gábor Forray called his team back from a 6-point deficit (44-38). Durázi was up by 16 points, Perl made free throws in his place, Novakovics was penalized for a turnover. Keller increased Falco’s lead to 9 points, Ferencz cut it to 6, Popovics countered with a 2+1, and Mátyás Kiss sank a three. 52-46
Clark had the first deuce of the second half, Perl’s two free throws increased the difference to 10 points, Durázi cut it, but after Pongó’s triple Egis Körmend called timeout. Durázi stepped up again, Vuckovic made two free throws and Bognár a three. Clark was accurate from the corner, Kountz from mid-range, Bognár set up Popovics’ dunk (67-54). Kountz answered immediately, then only made one free throw, Novakovics was left empty for a three, no foul. Kountz was very caught up, Popovics slammed the ball into the rim, Keller cleverly took the ball under the rim. Kountz also made a 2+1, Novakovics was cold at the line, his quarter ended with a triple by Kovács. 79-63
Kountz scored right away at the start of the fourth quarter, Diggs hit a triple at the end of the offensive period, Durazi answered. Perl went to the free throw line easily, Vuckovic increased his points with two free throws, Körmend called timeout after Diggs’ tempo (86-70). Williams hit a difficult three, Popovics worked well in the paint and Clark rammed in a triple. Kountz hit a free throw, Pipiras lost Gáspar to a foul after an injury. Perl’s attempt was fouled, and then the Falco player finished a fastbreak. We entered the last two and a half minutes with a 20-point difference. Falco never let the game go from there and won the Hungarian Men’s Basketball Cup 2025! 101-76
Falco-Vulcano Energia KC Szombathely – Egis Körmend 101-76 (23-19, 29-27, 27-17, 22-13)
Hungarian Men’s Basketball Cup 2025, final
Kaposvár, Kaposvár Arena
Referees: Péter Tamás Földházi, Zsolt Csaba Cziffra, Péter Árpád Praksch (Ferenc Tamás Téczely)
Szombathely: Pongó 8/6, Clark 12/6, Novakovics 12/6, Bognár 3/3, Popovics 22.
Körmend: Williams 8/3, Kountz 22/3, Kiss B. 2, Pipiras 3, Vuckovic 8. Csere: Kiss M. 3/3, Ferencz 5/3, Durázi 23/9, Gáspár 2, Bartik -, Schmera -.