Sweet revenge for Cedevita Olimpija over Zadar

AdmiralBet ABA League Round 23, Saturday, 19 March 2022:

Zadar - CEDEVITA OLIMPIJA 77:92 (18:25, 16:18, 25:27, 18:22)

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POST-GAME COMMENTS

Game recap: In the opening game of the 23rd round of the AdmiralBet ABA League season, Cedevita Olimpija have prevailed over Zadar on the road in Krešimir Ćosić Sports Hall. This triumph comes as a sweet revenge for the Dragons over Zadar for he Round 10 defeat at home in Stožice Arena by the Dalmatians and is the 14th win for them, putting them firmly in the Playoffs Zone with a 14:7 record. On the other side, Zadar are now on a 7:14 record in the bottom half of the standings.

Key moments: Cedevita Olimpija have pulled away early in the game and created themselves a 9-point lead, but Zadar fought back and even took the lead midway through the third quarter. However, as Zadar were ahead 59:58 in the 27th minute, Cedevita Olimpija went on a 12:0 run with which they have concluded the third quarter with the advantage of 59:70. As it turned out later in the game, Zadar did not manage to fight their way back into the battle for the win.

Man of the match: Zach Auguste had a fantastic game for Cedevita Olimpija, as he led the visiting side towards the win in Zadar with 14 points, 9 rebounds, 3 steals, 1 block and a game-high valuation of 21. He is our man of the match!

Can’t trick the stats: Cedevita Olimpija have outrebounded Zadar 42:30 and that’s what gave them the comfortable win in this clash