SC Derby seize big home win over Cedevita Olimpija
At home in Morača Sports Hall in Podgorica, SC Derby have prevailed over Cedevita Olimpija.
Mateo Dreznjak (Photo: SC Derby/Filip Roganovic)
AdmiralBet ABA League Round 18, Saturday, 27 January 2024:
SC DERBY – Cedevita Olimpija 82:78 (22:25, 18:21, 21:14, 21:18)
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POST-GAME COMMENTS
Game recap: At home in Morača Sports Hall in Podgorica, SC Derby have prevailed over Cedevita Olimpija. In a close game, the hosts have prevailed in the end and this waym they have achieved an important 8th win of the season, which puts them on the edge of the Playoffs Zone after 18 rounds with an 8:10 record. On the other side, Cedevita Olimpija are now on a 12:6 record, but their position in the Top Four remains safe, for now at least.
Key moments: It has been a close game from the very beginning and until the end, and the crucial run by SC Derby came between the 37th and 39th minute of the game, when they went on a 9:0 run, to convert their 68:74 deficit into a 77:74 lead, for which Mateo Drežnjak scored the first 7 points. Cedevita Olimpija afterwards did not manage to get in front again and these were the key moments of the game.
Man of the match: Who else but Mateo Drežnjak is our man of the match? He led the SC Derby squad to the big win with 24 points, 7 assists, 4 rebounds, just as many steals and a valuation of 37 on his record!
Can’t trick the stats: SC Derby have outrebounded Cedevita Olimpija 38:31 and that’s what turned the flow of the game their way.
Stats
Players on court
| SCD | Min | PtsP | RebsR | AssA | StS | FoulF | ValV | |
| 3 | Bogavac L. | 25:35 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 17 |
| 4 | Pavlićević N. | 13:37 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | -4 |
| 8 | Hadžibegović E. | 23:47 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 11 | Baćović V. | 21:37 | 15 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 26 |
| 23 | Drežnjak M. | 33:37 | 24 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 37 |
| COL | Min | PtsP | RebsR | AssA | StS | FoulF | ValV | |
| 0 | Stewart JR D. | 26:12 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 |
| 4 | Radičević N. | 15:01 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | -1 |
| 6 | Cobbs J. | 28:09 | 13 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 15 |
| 7 | Glas G. | 09:12 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 17 | Matković K. | 32:19 | 15 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 21 |
Last 5 actions
| Min | Score | Action |
| game finished | ||
| end of 4. quarter | ||
| 00:13 (Q4) | 11 BAĆOVIĆ V. rebound (defensive) | |
| 00:13 (Q4) | 0 STEWART JR D. missed 2 points (jump shot) | |
| 00:14 (Q4) | 11 BAĆOVIĆ V. rebound (defensive) | |
| 00:14 (Q4) | 82 : 78 | 23 DREŽNJAK M. made free throw (1of1) |
Top players
| VALUE (INDEX) | ||||
| Drežnjak M. | 37 | - | 21 | Matković K. |
| POINTS | ||||
| Drežnjak M. | 24 | - | 15 | Matković K. |
| REBOUNDS | ||||
| Baćović V. | 10 | - | 11 | Matković K. |
| ASSISTS | ||||
| Drežnjak M. | 7 | - | 7 | Blažič J. |
