Cedevita Olimpija stronger than Zadar
In the last game on schedule on Saturday night, Cedevita Olimpija have prevailed over Zadar at home in their Tivoli Sports Hall in Ljubljana.
Cedevita Olimpija team (Photo: Cedevita Olimpija/Ales Fevzer)
AdmiralBet ABA League Round 8, Saturday, 26 November 2022:
CEDEVITA OLIMPIJA - Zadar 97:79 (21:14, 27:20, 22:21, 27:24)
Game recap: In the last game on schedule on Saturday night, Cedevita Olimpija have prevailed over Zadar at home in their Tivoli Sports Hall in Ljubljana. This is the second win in a row for the green and orange squad of Ljubljana and their 5th this season in 7 games played so far and are looking good in their Playoffs race. On the other side, Zadar have suffered second defeat in a row and are now on a 4:4 record in the middle of the AdmiralBet ABA League standings.
During the game, both teams have put on red marks on their players’ faces, in support for the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women.
Key moments: With 6 minutes into the game, the two squads have still been separated by only a point, when Cedevita Olimpija were up 10:9. However, in the following minute and a half, the Dragons of Ljubljana have made a 9:1 run, which put them up 19:10. As it turned out later in the game, Zadar simply did not manage to fight back afterwards, so these were the key moments of the game in Tivoli.
Man of the match: Yogi Ferrell was the true floor general for Cedevita Olimpija this time around, as he led them to the win with 22 points, 5 rebounds, 5 assists, 1 steal and a game-high valuation of 23. He is our man of the match!
Can’t trick the stats: Cedevita Olimpija have outrebounded Zadar 49:33 and that's what handed them the win over Zadar this time around.
Stats
Players on court
| COL | Min | PtsP | RebsR | AssA | StS | FoulF | ValV | |
| 0 | Rebec M. | 16:53 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 13 |
| 1 | Ferrell Jr K. | 25:03 | 22 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 24 |
| 7 | Alibegović A. | 32:38 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 13 |
| 9 | Mulalić M. | 13:31 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 |
| 24 | Omić A. | 23:20 | 8 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 16 |
| ZAD | Min | PtsP | RebsR | AssA | StS | FoulF | ValV | |
| 3 | Davis Jr J. | 22:25 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 6 | Klarica K. | 01:56 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 |
| 7 | Sikirić A. | 04:00 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 12 | Čampara S. | 08:19 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 55 | Šantelj L. | 13:37 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
Last 5 actions
| Min | Score | Action |
| game finished | ||
| end of 4. quarter | ||
| 00:04 (Q4) | 7 SIKIRIĆ A. steal | |
| 00:04 (Q4) | MULALIĆ M. turnover (bad pass) | |
| 00:33 (Q4) | 97 : 79 | ČAMPARA S. made 3 points (jump shot) |
| 00:41 (Q4) | 97 : 76 | 7 ALIBEGOVIĆ A. made 2 points (layup) |
Top players
| VALUE (INDEX) | ||||
| Ferrell Jr K. | 24 | - | 22 | Ramljak M. |
| POINTS | ||||
| Ferrell Jr K. | 22 | - | 15 | Drežnjak D. |
| REBOUNDS | ||||
| Omić A. | 16 | - | 10 | Ramljak M. |
| ASSISTS | ||||
| Rebec M. | 7 | - | 3 | Jordano A. |
