Cedevita Olimpija prevail in local derby against Krka, as Matković shined
In the opening game of the Satruday’s AdmiralBet ABA League schedule, Cedevita Olimpija have claimed a win in the local derby against Krka at home in Tivoli Sports Hall in Ljubljana.
Karlo Matkovic (Photo: Cedevita Olimpija/Filip Barbalic)
AdmiralBet ABA League Round 12, Saturday, 16 December 2023:
CEDEVITA OLIMPIJA – Krka 91:79 (28:19, 20:19, 19:19, 24:22)
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POST-GAME COMMENTS
Game recap: In the opening game of the Satruday’s AdmiralBet ABA League schedule, Cedevita Olimpija have claimed a win in the local derby against Krka at home in Tivoli Sports Hall in Ljubljana. It is not only a prestigious win for Cedevita Olimpija due to the importance of the local rivalry, but also their 9th win of the AdmiralBet ABA League season and the 9:3 record will keep them amongst the top four teams when the Round 12 is over. On the other side, Krka need to keep battling to escape the danger zone near the very bottom of the standings, as they are currently just one win above the last-placed Mornar-Barsko zlato, with a record of 2:10 after 12 games played.
It's worth mentioning, that Karlo Matković of Cedevita Olimpija has entered the AdmiralBet ABA League history books, as he has collected no less than 9 blocks, which is more than the previous AdmiralBet ABA League single-game shot-blocking record (7).
Also, Jaka Blažič moved one place up in the all-time scorers list, as he scored 21 points in the game against Krka. He is now occupying the 9th place in the AmiralBet ABA League scorers list of all time with 2443 points scored in his career in the regional competition.
Key moments: Cedevita Olimpija have entered the game powerfully and have earned themselves the first double-digit lead with 2 less than minutes to go in the first quarter (25:15). Afterwards, Krka did not manage to threaten to take away the lead from the Ljubljana squad and these turned out to be the key moments of the game in Tivoli Sports Hall.
Man of the match: Who else but Karlo Matković has also earned himself the honour of the man of the match – he led the Dragons to the valuable win with 23 points, 9 blocks, 8 rebounds, and a game-high valuation of 34!
Can’t trick the stats: Cedevita Olimpija have simply dominated the court when it comes to rebounding. They had 50 rebounds and Krka only 31. That’s what turned the flow of the game their way decisively!
Stats
Players on court
| COL | Min | PtsP | RebsR | AssA | StS | FoulF | ValV | |
| 4 | Radičević N. | 09:58 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 6 | Cobbs J. | 30:41 | 14 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 24 |
| 7 | Glas G. | 10:42 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 17 | Matković K. | 36:00 | 23 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 34 |
| 23 | Ščuka L. | 21:01 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| KRK | Min | PtsP | RebsR | AssA | StS | FoulF | ValV | |
| 1 | Hamilton J. | 21:49 | 4 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| 9 | Cerkvenik M. | 18:45 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 11 | Cousins I. | 24:52 | 17 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 24 |
| 17 | Špan J. | 30:15 | 14 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 23 | Škedelj M. | 11:17 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 |
Last 5 actions
| Min | Score | Action |
| game finished | ||
| end of 4. quarter | ||
| 00:26 (Q4) | 17 ŠPAN J. assist | |
| 00:26 (Q4) | 91 : 79 | 20 CERKVENIK M. made 2 points (layup) |
| 00:41 (Q4) | 91 : 77 | 7 GLAS G. made 2 points (jump shot) |
| 01:06 (Q4) | 89 : 77 | 11 COUSINS I. made 2 points (jump shot) |
Top players
| VALUE (INDEX) | ||||
| Matković K. | 34 | - | 24 | Cousins I. |
| POINTS | ||||
| Matković K. | 23 | - | 17 | Cousins I. |
| REBOUNDS | ||||
| Matković K. | 8 | - | 11 | Hamilton J. |
| ASSISTS | ||||
| Cobbs J. | 7 | - | 3 | Špan J. |
