Cedevita Olimpija beat Crvena zvezda mts in overtime in electric atmosphere in Stožice
In the dramatic ending of the Game 2 of the AdmiralBet ABA League Semi-finals, Cedevita Olimpija have prevailed over Crvena zvezda mts, tied the series to 1:1 and forced Game 3, that will take place in Belgrade.
Cedevita Olimpija team (Photo: Cedevita Olimpija/Ales Fevzer)
AdmiralBet ABA League Semi-finals Round 2, Monday, 16 May 2022:
CEDEVITA OLIMPIJA - Crvena zvezda mts 88:80 (24:29, 19:15, 16:10, 17:22, 12:4) / * 1:1 in the series
Game recap: In the dramatic ending of the Game 2 of the AdmiralBet ABA League Semi-finals, Cedevita Olimpija have prevailed over Crvena zvezda mts, tied the series to 1:1 and forced Game 3, that will take place in Belgrade. After a fantastic game in front of the league season-record 9435 fans in Stožice Arena, with many ups and downs it all came down to overtime, where the Dragons eventually prevailed and celebrated an 88:80 win in the end.
Key moments: Cedevita Olimpija were up by no more than a point with 75 seconds remaining, but then Zach Auguste scored at the entrance to the final minute, to put his Cedevita Olimpija up 74:71. Crvena zvezda mts had the final ball possession with 3 points of deficit and it has been Luka Mitrović, who scored while drawing the foul, to force overtime with the score of 76:76. In the extra time, however, the hosts dominated the court and prevailed with the final score of 88:80.
Man of the match: Edo Murić was the driving force of Cedevita Olimpija this time, as he led his team to the win with 21 points, 7 rebounds, 1 block and a valuation of 27. He is our man of the match!
Can’t trick the stats: Cedevita Olimpija has had 11 turnovers and Crvena zvezda mts 18 and that’s what has been crucial for the outcome of the clash.
Stats
Players on court
| COL | Min | PtsP | RebsR | AssA | StS | FoulF | ValV | |
| 1 | Ferrell Jr K. | 33:06 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 8 |
| 8 | Murić E. | 35:12 | 21 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 27 |
| 11 | Blažič J. | 38:41 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 13 |
| 24 | Omić A. | 29:00 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 19 |
| 30 | Dragić Z. | 37:15 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 20 |
| CZV | Min | PtsP | RebsR | AssA | StS | FoulF | ValV | |
| 3 | Wolters N. | 26:32 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 11 |
| 13 | Dobrić O. | 26:52 | 15 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 17 |
| 14 | Hollins A. | 29:45 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 13 |
| 30 | White A. | 24:12 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 32 | Kuzmić O. | 20:17 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | -1 |
Last 5 actions
| Min | Score | Action |
| game finished | ||
| end of OT1 | ||
| 00:18 (OT1) | 26 OMIĆ A. rebound (defensive) | |
| 00:21 (OT1) | 14 HOLLINS A. missed 3 points (jump shot) | |
| 00:25 (OT1) | (24sec) | |
| 00:25 (OT1) | 11 FERRELL JR K. missed 3 points (jump shot) |
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Top players
| VALUE (INDEX) | ||||
| Murić E. | 27 | - | 17 | Dobrić O. |
| POINTS | ||||
| Murić E. | 21 | - | 15 | Dobrić O. |
| REBOUNDS | ||||
| Omić A. | 8 | - | 7 | Mitrović L. |
| ASSISTS | ||||
| Dragić Z. | 6 | - | 4 | Wolters N. |
