EC: Victory for Cedevita Olimpija, overtime defeat for Budućnost VOLI
In the round 14 of the BKT EuroCup Regular Season, Cedevita Olimpija prevailed over Aris Midea at home in Stožice Arena in Ljubljana, while Budućnost VOLI suffered road defeat by Bahcesehir College of Istanbul on the road in Sinan Erdem Arena.
Brynton Lemar (Photo: Cedevita Olimpija/Filip Barbalic)
Cedevita Olimpija have grabbed their 8th win of the BKT EuroCup season in 13 games played so far, as the Ljubljana squad have prevailed over Aris Midea at home in Stožice Arena. This is the second win of the season for the Dragons over the Thessaloniki squad, and they did it in style, by leading throughout the game. Cedevita Olimpija were up by 4 points (25:21) after the first quarter and took their first double-digit advantage in the 13th minute, when Jaka Blažič scored to put his team up 33:23. In the end, the score was 98:79 in favour of Cedevita Olimpija, for which Brynton Lemar scored 18 points and DeVante Jones added 14.
Budućnost VOLI have resisted the leading team of the Group A Bahcesehir College Istanbul on the road in Turkey well and have not surrendered all until overtime, after which the hosts have celebrated a win in the end with the score of 95:93 For Budućnost VOLI, it has been Yogi Ferrell, that led the way in scoring with 16 points on his record, while McKinley Wright and Juwan Morgan added 14 points apiece.
BKT EuroCup Round 14 Group A, Wednesday, 8 January 2025:
BAHCESEHIR COLLEGE ISTANBUL – Budućnost VOLI 95:93 (17:21, 20:20, 24:17, 21:24, 13:11)
Smith 19, Cavanaugh 18 | Ferrell 16, Wright and Morgan 14.
Group B:
CEDEVITA OLIMPIJA – Aris Midea 98:79 (25:21, 25:14, 24:22, 24:22)
Lemar 18, Jones 14 | Cooper 17, Willis 13.
