Cedevita Olimpija get back to winning track by beating SC Derby in Stožice

AdmiralBet ABA League Round 5, Saturday, 28 October 2023:

CEDEVITA OLIMPIJA – SC Derby 102:93 (27:18, 24:11, 21:24, 30:30)

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POST-GAME COMMENTS

Game recap: In the Round 5 of the AdmiralBet ABA League Regular Season, Cedevita Olimpija have prevailed over SC Derby at home in Stožice Arena in Ljubljana and have returned to the winning track after Round 4 defeat in Laktai. This way, Cedevita Olimpija have found themselves on a 3:2 record after 5 games played this season and will be placed in the upper half of the AdmiralBet ABA League standings when the Round 5 ends. On the other side, this is the second defeat of the season for SC Derby, that will be tied with the Dragons of Ljubljana in the standings after 5 rounds.

Key moments: Cedevita Olimpija have been in front almost throughout the game, even by double-digits at halftime, but SC Derby fought back late in the game and even took the lead in the final quarter (77:78 with 6 minutes left). However, that’s when Cedevita Olimpija came up with an 12:4 run, that put them up by 7 points (89:82) with 2 and a half minutes to go. The battle for a new win was over.

Man of the match: Klemen Prepelič has led Cedevita Olimpija to the big win over the reigning ABA Super Cup winners with a monster performance, as he put on 23 points, 13 assists, 1 rebound, 1 steal, and a valuation of 34. He is our man of the match!

Can’t trick the stats: Cedevita Olimpija have not dominated in any of the statistical categories, but they have been slightly better in field goal percentage, rebounding, assists, and steals, so this is where their deserved win derives from.