Cedevita Olimpija grab a valuable win over Spartak Office Shoes in thriller in Tivoli Hall

AdmiralBet ABA League Round 11, Sunday, 8 December 2024:

CEDEVITA OLIMPIJA – Spartak Office Shoes 91:82 (19:24, 27:23, 22:23, 23:12)

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POST-GAME COMMENTS

Game recap: On Sunday night, Cedevita Olimpija have prevailed over Spartak Office Shoes at home in Tivoli Sports Hall in Ljubljana. In a thrilling encounter in an electric atmosphere in legendary Tivoli Sports Hall, Cedevita Olimpija have edged out Spartak Office Shoes and earned themselves their 5th win of the season, which now puts them on a 5:6 record after 11 games played. On the other side, Spartak Office Shoes still hold one win more in their possession, as they are now on a 6:5 record.

Key moments: Spartak Office Shoes have opened the game in a stellar mode, as they pulled away with the score of 2:16 right at the beginning of the game in the opening 6 minutes and earned themselves a nice advantage at the opening of this game. However, Cedevita Olimpija fought back and made it a 1-point game in the 13th minute of the game (23:24) and even took their first lead of the game with a minute and a half left in the first half (44:42), as Martinas Geben nailed in a three-pointer.

Since that point, the two squads remained close for the remainder of the game. Cedevita Olimpija moved in front by only 3 points (85:82) with 3 and a half minutes to go in the contest, but that’s when DJ Stewart stepped up for the Dragons, scoring 6 points in a row and set the final score of the game (91:82).

Man of the match: Brynton Lemar shined as he steered the way for Cedevita Olimpija towards the valuable win in the end in Tivoli Sports Hall. He had 22 points, 5 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 steal, and a valuation of 30. He is our man of the match!

Can’t trick the stats: Cedevita Olimpija had 10 turnovers in this game and Spartak Office Shoes had 16. That’s what determined the outcome of the clash this time around.