Zadar stun Cedevita Olimpija to get the win on their home court
Zadar stunned Cedevita Olimpija in Krešimir Ćosić halls in round 20 AdmiralBet ABA League regular season action.
(Photo: KK Zadar/Zvonko Kucelin)
AdmiralBet ABA League Round 21, Sunday, 12 March 2023:
ZADAR - Cedevita Olimpija 81:59
Game recap: Zadar got their 10th win of the regular season after they convincingly defeated Cedevita Olimpija in front of their own crowd. This is the first time since the 2017/2018 season that Zadar managed to get more than 10 wins in the AdmiralBet ABA League regular season.
Zadar took control of the game from the very start of the game, they opened the game with a 19:8 run. Cedevita Olimpija's only lead of the game came at the very beginning when the score was 2:3, from that point on Zadar had the game in their hands. Cedevita Olimpija could not get their rhythm going offensively, having a poor shooting night while Zadar was able to limit their second-chance points.
Key moments: In the final five minutes of the first half, Zadar managed to pull away to a 17-point lead which was capped off by Sani Čampara's buzzer-beating three-pointer before the half.
Man of the match: Dario Drežnjak was the hero for Zadar, he led his squad in scoring with 20 points to go along with 9 rebounds and a 23 valuation rating.
Can't hide the stats: Cedevita Olimpija had a poor shooting night, and free throws were an issue for the Slovenian squad, they shot 11/19 from the charity stripe while Zadar was efficient shooting 18/20 from the line.
Stats
Players on court
| ZAD | Min | PtsP | RebsR | AssA | StS | FoulF | ValV | |
| 6 | Klarica K. | 01:34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 |
| 7 | Sikirić A. | 07:22 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 |
| 12 | Čampara S. | 06:44 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 13 | Matulina M. | 00:33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | Lakić A. | 32:34 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 13 |
| COL | Min | PtsP | RebsR | AssA | StS | FoulF | ValV | |
| 9 | Mulalić M. | 11:29 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -2 |
| 14 | Adams J. | 28:41 | 17 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 16 |
| 17 | Matković K. | 15:53 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | -4 |
| 24 | Omić A. | 29:13 | 11 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 25 |
| 30 | Dragić Z. | 31:42 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 6 |
Top players
| VALUE (INDEX) | ||||
| Drežnjak D. | 28 | - | 25 | Omić A. |
| POINTS | ||||
| Drežnjak D. | 20 | - | 17 | Adams J. |
| REBOUNDS | ||||
| Drežnjak D. | 9 | - | 13 | Omić A. |
| ASSISTS | ||||
| Božić L. | 7 | - | 2 | Omić A. |
