Cedevita Olimpija beat FMP Soccerbet in Game 3 advanced to the Semifinals
In the decisive Game 3 of the Quarterfinal series, Cedevita Olimpija have prevailed over FMP Soccerbet at home in their legendary Tivoli Sports Hall in Ljubljana and qualified for the Semifinals.
Cedevita Olimpija team (Photo: Cedevita Olimpija/Ales Fevzer)
AdmiralBet ABA League Quarterfinals Round 3, Saturday, 13 May 2023:
CEDEVITA OLIMPIJA - FMP Soccerbet 97:79 (27:21, 26:14, 19:19, 25:25)
Game recap: In the decisive Game 3 of the Quarterfinal series, Cedevita Olimpija have prevailed over FMP Soccerbet at home in their legendary Tivoli Sports Hall in Ljubljana and qualified for the Semifinals. In a game, where the Dragons have been in command of the court all game long, they have grabbed a precious win, which puts them into the Semifinals for the second season in a row. In the Semifinals, the Ljubljana squad will face the winner of the Quarterfinal series between Partizan Mozzart Bet and SC Derby.
Key moments: After a tied contest at the very start, the game remained close up until 13th minute, when the score was 30:27 in favour of Cedevita Olimpija. However, that’s when the Dragons went on a 9:2 run over the next couple of minutes, for their first double-digit lead of the match (39:29). As it turned out later in the game, these were the key moments, as the Panthers failed to make it anybody’s game again until the very end.
Man of the match: Yogi Ferrell might have had the highest valuation this time around for Cedevita Olimpija, but Alen Omić was the one that led his team forwards decisively when it mattered the most. He had 20 points, 7 rebounds, 1 assist and a valuation of 23. He also scored one three-pointer, a really rare thing to see from a center and even heard the entire Tivoli Hall chanting him MVP, MVP, MVP. He is our man of the match!
Can’t trick the stats: Cedevita Olimpija have outrebounded FMP Soccerbet 40:31. This is what pushed the flow of the game their way!
Stats
Players on court
| COL | Min | PtsP | RebsR | AssA | StS | FoulF | ValV | |
| 0 | Rebec M. | 23:09 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 9 |
| 8 | Murić E. | 08:08 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -6 |
| 19 | Gnjidić L. | 03:23 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 24 | Omić A. | 23:35 | 20 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 23 |
| 30 | Dragić Z. | 32:12 | 10 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 13 |
| FMP | Min | PtsP | RebsR | AssA | StS | FoulF | ValV | |
| 2 | Beech III L. | 15:23 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| 3 | Moore C. | 28:42 | 13 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 18 |
| 5 | Pavićević M. | 14:47 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 11 | Simović R. | 10:31 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| 12 | Matović O. | 10:25 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
Top players
| VALUE (INDEX) | ||||
| Ferrell Jr K. | 26 | - | 18 | Manning C. |
| POINTS | ||||
| Omić A. | 20 | - | 17 | Stepanović A. |
| REBOUNDS | ||||
| Alibegović A. | 9 | - | 6 | Manning C. |
| ASSISTS | ||||
| Dragić Z. | 8 | - | 8 | Moore C. |
