Playoffs begin in Tivoli – Cedevita Olimpija host Igokea m:tel
In the opening game of the Playoffs Preliminary Round, Cedevita Olimpija will be hosting Igokea m:tel at home in their Tivoli Sports Hall in Game 1.
Yogi Ferrell (Photo: Cedevita Olimpija/Jure Banfi)
AdmiralBet ABA League Playoffs, Preliminary Round, Round 1, Saturday, 30 April 2022:
CEDEVITA OLIMPIJA – IGOKEA M:TEL
Where? Tivoli Sports Hall, Ljubljana
When? 19:00
Story of the game: In the opening game of the Playoffs Preliminary Round, Cedevita Olimpija will be hosting Igokea m:tel at home in their Tivoli Sports Hall in Game 1.
The Regular Season is over and it’s do or die in each game now, almost literally. Cedevita Olimpija have finished the Regular Season in the fourth spot with a record of 18:8, while Igokea m:tel finished fifth with a record of 15:11.
This season, the two sides have already faced each other twice, with the Dragons of Ljubljana being more successful on both occasions.
Can Igokea m:tel strike back this time, when it matters the most? Tune in on Saturday night and find out!
Match-up in focus: It’s Jacob Pullen vs. Antabia Waller! Former teammates from their times at Mornar-Barsko zlato will face head to head in Tivoli to try to take their respective squads to the 1:0 lead in the Playoffs Preliminary Round. While Pullen is currently the second-leading scorer of the Dragons with an average of 12.8 points scored per game, Waller, is currently leading the way in scoring for Igokea m:tel with 12.3 points scored per game.
Head-to-head in the regional league: In total 4:2; In Ljubljana 2:1.
