Cedevita Olimpija stronger than Mornar-Barsko zlato
In the last game of the Saturday evening on the AdmiralBet ABA League schedule, Cedevita Olimpija have outgunned Mornar-Barsko zlato at home in Stožice Arena in Ljubljana.
Jacob Pullen (Photo: Cedevita Olimpija/Ales Fevzer)
AdmiralBet ABA League Round 8, Saturday, 13 November 2021:
CEDEVITA OLIMPIJA - Mornar-Barsko zlato 79:59 (24:21, 18:15, 14:18, 23:5)
Game recap: In the last game of the Saturday evening on the AdmiralBet ABA League schedule, Cedevita Olimpija have outgunned Mornar-Barsko zlato at home in Stožice Arena in Ljubljana. This way, Cedevita Olimpija are now on a 5:3 record and will be placed in the fifth place after 8 rounds of the regional league this season are over. Mornar-Barsko zlato continue to share the very bottom of the standings after 8 rounds, together with Zadar, with a 1:7 record after 8 rounds.
Key moments: With just a few seconds left in the third quarter, the two squads were still separated by only a point (55:54), but Jackie Carmichael set the score after 30 minutes with a free throw, to take his team up by 2 points (56:54). The hosts continued their run in the final quarter and completed their 10:0 run with 3 and a half minutes into the fourth. The score wa 65:54, and with 6 minutes to go, the battle for a new pair of points was over in Stožice.
Man of the match: Zach Auguste had a superb performance for Cedevita Olimpija, as he led the Dragons to the win with 11 points, 10 rebounds, 2 blocks, 1 assist and steal each and a valuation of 22. He is our man of the match!
Can’t trick the stats: Cedevita Olimpija have completely dominated the paint, outrebounding Mornar-Barsko zlato 42:18 and this is what gave them the win in the end.
Stats
Players on court
| COL | Min | PtsP | RebsR | AssA | StS | FoulF | ValV | |
| 3 | Ejim M. | 22:11 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -5 |
| 8 | Murić E. | 23:14 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11 |
| 11 | Blažič J. | 29:41 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 14 |
| 32 | Carmichael J. | 17:19 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 14 |
| 55 | Rupnik L. | 23:00 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 16 |
| MOR | Min | PtsP | RebsR | AssA | StS | FoulF | ValV | |
| 5 | Davis Jr. C. | 32:17 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | -8 |
| 6 | Jeremić M. | 12:47 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -4 |
| 9 | Smith T. | 25:47 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 14 |
| 10 | Gordić N. | 31:12 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 13 | Lazić A. | 30:08 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 13 |
Last 5 actions
| Min | Score | Action |
| game finished | ||
| end of 4. quarter | ||
| 00:21 (Q4) | 8 MURIĆ E. rebound (defensive) | |
| 00:24 (Q4) | 10 GORDIĆ N. missed 3 points (jump shot) | |
| 00:46 (Q4) | 55 RUPNIK L. assist | |
| 00:46 (Q4) | 79 : 59 | CARMICHAEL J. made 2 points (dunk) |
Top players
| VALUE (INDEX) | ||||
| Auguste Z. | 22 | - | 14 | Smith T. |
| POINTS | ||||
| Pullen J. | 19 | - | 16 | Mihailović V. |
| REBOUNDS | ||||
| Auguste Z. | 10 | - | 4 | Micovic S. |
| ASSISTS | ||||
| Rupnik L. | 6 | - | 4 | Smith T. |
