Fifth consecutive national cup trophy for Cedevita
Cedevita have won the Croatian National Cup trophy for the fifth time in a row, as they have defeated their city rivals of Cibona in the final.
Cedevita team (Photo: Zadar/Zvonko Kucelin)
Cibona have began the game more successfully than Cedevita and have led by 7 points as the first quarter ended. However, Cedevita have turned the game completely around already in the second quarter and went on a 5-point lead by halftime (41:36). In the second part of the game Jure Zdovc’s squad have confirmed their supremacy in the game and have celebrated a win in the end with the score of 86:74.
Will Cherry shined for Cedevita with 31 points, while Josip Bilinovac was the most efficient for Cibona with 13.
Croatian National Cup Quarter-Finals, Wednesday, 14.2.2018:
Zagreb – CEDEVITA 63:114 (15:30, 14:24, 18:30, 16:30)
Krapić 19, Buovac 13 | Musa 22, Nichols 17.
GKK Šibenik – ZABOK 84:86 (20:20, 18:22, 23:15, 23:29)
Bašić 16, Milenković 16 | Vlaić 18, Marić 15.
Thursday, 15.2.2018:
Škrljevo – CIBONA 72:80 (23:16, 16:20, 16:26, 17:18)
Štemberger 18, Konjević 14 | Žorić 17, Rozić 15.
ZADAR – Sonik Puntamika 104:61 (32:16, 25:12, 29:19, 18:14)
Gray 19, Brzoja 17 | Ceranja 14, Jurjević 12.
Semi-Finals, Friday, 16.2.2018:
CEDEVITA - Zabok 66:59 (12:17, 18:9, 18:17, 18:16)
Krušlin 19, Cherry 13 | Marić 17, Buljević 14.
CIBONA – Zadar 73:61 (18:16, 22:14, 16:13, 17:18)
Žorić 30, Uljarević 14 | Gray 15, Ivanov 12.
Final, Saturday, 17.2.2018:
CEDEVITA - Cibona 86:74 (14:21, 27:15, 22:19, 23:19)
Cherry 31, Musa 12 | Bilinovac 13, Žorić 12.
