Cedevita Olimpija grab 17th win by beating Borac
In the previously postponed game of the AdmiralBet ABA League Round 15, Cedevita Olimpija have prevailed over Borac at home in Stožice Arena, Ljubljana.
Zach Auguste (Photo: Cedevita Olimpija/Ales Fevzer)
AdmiralBet ABA League Round 15, Saturday, 16 April 2022:
CEDEVITA OLIMPIJA - Borac 83:80 (30:24, 19:13, 20:23, 14:20)
Game recap: In the previously postponed game of the AdmiralBet ABA League Round 15, Cedevita Olimpija have prevailed over Borac at home in Stožice Arena, Ljubljana. This is the 17th win of the season for the Dragons, that are now on a 17:8 record, firmly in the fourth place in the standings. On the other side, Borac are now on an 8:16 record, remaining one win lower in the standings than Mega Mozzart, an important information, given the opportunity that they face NLB ABA League 2 finalists Zlatibor in the AdmiralBet ABA League Qualifiers for a spot in the elite regional competition in the forthcoming season.
Key moments: Cedevita Olimpija have opened the game better than their opponents, but they did not really managed to pull away immediately. In the 16th minute of the game, the gap between the two sides was still only 4 points (34:30), but then a 9:2 run followed by the Dragons, that took them away to a 9-point lead (43:32), with 2 minutes remaining in the opening half. Until the big break, they have increased their advantage to 12 points (49:37). This turned out to be crucial for later development of the game. Borac did manage to make it a close game in the end, but they were too late to turn it completely upside-down.
Man of the match: Captain Jaka Blažič was the best individual on the squad of Cedevita Olimpija this time, as he led the Dragons to the win with 20 points, 5 rebounds, 3 assists, 1 steal and a valuation of 22. He is our man of the match.
Can’t trick the stats: Cedevita Olimpija have outrebounded Borac 46:32 and that’s what was crucial for the outcome of the game this time around.
Stats
Players on court
| COL | Min | PtsP | RebsR | AssA | StS | FoulF | ValV | |
| 1 | Ferrell Jr K. | 26:47 | 17 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 19 |
| 3 | Ejim M. | 21:51 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | -2 |
| 8 | Murić E. | 23:33 | 13 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 12 |
| 9 | Auguste Z. | 23:11 | 8 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 18 |
| 11 | Blažič J. | 30:42 | 20 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 22 |
| BOR | Min | PtsP | RebsR | AssA | StS | FoulF | ValV | |
| 5 | Hale H. | 32:57 | 18 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 22 |
| 7 | Sanadze D. | 27:21 | 20 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 15 |
| 8 | Đoković R. | 24:05 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 15 | Pecarski M. | 20:07 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 15 |
| 17 | Marinković I. | 19:58 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 |
Last 5 actions
| Min | Score | Action |
| game finished | ||
| end of 4. quarter | ||
| 00:01 (Q4) | 11 FERRELL JR K. rebound (defensive) | |
| 00:01 (Q4) | EJIM M. block | |
| 00:01 (Q4) | 17 MARINKOVIĆ I. missed 3 points (jump shot) | |
| 00:05 (Q4) | 17 MARINKOVIĆ I. substitution (in) |
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Top players
| VALUE (INDEX) | ||||
| Blažič J. | 22 | - | 22 | Hale H. |
| POINTS | ||||
| Blažič J. | 20 | - | 20 | Sanadze D. |
| REBOUNDS | ||||
| Auguste Z. | 9 | - | 6 | Hale H. |
| ASSISTS | ||||
| Ferrell Jr K. | 6 | - | 4 | Hale H. |
