Road win for Cedevita Olimpija in Split

AdmiralBet ABA League Round 19, Saturday, 1 February 2025:

Split  – CEDEVITA OLIMPIJA 69:75 (15:23, 19:12, 15:19, 20:21)

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POST-GAME COMMENTS

Game recap: In the one of the two opening games of the Round 19 of the AdmiralBet ABA League Regular Season, Cedevita Olimpija have prevailed over Split on the road in Split Sports Hall in Gripe. For the Dragons, this is the 12th win of the season and with a 12:7 record, they will be holding the 5th place in the standings after 19 rounds. On the other side, Split are now on a 6:13 record, firmly anchored in the bottom half of the standings and they will quickly need to start winning again in order not to find themselves in the danger zone near the bottom of the standings.

Key moments: Cedevita Olimpija were the ones that were in front for the majority of the game in Dalmatia. They have been up by 1 point at halftime (34:35) and by 5 after 3 quarters, after DeVante Jones scored a buzzer-beating three-pointer. However, Split remained close for a long time and with 2 minutes and a half to go, the Dragons were ahead by only 3 points (63:66). That’s when DJ Stewart and Brynton Lemar combined 4 points to put their team ahead by 7 points (63:70) with a minute and 40 seconds to go in the game. As it turned out, Split did not really manage to make it anybody’s game anymore until the end and these were the key moments of the clash.

Man of the match: Joan Beringer has been the key player for Cedevita Olimpija this time. He had 11 points, 4 rebounds, 2 assists, 1 steal, 3 blocks and a valuation of 17 on his record. He is our man of the match!

Can’t trick the stats: Split had 16 turnovers and Cedevita Olimpija 12 this time around and that’s what just might have turned the tide the visiting side’s way!