Fantastic Stefan Miljenović led Mega MIS to the win over Cedevita Olimpija in Belgrade

AdmiralBet ABA League Round 14, Sunday, 31 December 2023:

MEGA MIS – Cedevita Olimpija 97:86 (14:23, 24:18, 27:21, 32:24)

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Game recap: In the last round on schedule in 2023 in the AdmiralBet ABA League, Mega MIS have prevailed over Cedevita Olimpija at home in Ranko Žeravica Sports Hall in Belgrade. With this win, Mega MIS are now on a 7:7 record after 14 games played and they are placed at the 6th place after 14 rounds, with their chances of reaching the Playoffs looking solid. On the other side, Cedevita Olimpija are now on a 10:4 record, and they are sharing the second place together with Partizan Mozzart Bet after 14 rounds of the season.

It's worth noting that by scoring 18 points in the game against Mega MIS, Jaka Blažič of Cedevita Olimpija has moved up three places in the AdmiralBet ABA League all-time list of scorers, and is now placed in the fourth place in the rankings with 2486 in his AdmiralBet ABA League career.

Key moments: Mega MIS have fallen behind in the opening quarter by 9 points, but managed to cut the gap to only 3 points by halftime. However, the key moments of the game perhaps came in the opening minutes of the second half, when Mega MIS went on an 18:5 run, that gave them the double-digit lead (56:46) midway through the third quarter. Cedevita Olimpija did manage to fight back in the remainder of the game and even tied the clash again at 60:60 with 2 minutes to go in the third, but Mega pulled away again. Their 11:3 run between 34th and 37th minute of the game, put them up by 10 points again (84:74). With 3 minutes to go, it has been impossible for the Dragons to return into the battle for a pair of points again.

Man of the match: Stefan Miljenović has put on a fantastic performance for Mega MIS, by achieving 28 points, 8 rebounds, 5 assists, 3 steals, and a valuation of 43. He is our man of the match.

Can’t trick the stats: Field goal percentage, rebounding, passing turnovers, you name it… Mega MIS have shadowed Cedevita Olimpija in simply every statistical category and fully deservedly grabbed the win this time around.