EC: Defeats by Budućnost VOLI and Cedevita Olimpija
Both Budućnost VOLI and Cedevita Olimpija have suffered defeats in the Round 15 of the BKT EuroCup season, against Aris Midea and Umana Reyer Venice, respectively.
McKinley Wright IV (Photo: ABA League j.t.d./Dragana Stjepanovic)
Cedevita Olimpija keep waiting for their first win on the European courts. In the Round 15, they have suffered a defeat by Umana Reyer Venice at home court in Stožice Arena in Ljubljana. The visiting side pulled away with an early 0:12 lead and did not let go of it until the very end, when the scoreboard has shown the score of 93:104. For Cedevita Olimpija, Karlo Matković scored 23 points and Justin Cobbs had 19.
Budućnost VOLI have demonstrated a brave resistance on the road in Thessaloniki against Aris Midea. In a close game, which could have gone either way, the Greek squad prevailed in the end with the final score of 76:75. For Budućnost VOLI McKinley Wright scored 14 points and Yogi Ferrell 13.
2023/24 BKT EuroCup Regular Season, Group A, Round 15, Wednesday, January 17, 2024:
Cedevita Olimpija – UMANA REYER VENICE 93:104 (15:31, 34:25, 25:21, 19:27)
Matković 23, Cobbs 19 | Tucker 24, Tessitori 17.
Group B:
ARIS MIDEA – Budućnost VOLI 76:75 (17:18, 17:21, 20:24, 22:12)
Toliopoulos 20, Gallinat 14 | Wright 14, Ferrell 13.
