Cedevita Olimpija take 1:0 lead in the Quarters
In the opening game of the Quarterfinal series between Cedevita Olimpija and FMP Soccerbet, the Dragons have used their home court advantage in order to make the first step towards the Semifinals.
Cedevita Olimpija team (Photo: Cedevita Olimpija/Ales Fevzer)
AdmiralBet ABA League Quarterfinals Round 1, Saturday, 29 April 2023:
CEDEVITA OLIMPIJA - FMP Soccerbet 87:77 (23:24, 26:16, 15:16, 23:21)
Game recap: In the opening game of the Quarterfinal series between Cedevita Olimpija and FMP Soccerbet, the Dragons have used their home court advantage in order to make the first step towards the Semifinals. This way, Cedevita Olimpija are now only one win away from securing their top four spot, while FMP Soccerbet head back home to Belgrade with a hope to level the series to 1:1 in Game 2.
Key moments: It has remained a close game all until the final minute of the third quarter, when the score was 59:56 in favour of the hosts. However, that’s when they went on a 17:10 run that spanned over the next 5 minutes and with a bit less than 6 minutes to go, Cedevita Olimpija held a 10-point lead in their hands (76:66). As it turned out later in the game, the margin was simply too big at that point for the Panthers to turn the game upside-down.
Man of the match: Yogi Ferrell returned to court for Cedevita Olimpija following an injury and led his squad to the win like a true floor general. He had 20 points, 5 assists, 4 rebounds, 2 steals, and a valuation of 28. He is our man of the match!
Can’t trick the stats: Cedevita Olimpija won the rebounding contest 35:28 and that’s what secured them a win in the end.
Stats
Players on court
| COL | Min | PtsP | RebsR | AssA | StS | FoulF | ValV | |
| 0 | Rebec M. | 13:14 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 6 | Jeremić M. | 17:15 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 8 | Murić E. | 18:34 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 12 |
| 14 | Adams J. | 33:29 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 14 |
| 17 | Matković K. | 22:40 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 22 |
| FMP | Min | PtsP | RebsR | AssA | StS | FoulF | ValV | |
| 2 | Beech III L. | 29:59 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 16 |
| 3 | Moore C. | 26:53 | 18 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 20 |
| 7 | Stepanović A. | 26:01 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 4 |
| 10 | Šaranović N. | 21:43 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| 22 | Jenkins C. | 23:37 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
Last 5 actions
| Min | Score | Action |
| game finished | ||
| end of 4. quarter | ||
| 00:17 (Q4) | 87 : 77 | JENKINS C. made free throw (2 of 2) |
| 00:17 (Q4) | JENKINS C. missed free throw (1 of 2) | |
| 00:17 (Q4) | 3 REBEC M. substitution (in) | |
| 00:17 (Q4) | 11 FERRELL JR K. substitution (out) |
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Top players
| VALUE (INDEX) | ||||
| Ferrell Jr K. | 28 | - | 20 | Moore C. |
| POINTS | ||||
| Ferrell Jr K. | 20 | - | 18 | Moore C. |
| REBOUNDS | ||||
| Omić A. | 10 | - | 8 | Beech III L. |
| ASSISTS | ||||
| Ferrell Jr K. | 5 | - | 7 | Moore C. |
