Cedevita Olimpija prevailed over Cibona on the road in Zagreb

AdmiralBet ABA League Round 26, Friday, 5 April 2024:

Cibona – CEDEVITA OLIMPIJA 72:97 (20:24, 13:28, 19:22, 20:23)

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POST-GAME COMMENTS

Game recap: In the opening game of the AdmiralBet ABA League Round 26, Cedevita Olimpija have grabbed a road win in Zagreb against Cibona. It’s been a game, where Cedevita Olimpija have been a better of the two squads throughout the majority of the clash and in the end emerged victorious. This is the 16th triumph of the Dragons of Ljubljana this season and with a 16:10 record, they will either finish 4th (in case Mega MIS are defeated by Igokea m:tel) or 5th (in case Mega MIS prevail over Igokea m:tel) in the Regular Season. Either way, they will be facing Mega MIS in the AdmiralBet ABA League Quarter-finals. On the other end, Cibona have finished with their appearances in the 2023/24 AdmiralBet ABA League season with a 9:17 record and they will take one of the positions between 9th and 12th place in the standings.

Key moments: With 2 minutes to go in the opening quarter, Cibona have been ahead 20:18, but that’s when Cedevita Olimpija started their 9:0 run, that has taken them up by 7 points (20:27) in the 11th minute of the clash. This is when the Dragons went ahead, as they have turned the game around in their favour, but their run has furtherly extended to 27:5 by the 18th minute, that put them ahead by 20 points already (25:45). This is when it became clear that there would be no way back for the Wolves of Zagreb.

Man of the match: Alen Omić’s contribution has been a crucial one for the win of Cedevita Olimpija this time in Zagreb. He finished the game with a double-double achievement of 14 points and just as many rebounds, while adding 5 assists to his stats for the valuation of 33. He is our man of the match!

Can’t trick the stats: Cedevita Olimpija had 49 rebounds and Cibona 20. That’s what turned the flow of the game Dragons’ way