Cedevita Olimpija grab a big home win over Crvena zvezda Meridianbet

AdmiralBet ABA League Round 22, Sunday, 9 March 2025:

CEDEVITA OLIMPIJA – Crvena zvezda Meridianbet 74:69 (24:18, 17:21, 13:14, 20:16)

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Game recap: In the NLB Match of the Round 22, Cedevita Olimpija have downed Crvena zvezda Meridianbet at home in their Stožice Arena in Ljubljana. It’s a very important win for the Dragons of Ljubljana, not only for the sweet delight, as it came against the reigning champions, but also for the fact, that they are still chasing not only the fifth, but also Top 4 places in the standings and they are now on a 13:9 record, only a win behind 5th placed Igokea m:tel and 4 behind Crvena zvezda Meridianbet and Dubai Basketball. On the other side, it is a big blow for the red and white in their chase for the top of the standings, as they are still 2 wins behind both Partizan Mozzart Bet and Budućnost VOLI, with the first still having a game to play this round.

Key moments: Even though Cedevita Olimpija have been in front for the majority of the playing time, they haven’t really managed to pull away at any point all until the final moments. The key moment occurred with a minute and 18 seconds remaining in the game, when Aleksej Nikolić scored to put his team up 72:67. It turned out that Crvena zvezda Meridianbet did not manage to get close enough again to truly threaten to take away the hosts’ lead anymore.

Man of the match: Aleksej Nikolić did not only score the key bucket, but he also had 13 points, 6 rebounds, 3 assists, and a valuation of 17 on his record. He is our man of the match!

Can’t trick the stats: Cedevita Olimpija squad have outrebounded Crvena zvezda Meridianbet this time 31:26 and this was the key to their win.