Cedevita demonstrated their power in last quarter
In the last quarter of the game in Stožice Arena, Cedevita have proven their class and broke the resistance of Union Olimpija in a high-scoring game. They stay second placed after 23 rounds.
In the last quarter of the game in Stožice Arena, Cedevita have proven their class and broke the resistance of Union Olimpija in a high-scoring game. They stay second placed after 23 rounds.
ABA League 23rd round, Sunday, 7.2.2016:
Union Olimpija - CEDEVITA 84:91 (21:20, 29:30, 21:18, 13:23)
Game recap: Cedevita have grabbed their 17th win of the season and they did it thanks to their explosion in the final quarter, after being behind for the majority of the high-scoring game in Stožice Arena in Ljubljana against Union Olimpija. Thanks to this triumph, Cedevita stay second placed and the best placed team in the battle for the home court advantage in the playoffs, in the triangular battle of Cedevita, Crvena zvezda Telekom and Mega Leks. On the other side, the Dragons remain at the bottom side of the standings with nine victories at their account.
Key moments: Union Olimpija did lead for the majority of the game and were in front for the last time in 32nd minute, when the score was 73:71 in their favour. In the following five minutes, the guests went on a 13:0 run, which eventually decided the game, as the green and white did not have the strength to come back into the hunt for a pair of points for the second time.
Man of the match: Fran Pilepić played an amazing game for Cedevita, which he ended atop at Cedevita"s scorers" list with 20 points and excellent 3-point percentage with 4 shots made out of 5 attempts (80%), while adding 2 rebounds to his stats. He is our man of the match.
Can't trick the stats: Cedevita"s physique was decisive this time, as Veljko Mršić"s squad overrebounded Union Olimpija 32:22. With this kind of a negative difference, you simply cannot beat the title contenders.
