Cedevita Olimpija grab 2nd win in a row by beating SC Derby
At home in Stožice Arena in Ljubljana, Cedevita Olimpija have outgunned SC Derby and grabbed their second consecutive victory.
Jacob Pullen (Photo: Cedevita Olimpija/Ales Fevzer)
AdmiralBet ABA League Round 12, Saturday, 18 December 2021:
CEDEVITA OLIMPIJA - SC Derby 88:78 (22:23, 26:16, 24:19, 16:20)
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POST-GAME COMMENTS
Game recap: At home in Stožice Arena in Ljubljana, Cedevita Olimpija have outgunned SC Derby and grabbed their second consecutive victory. The win came fully deservedly for the Dragons since they have been in front since the ending of the first half and until the end of the game. They are now on a 7:5 record, anchored in the Playoffs zone, while SC Derby continue their AdmiralBet ABA League season with a record of 5:7, just below the middle of the standings.
Key moments: After a pretty close first half, the teams have still been tied with less than 3 minutes remaining in the first half (39:39), but that’s when Cedevita Olimpija pulled away with an 11:0 run and went in front by 11 points at the opening of the second part of the game (50:39). As it turned out, this has been crucial for later development of the clash, as SC Derby did not manage to threaten to take a couple of points with them back to Podgorica.
Man of the match: Jacob Pullen was the one that led Cedevita Olimpija with his individual performance on the way the the win by the Ljubljana squad. He had 20 points, 6 assists, 3 rebounds, and a valuation of 23. He is our man of the match!
Can’t trick the stats: Cedevita Olimpija have outrebounded SC Derby 41:32 and this has been decisive for the outcome of the game in the end.
Stats
Players on court
COL | Min | PtsP | RebsR | AssA | StS | FoulF | ValV | |
0 | Pullen J. | 21:37 | 20 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 23 |
1 | Ferrell Jr K. | 21:47 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
3 | Ejim M. | 34:20 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 17 |
11 | Blažič J. | 33:55 | 15 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 21 |
24 | Omić A. | 30:10 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 23 |
SCD | Min | PtsP | RebsR | AssA | StS | FoulF | ValV | |
0 | Vinales K. | 20:39 | 21 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 23 |
4 | Pavlićević N. | 26:46 | 14 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 20 |
9 | Starovlah M. | 19:56 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 |
12 | Ivišić Z. | 23:07 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 8 |
13 | Ivišić T. | 18:54 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
Top players
VALUE (INDEX) | ||||
Pullen J. | 23 | - | 23 | Vinales K. |
POINTS | ||||
Pullen J. | 20 | - | 21 | Vinales K. |
REBOUNDS | ||||
Omić A. | 9 | - | 6 | Pavlićević N. |
ASSISTS | ||||
Blažič J. | 8 | - | 7 | Pavlićević N. |