EC: Cedevita Olimpija clinched their Top 16 spot
At home in Stožice Arena, Ljubljana, Cedevita Olimpija have grabbed their sixth win of the EuroCup season by beating Promitheas Patras and have advanced into the EuroCup Top 16 stage!
(Photo: Cedevita Olimpija/Ales Fevzer)
Cedevita Olimpija have clinched their EuroCup Top 16 spot, as they have beaten Promitheas of Patras in the delayed game of the EuroCup Round 5 and grabbed their sixth win of the season, which already secures them a spot in the next phase of the competition.
Promitheas were the ones to start the game better and were up by 8 points after the first quarter and by 9 at halftime (32:41). In the second half, however, the Dragons started breathing fire and they have turned the game completely upside down in the third quarter.
With ten minutes remaining in the game, they have been up by 4 points and they managed to stick to it until the very end, when the score was 77:73 in favour of Cedevita Olimpija.
For Cedevita Olimpija Kendrick Perry led the way in scoring, as he had 24 points, while Jaka Blažič added 18.
2020/21 EuroCup Regular Season, Group D, Round 5, Thursday, 10 December, 2020:
CEDEVITA OLIMPIJA – Promitheas 77:73 (13:21, 19:20, 27:14, 18:18)
Perry 24, Blažič 18 | Agbelese 17, Miller 16.
