Cedevita Olimpija prevailed over Mega Bemax in season opener
In the opening game of the 2019/20 ABA League Season, Cedevita Olimpija have beaten Mega Bemax on the road in Hala Sportova Ranko Žeravica, Belgrade.
Jaka Blazic (Photo: Mega Bemax/Ivica Veselinov)
ABA League Round 1, Friday, 4.10.2019:
Mega Bemax - CEDEVITA OLIMPIJA 63:87 (8:16, 24:25, 17:20, 14:26)
Game recap: Cedevita Olimpija have started their ABA League season just the way they wanted to – with an important win on the road in new Mega Bemax’s home, Belgade’s Hala Sportova Ranko Žeravica, against the hosts. It has been an interesting game to watch not just for the attractive performances of both squads, but also because two Marko Simonović’s battled one against another.
Key moments: The green squad have been in command of the game throughout the forty minutes. They have led by 8 points after 10 minutes of the game, by 9 after 20 minutes of the game and keept on cruising towards the victory in the second half.
Man of the match: Marko Simonović shined for Cedevita Olimpija, as he scored 24 points (6/8 for 3 points), while adding 4 steals, 3 rebounds, 1 assist and a valuation of 28. He is rightfully our man of the match.
Can't trick the stats: Cedevita Olimpija have beaten Mega Bemax thanks to their team performance, as they have had 22 assists and Mega Bemax only 14.
Stats
Players on court
| MEG | Min | PtsP | RebsR | AssA | StS | FoulF | ValV | |
| 5 | Atić E. | 34:21 | 9 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 13 |
| 6 | Marjanović A. | 12:42 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -5 |
| 9 | Čarapić O. | 20:38 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 11 | Simonović M. | 25:15 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 13 |
| 21 | Tanasković N. | 07:20 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| COL | Min | PtsP | RebsR | AssA | StS | FoulF | ValV | |
| 3 | Boatright R. | 18:49 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 15 |
| 5 | Hopkins M. | 20:56 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 10 |
| 8 | Murić E. | 19:05 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 11 | Blažič J. | 23:07 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| 19 | Simonović M. | 29:03 | 24 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 28 |
Last 5 actions
| Min | Score | Action |
| game finished | ||
| end of 4. quarter | ||
| 00:01 (Q4) | 8 MURIĆ E. rebound (defensive) | |
| 00:03 (Q4) | 9 MARJANOVIĆ A. missed 3 points (jump shot) | |
| 00:13 (Q4) | 7 ATIĆ E. rebound (defensive) | |
| 00:16 (Q4) | 5 HOPKINS M. missed 3 points (jump shot) |
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Top players
| VALUE (INDEX) | ||||
| Atić E. | 13 | - | 28 | Simonović M. |
| POINTS | ||||
| Simonović M. | 12 | - | 24 | Simonović M. |
| REBOUNDS | ||||
| Atić E. | 13 | - | 10 | Miller-McIntyre C. |
| ASSISTS | ||||
| Čarapić O. | 3 | - | 6 | Blažič J. |
