EC: Cedevita Olimpija and Budućnost VOLI suffered defeats

This was not a successful EuroCup night for ABA League teams, as both Cedevita Olimpija and Budućnost VOLI suffered defeats.

Cedevita Olimpija were defeated by Darussafaka Tefken in a thrilling match. The visitors were up by 2 points – 73:75 - when Cedevita Olimpija captain Jaka Blažić made the defensive rebound on 45 seconds before the end. Blažič rushed toward the opposite side of the court, trying to score easy points in fastbreak, however he ran into the player of Darussafaka and made an offensive foul. After that the Turkish side scored 4 points in a row and seized a valuable win – 73:79.

Budućnost VOLI faced Unicaja Malaga on the road and suffered defeat. The Blue team made a good start by making a 7-point lead in the opening quarter, however Unicaja responded by scoring 30 points in the 2^nd quarter taking over the lead in the process. It turned out that the 2^nd quarter gave the necessary boost to the home team players, which haven’t dropped their lead until the end of the match.   

2019/20 EuroCup Regular Season Round 1, Group C, Wednesday, 2.10.2019:

Cedevita Olimpija – DARUSSAFAKA TEFKEN 73:79 (24:12, 11:27, 24:24, 14:16)
Miller-McIntyre 18, Simonović 14 | Colson 16, Browne 14.

Group D, Wednesday, 2.10.2019:

UNICAJA MALAGA – Budućnost VOLI 83:70 (18:25, 30:17, 19:17, 16:11)
Herun 19, Adams 15 | Bamforth 19, Cobbs 16.

Group B, Tuesday, 1.10.2019:

Reyer Venice – PARTIZAN NIS 63:66 (11:19, 15:11, 18:18, 19:18)
Bramos 12, Daye & De Nicolao 9 | Paige 14, Jaramaz 12.