EC: Cedevita Olimpija suffer road defeat in Istanbul

After three games played in the new BKT EuroCup season, Cedevita Olimpija keep moving on empty-handed. The Ljubljana squad has faced Besiktas on the road in Istanbul and suffered third European defeat in a row. The score on the scoreboard has been 73:66 after 40 minutes of playing time.

Since the very beginning of the game, Besiktas, that have started the game with a 5:0 run, have been in front. They led by 3 points after the opening quarter (20:17) and by 5 by halftime (43:38). In the third quarter they went on to increase their advantage to a double-digit number of points in the 8th minute (55:45) and this proved to be enough to enable them to calmly cruise towards a win in the end.

For the squad, led from the bench by head coach Simone Pianigiani, DJ Stewart led the way in scoring with 15 points on his record. Justin Cobbs added 14. 

A day before, Budućnost VOLI prevailed over Slask Wroclaw at home in Podgorica.

2023/24 BKT EuroCup Regular Season, Group A, Round 2, Wednesday, October 18, 2023:

BESIKTAS EMLAKJET – Cedevita Olimpija 73:66 (20:17, 23:21, 16:14, 14:14)
Mathews 18, Mitchell 12 | Stewart 15, Cobbs 14.

Group B, Round 3, Tuesday, October 17, 2023:

BUDUĆNOST VOLI – Slask Wroclaw 103:89 (21:20, 29:24, 24:22, 29:23)
Ross 19, Williams 18 | Miletić 17, Gravett 16.