EC: Cedevita Olimpija beat Budućnost VOLI

Tuesday, 08. March 2022 at 22:45

In the 14th round of the EuroCup Regular Season, Cedevita Olimpija have prevailed over Budućnost VOLI in a clash of two AdmiralBet ABA League squads. Partizan NIS suffered road defeat by Lietkabelis.

Jaka Blazic (Photo: Cedevita Olimpija/Ales Fevzer)

Cedevita Olimpija and Budućnost VOLI met in Stožice Arena in Ljubljana and in the end, it have been the Dragons that have come out victorious from this clash of two rivals from the regional competition. Cedevita Olimpija broke the resistance of Budućnost VOLI in the second quarter, in which they have prevailed by 12 points, departed to the big break with 13 points of advantage and eventually celebrated the 93:78 win. For Cedevita Olimpija Jaka Blažič and Alen Omić were the top scorers with 23 and 19 points scored, respectively. For Budućnost VOLI Justin Cobbs scored 21 points and Petar Popović and Willie Reed had 12 apiece.

On the road in Panevežys, Partizan NIS have suffered a convincing defeat by Lietkabelis, that have done the majority of their task in the opening quarter, when they have gone up by 16 points after a tie in the first (24:24). The second half turned out to be a cruise towards the comfortable win for the black and white, that have prevailed in the end with the score of 93:78. For Partizan NIS Kevin Punter had 20 points, while Rade Zagorac added 16.

On Thursday, Cedevita Olimpija will play against Promitheas Patras at home in Stožice Arena in the previously postponed game of the EuroCup Round 9.

2021/22 EuroCup Regular Season, Round 14, Tuesday, 8 March, 2022:

LIETKABELIS – Partizan NIS 93:78 (24:24, 29:13, 27:18, 13:23)
Orelik and Gagić 21 | Punter 20, Zagorac 16.

CEDEVITA OLIMPIJA – Budućnost VOLI 92:78 (24:23, 24:12, 23:23, 21:20)
Blažič 23, Omić 19 | Cobbs 21, Popović & Reed 12.

Round 9, Thursday, 10 March, 2022:

Cedevita Olimpija – Promitheas Patras (20:45)
 

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