EC: Cedevita Olimpija suffer first defeat in the 2024/25 BKT EuroCup season
After scoring two wins in the opening two rounds of their new European campaign, Cedevita Olimpija suffered their first defeat tonight in Turkey as they lost the away match against Turk Telekom – 70:78.
Jaka Blazic (Photo: Cedevita Olimpija/Ales Fevzer)
After scoring two wins in the opening two rounds of their new European campaign, Cedevita Olimpija suffered their first defeat tonight in Turkey as they lost the away match against Turk Telekom – 70:78.
The Dragons were trailing from the start in this match, yet they had some chances to make a late comeback after reducing the gap to just 4 points – 69:65, with three minutes left on the game clock. However, Turk Telekom then responded by making the key 7:1 run that brought back a double-digit lead to the home side – 76:66.
Cedevita Olimpija have the overall score of 2-1 after the first 3 rounds of the 2024/25 BKT EuroCup regular season, while next week they will play against Lietkabelis at home court.
2024/25 BKT EuroCup, Round 3, Group B, Tuesday, October 8, 2024:
TURK TELEKOM – Cedevita Olimpija 78:70 (26:22, 17:15, 14:15, 21:18)
Alexander 16, Makoundou 16 | Jones10, Blažič 10, Nikolić 10, Ogbeide 10.
Group A, Wednesday, October 9, 2024:
Dolomiti Energia Trento – Budućnost VOLI (20:00)
