Krka and Olimpija will battle for domestic cup trophy
Krka and Union Olimpija are the finalists of their domestic cup competition, after they have eliminated Hopsi and Zlatorog, respectively, in the semi-finals.
Gaspern Okorn (Photo: Cibona/Zeljko Baksaj & Gordan Lausic)
After a tied first half (30:30 at the break), Union Olimpija have turned the game against Zlatorog in their favour in the third quarter, which they have won by no less than 14 points (23:9). They have even increased their lead in the final quarter and in the end cruised to a magnificent victory with the final score of 67:49. Nikola Janković was the top scorer of the green and white of Ljubljana with 27 points, while Devin Oliver added 15.
Krka were trembling for their spot in the domestic cup final all until the final mintues, but thanks to their phenomenal last quarter performance (27:9 over the last ten minutes of the game), they have achieved a convincing semi-final win over Hopsi in the end. The final score of the game in Domžale was 77:65 and Ron Curry was the top scorer of the Novo mesto ABA League squad with 26 points. Matic Rebec followed him with 13 scored himself.
Slovenian National Cup Semi-finals, Saturday, 18.2.2017:
Zlatorog – UNION OLIMPIJA 49:67 (11:23, 19:7, 9:23, 10:14)
Špan 16, Rizvić 14; Janković 27, Oliver 15.
Hopsi – KRKA 65:77 (19:18, 23:18, 14:14, 9:27)
Držič and Čebašek 14; Curry 26, Rebec 13.
Other games of Slovenian National Cup,
Quarter-finals, 1st leg, Tuesday, 14.2.2017:
KONJICE – Hopsi 88:84 (22:26, 17:18, 19:18, 30:22)
Jereb 43, Muzel 11; Hodžić 22, Čup 20.
ROGAŠKA – Zlatorog 63:62 (20:18, 14:12, 9:20, 20:12)
Đuranović 15, Johns 9; Tratnik 17, Miljković 13.
UNION OLIMPIJA – Helios Suns 87:70 (26:19, 24:19, 21:16, 16:16)
Oliver 21, Janković and Hrovat 15; Jones 18, Bratec 11.
Wednesday, 15.2.2017:
Sixt Primorska – KRKA 58:59 (18:9, 8:19, 18:12, 14:19)
Radulović 14, Ćapin 11. Curry 14, Luković 11.
2nd leg, Wednesday, 15.2.2017:
Helios Suns – UNION OLIMPIJA 63:68 (8:19, 23:21, 10:12, 22:16) / *aggregate score: 133:155
Kyzlink 25, Jones 13; Hrovat 16, Pelko 13.
ZLATOROG – Rogaška 75:70 (24:19, 13:22, 22:14, 16:15) / *aggregate score: 137:133
Krušić 19, Rizvić 14; Ferme 29, Drobnjak 13.
HOPSI – Konjice 74:48 (15:19, 19:9, 27:7, 13:13) / *aggregate score: 158:136
Čebešek 13, Čup 12. Muzel 15, Jereb 8.
Thursday, 16.2.2017:
KRKA – Sixt Primorska 68:63 (21:14, 15:15, 17:14, 15:20) / *aggregate score: 127:121
Kastrati 15, Curry and Čebular 11; Sanadze 18, Radulović 14.
Final, Sunday, 19.2.2017:
Union Olimpija - Krka (17:45)
