PRESEASON: Victories for Cedevita Olimpija, Dubai and Zadar

Friday, 30. August 2024 at 23:41

In the Friday's preseason games, three of the AdmiralBet ABA League squads emerged victorious. Cedevita Olimpija topped Mitteldeutscher, Dubai outgunned Krka, while Zadar were stronger than Kvarner 2010.

(Photo: Cedevita Olimpija/Filip Barbalic)

In the clash of the two AdmiralBet ABA League squads, Dubai have faced Krka in Bonifika Arena in Koper and scored yet another preseason win, this time with the final score of 88:73. For Dubai, Awudu Abass was the most efficient with 14 points, as Klemen Prepelič and JaCorey Williams followed him with 13 points on their records, respectively. For Krka, Tayler Persons scored 20 points and Jan Špan had 13.

At home in their Stožice Arena, Cedevita Olimpija prevailed over Mitteldeutscher. The Dragons have done the majority of their task in the first half already, when they have created themselves 17 points of advantage. In the second half, they have calmly cruised to a comfortable win in the end with the final score of 88:53. For Cedevita Olimpija, Devin Robinson topped the list of scorers with 13 points on his record, while Aleksej Nikolić and Jaka Blažič added 10 each.

Zadar faced Kvarner 2010 in a local clash and grabbed a convincing win, in the end with the final score of 87:74. Zadar made the crucial difference in the third quarter, which the Dalmatian squad won with the score of 31:13. The top scorers for Zadar were Amar Gegić (26) and Mate Kalajžić (19). With this win, Zadar made themselves a way towards the Final of the 19th Tomislav Knežević Memorial Tournament, where they will be facing Zabok on Saturday.

Preseason, Friday, 30 August 2024:

CEDEVITA OLIMPIJA – Mitteldeutscher 88:53 (18:12, 23:12, 28:14, 19:15) STATS

DUBAI – Krka 88:73 (22:12, 24:22, 16:25, 26:14) STATS

ZADAR – Kvarner 2010 87:74 (22:22, 20:21, 31:13, 14:18) STATS
 

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