Cedevita Olimpija stronger than Igokea m:tel
On Sunday night, Cedevita Olimpija have prevailed over Igokea m:tel at home in their Stožice Arena in Ljubljana.
Cedevita Olimpija team (Photo: Cedevita Olimpija/Ales Fevzer)
AdmiralBet ABA League Round 20, Saturday, 4 March 2023:
CEDEVITA OLIMPIJA - Igokea m:tel 83:73 (25:15, 24:20, 22:14, 12:22)
Game recap: On Sunday night, Cedevita Olimpija have prevailed over Igokea m:tel at home in their Stožice Arena in Ljubljana. In a game, where they have been in command for the majority of the playing time, the Dragons have achieved their 14th win of the season, which keeps them in the race for the top positions at the end of the Regular Season. On the other side, Igokea m:tel continue the season with 5 wins and 14 defeats and their battle to avoid the danger zone near the bottom of the standings continues.
Key moments: Cedevita Olimpija have been the better of the two squads all game long. For the last time, the teams have been tied midway through the first quarter, when the score was 9:9. This is when the 12:2 run by Cedevita Olimpija began, which lasted for 3 minutes and took them ahead by 10 points (21:11). As it turned out later in the game, the visiting side haven’t managed to return into the battle for a pair of points again afterwards, so these were the key moments of the game.
Man of the match: Josh Adams has been on fire for Cedevita Olimpija, as he led the home side towards the win over Igokea m:tel with game-high 20 points on his record, wile adding 1 rebound and assist each to his stats for the valuation of 17. He is our man of the match.
Can’t trick the stats: Cedevita Olimpija have outrebounded Igokea m:tel 31:22, which gave them the crucial advantage over the visiting side this time.
Stats
Players on court
| COL | Min | PtsP | RebsR | AssA | StS | FoulF | ValV | |
| 1 | Ferrell Jr K. | 25:24 | 12 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 19 |
| 6 | Jeremić M. | 20:15 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 |
| 7 | Alibegović A. | 25:36 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 16 |
| 14 | Adams J. | 27:16 | 20 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 17 |
| 24 | Omić A. | 22:32 | 15 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 20 |
| IGO | Min | PtsP | RebsR | AssA | StS | FoulF | ValV | |
| 7 | Kondić K. | 23:22 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 7 |
| 9 | Delalić H. | 13:10 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 16 | Jošilo M. | 36:25 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 14 |
| 21 | Milosavljevic D. | 31:11 | 13 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 19 |
| 25 | Marić N. | 20:47 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 |
Last 5 actions
| Min | Score | Action |
| game finished | ||
| end of 4. quarter | ||
| 00:28 (Q4) | 83 : 73 | 10 JOŠILO M. made free throw (2 of 2) |
| 00:28 (Q4) | 83 : 72 | 10 JOŠILO M. made free throw (1 of 2) |
| 00:28 (Q4) | 10 JOŠILO M. foul on | |
| 00:28 (Q4) | 7 ALIBEGOVIĆ A. foul (personal) |
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Top players
| VALUE (INDEX) | ||||
| Omić A. | 20 | - | 19 | Milosavljevic D. |
| POINTS | ||||
| Adams J. | 20 | - | 13 | Kondić K. |
| REBOUNDS | ||||
| Omić A. | 9 | - | 7 | Jošilo M. |
| ASSISTS | ||||
| Ferrell Jr K. | 8 | - | 5 | Crawford B. |
