Cedevita Olimpija stronger than Split
In the 20th round of the AdmiralBet ABA League Round 20, Cedevita Olimpija have prevailed over Split on the road in Gripe Sports Hall.
Jacob Pullen (Photo: Split/Ivica Cavka)
AdmiralBet ABA League Round 20, Friday, 11 February 2022:
Split - CEDEVITA OLIMPIJA 79:83 (21:22, 13:14, 22:21, 23:26)
Game recap: In the 20th round of the AdmiralBet ABA League Round 20, Cedevita Olimpija have prevailed over Split on the road in Gripe Sports Hall. This is the second win for the Dragons in a row and second defeat in a row for Split. Also the one, that puts Cedevita Olimpija on an 11:7 record, which means that they have protected their place in the Playoffs Zone. On the other side, Split remains at the very bottom of the AdmiralBet ABA League standings, as they are alongside Krka the only squad with only 3 wins on their record – 3:16.
Key moments: It has been a close game throughout the 40 minutes of play and perhaps the crucial point was with 40 seconds remaining on the clock and Cedevita Olimpija up by 2 points, when Yogi Ferrell scored the three-pointer to put his team up by 5 points (74:79). Split never managed to get close enough until the end after that, to threaten the lead of the visiting side.
Man of the match: Edo Murić shined in the game against Split, as he led his team to the win with 17 points, 9 rebounds, 3 assists, 1 steal, and a valuation of 27. He has also scored no less than 3 three-pointers in the final quarter, that helped his team big time in the battle for a new pair of points.
Can’t trick the stats: Cedevita Olimpija have outrebounded Split 32:29 and that’s where the small difference between the two squads occurred.
Stats
Players on court
| SPL | Min | PtsP | RebsR | AssA | StS | FoulF | ValV | |
| 9 | Žganec K. | 25:00 | 17 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 27 |
| 10 | Ukić R. | 29:17 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 17 | Bajo D. | 30:36 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 8 |
| 24 | Shorter S. | 33:53 | 19 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 23 |
| 97 | Barič N. | 29:18 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 7 |
| COL | Min | PtsP | RebsR | AssA | StS | FoulF | ValV | |
| 1 | Ferrell Jr K. | 30:59 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| 8 | Murić E. | 27:18 | 17 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 27 |
| 9 | Auguste Z. | 12:04 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 9 |
| 11 | Blažič J. | 33:02 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 13 |
| 30 | Dragić Z. | 26:16 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 11 |
Top players
| VALUE (INDEX) | ||||
| Žganec K. | 27 | - | 27 | Murić E. |
| POINTS | ||||
| Shorter S. | 19 | - | 17 | Murić E. |
| REBOUNDS | ||||
| Žganec K. | 7 | - | 9 | Murić E. |
| ASSISTS | ||||
| Shorter S. | 7 | - | 7 | Pullen J. |
