Cedevita Olimpija grab first win of the season
In one of the two opening games of the Round 3 of the AdmiralBet ABA League season, Cedevita Olimpija have prevailed over Mornar-Barsko zlato and therefore achieved their first win of the season in the regional competition.
Devin Robinson (Photo: Mornar-Barsko zlato/Media Pro)
AdmiralBet ABA League Round 3, Saturday, 5 October 2024:
Mornar-Barsko zlato - CEDEVITA OLIMPIJA 82:92 (23:25, 20:21, 18:27, 21:19)
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POST-GAME COMMENTS
Game recap: In one of the two opening games of the Round 3 of the AdmiralBet ABA League season, Cedevita Olimpija have prevailed over Mornar-Barsko zlato and therefore achieved their first win of the season in the regional competition. This way, Cedevita Olimpija have made their way towards a 1:2 record after three rounds played and have escaped the very bottom of the standings. On the other side, the Sailors keep waiting for their first triumph of the 2024/25 season at the league’s bottom.
Key moments: Mornar-Barsko zlato have put on a brave performance and they have even been in front by 3 points (57:54) midway through the third period. However, Cedevita Olimpija replied with a 17:0 run over the next 4 minutes of the game to pull away by 14 points (57:71). This, as it turned out later in the game, has been the key period in this match.
Man of the match: Big man Derek Ogbeide, a newcomer in the Dragon’s Lair, has proven himself to be unstoppable for Mornar-Barsko zlato defense this time, as he lead his team to the win with 17 points, 3 rebounds, 2 steals and a valuation of 21 on his record. He is our man of the match!
Can’t trick the stats: Cedevita Olimpija has been better than Mornar-Barsko zlato in basically every statistical category – from field goal percentage, through rebounding and passing, except for turnovers. However, that has been enough for a comfortable win in the end for the Dragons
Stats
Players on court
| MOR | Min | PtsP | RebsR | AssA | StS | FoulF | ValV | |
| 5 | Đoković I. | 21:00 | 15 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 18 |
| 7 | Runjić L. | 34:18 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 12 |
| 10 | Jenkins B. | 35:25 | 25 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 19 |
| 14 | Smith J. | 30:16 | 15 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 10 |
| 15 | Bediako J. | 19:17 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 10 |
| COL | Min | PtsP | RebsR | AssA | StS | FoulF | ValV | |
| 0 | Stewart JR D. | 26:51 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 12 |
| 1 | Robinson D. | 24:31 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 10 |
| 3 | Radović R. | 18:02 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 5 | Nikolić A. | 24:36 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 17 |
| 34 | Prepelič B. | 16:53 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 |
Top players
| VALUE (INDEX) | ||||
| Jenkins B. | 19 | - | 21 | Ogbeide D. |
| POINTS | ||||
| Jenkins B. | 25 | - | 17 | Ogbeide D. |
| REBOUNDS | ||||
| Smith J. | 5 | - | 7 | Prepelič B. |
| ASSISTS | ||||
| Đoković I. | 6 | - | 14 | Jones D. |
