Cedevita Olimpija beat Igokea after Stožice overtime thriller
At home in Stožice Arena, Ljubljana, Cedevita Olimpija have prevailed over Igokea after an overtime thriller.
Kendrick Perry (Photo: Cedevita Olimpija/Ales Fevzer)
ABA League Round 8, Sunday, 22 November 2020:
CEDEVITA OLIMPIJA - Igokea 103:92 (23:18, 24:27, 20:18, 20:24, 16:5)
Game recap: At home in Stožice Arena, Ljubljana, Cedevita Olimpija have prevailed over Igokea. It has been an exciting game in the Slovenian capital, where the hosts have needed overtime action to prevail over Igokea. With this success, the Dragons have grabbed their fifth win this season in six appearances so far, which places them firmly in the Playoffs zone. On the other side, Igokea continue with six triumphs on their record after six games played, just under the Dragons in the standings.
Key moments: It seemed like Cedevita Olimpija would grab a win in the regular part of the game already, but Antabia Waller had other plans, as he nailed in the crucial three-pointer with 3 seconds left on the game clock, to force overtime for his squad. In the overtime, however, the Dragons pulled away with a 13:0 run right at the start in the opening 3 minutes of overtime and escaped to the 100:87 lead. The battle for a pair of points was over at that moment.
Man of the match: Kendrick Perry had a brutal performance for Cedevita Olimpija this time, as he had 27 points (3/5 for 3), 9 assists, 5 rebounds, 3 steals and a valuation of 35 in 38 minutes spent on court. He is our man of the match!
Can’t trick the stats: Cedevita Olimpija were shooting 3-pointers 52% (17/33) and that’s what pushed them towards the victory this time.
Stats
Players on court
| IGO | Min | PtsP | RebsR | AssA | StS | FoulF | ValV | |
| 5 | Clemmons A. | 29:11 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | -9 |
| 8 | Jovanović N. | 19:23 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 16 |
| 19 | Talić D. | 23:51 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| 22 | Ilić D. | 23:03 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 |
| 23 | Pot S. | 20:55 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 17 |
Last 5 actions
| Min | Score | Action |
| game finished | ||
| end of OT1 | ||
| 00:01 (OT1) | 55 PERRY K. missed 3 points (jump shot) | |
| 00:21 (OT1) | 19 TALIĆ D. turnover (ballhandling) | |
| 00:23 (OT1) | 8 JOVANOVIĆ N. rebound (defensive) | |
| 00:29 (OT1) | 55 PERRY K. missed 2 points (floatingjump shot) |
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