Cedevita Olimpija prevailed over FMP Soccerbet in Belgrade
On Saturday night, Cedevita Olimpija have grabbed a road win over FMP Soccerbet in Belgrade and got the payback for the sixth round defeat against the Panthers in Ljubljana.
Cedevita Olimpija team (Photo: ABA League j.t.d./Dragana Stjepanovic)
AdmiralBet ABA League Round 19, Saturday, 11 February 2023:
FMP Soccerbet - CEDEVITA OLIMPIJA 79:86 (24:27, 13:20, 16:20, 26:19)
Game recap: On Saturday night, Cedevita Olimpija have grabbed a road win over FMP Soccerbet in Belgrade and got the payback for the sixth round defeat against the Panthers in Ljubljana. This is an important win for the Ljubljana squad in the battle of two teams for a position amongst the Top Four when the Regular Season ends, which brings the home-court advantage in the Quarter-finals. With this triumph, Cedevita Olimpija are now on a 13:5 record after having played 18 games, just ahead of FMP Soccerbet, that are on a 12:7 record after 19 games played.
Key moments: It’s been a game, where the Dragons have been in front almost throughout the playing time. They were up by 3 points after the first quarter and by 10 at halftime. The last time, that FMP Soccerbet were close was in the 22nd minute, when the score was 41:47. That’s when Cedevita Olimpija started to completely dominate the court in FMP Arena and by the end of the third quarter they went up by 14 points (53:67). In the final quarter, their lead already passed the 20-point margin and in the end, they comfortably prevailed over the home side, even though the latter managed to cut the deficit in the game’s finish.
Man of the match: Yogi Ferrell was the main engine of the Ljubljana squad this time, as he led his team to the win with game-high 17 points, alongside 6 assists, 5 rebounds, 1 steal and a valuation of 20. He is our man of the match!
Can’t trick the stats: Cedevita Olimpija have been a dominant force in the paint this time, as they have outrebounded FMP Soccerbet 37:27. That’s what gave them the easy win in the end.
Stats
Players on court
| FMP | Min | PtsP | RebsR | AssA | StS | FoulF | ValV | |
| 3 | Moore C. | 26:47 | 19 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 21 |
| 7 | Stepanović A. | 23:50 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| 11 | Simović R. | 11:46 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 22 | Jenkins C. | 25:26 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 15 |
| 66 | Valinskas P. | 34:23 | 15 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 11 |
| COL | Min | PtsP | RebsR | AssA | StS | FoulF | ValV | |
| 1 | Ferrell Jr K. | 33:06 | 17 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 20 |
| 6 | Jeremić M. | 16:21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -2 |
| 8 | Murić E. | 27:11 | 14 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 13 |
| 14 | Adams J. | 26:38 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 19 |
| 17 | Matković K. | 20:14 | 16 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 16 |
Last 5 actions
| Min | Score | Action |
| game finished | ||
| end of 4. quarter | ||
| 00:02 (Q4) | MOORE C. assist | |
| 00:02 (Q4) | 79 : 86 | JENKINS C. made 3 points (jump shot) |
| 00:04 (Q4) | 11 SIMOVIĆ R. rebound (defensive) | |
| 00:08 (Q4) | 17 MATKOVIĆ K. missed 2 points (hookshot) |
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Top players
| VALUE (INDEX) | ||||
| Moore C. | 21 | - | 20 | Ferrell Jr K. |
| POINTS | ||||
| Moore C. | 19 | - | 17 | Ferrell Jr K. |
| REBOUNDS | ||||
| Izundu E. | 4 | - | 11 | Dragić Z. |
| ASSISTS | ||||
| Moore C. | 5 | - | 6 | Ferrell Jr K. |
