BCL: Petrol Olimpija defeated by Oostende
At home in Stožice Arena in Ljubljana, Petrol Olimpija have suffered their tenth defeat of the Basketball Champions League, by losing to Belgian side Oostende.
(Photo: Petrol Olimpija/Ales Fevzer)
The Dragons have demonstrated a confident performance, during which they have been leading practically throughout the game against the Belgian squad, at times even with a double-digit margin.
At halftime, they have been up by four points, but they have increased their advantage in the second half and they led by 9 points as they entered the final quarter. However, that’s when the comeback by the visiting side began and Oostende managed to turn the game completely around, scoring a victory with a game-winning shot by Chase Fieler in the dying seconds of the game.
For Petrol Olimpija, Luka Šamanić topped the list of scorers with 18 points, while Roko Badžim added 15.
FIBA Champions League Regular Season, Round 11, Wednesday, 16.1.2019:
Petrol Olimpija – FILOU OOSTENDE 69:71 (22:16, 19:21, 19:15, 9:19)
Šamanić 18, Badžim 15 | Williams 18, Marić 15.
