Krka grab an important win in a local derby over Cedevita Olimpija

AdmiralBet ABA League Round 25, Saturday, 30 March 2024:

KRKA – Cedevita Olimpija 92:78 (21:19, 30:22, 19:13, 22:24)

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POST-GAME COMMENTS

Game recap: Krka have grabbed an important win in their struggle to avoid relegation from the AdmiralBet ABA League, as they have prevailed over Cedevita Olimpija at home in their Leon Štukelj Sports Hall in Novo mesto. This way, Krka have climbed one place up to the 13th place in the standings, as they are now on a 5:20 record, with an equal number of wins as Mornar-Barsko zlato, which have one more game than Krka to play until the end of the Regular Season. On the other side, this is a big blow for Cedevita Olimpija in their battle for the fourth place in the standings, as they are now on a 15:10 record, still only a win above Zadar and Mega MIS, with the latter still having their Round 25 game to play.

Key moments: Krka have been a better of the two squads throughout the game, but key moments came in the second half. The hosts finished the first half with a +10 on their record, and in the 26th minute of the game, the margin has still been 11 points (61:50). However, that’s when Krka made a 9:2 run over the next 3 minutes, that took them away to an 18-point lead (70:52). A comeback seemed to be impossible at that point for the Dragons and as it turned out later in the game, it actually was so. 

Man of the match: Leon Stergar has been shining for Krka all game long. He finished the clash with 17 points, 7 rebounds, 7 assists, 3 steals, 1 block and a valuation of 24. He is our man of the match!

Can’t trick the stats: Krka have been shooting from the field 54% and Cedevita Olimpija 39%. That’s what decided the winner this time!