EC: End of the European season for Cedevita Olimpija
In the BKT EuroCup Quarterfinals, Cedevita Olimpija have suffered a defeat by Bahçeşehir Koleji of Istanbul and ended their European journey for this season.
Zvezdan Mitrovic (Photo: ABA League j.t.d./Dragana Stjepanovic)
Cedevita Olimpija senior team has suffered a defeat in the Sinan Erdem Dome in Istanbul in the Quarterfinals of the BKT EuroCup with the final score of 85:81. Unfortunately, this means that the European season is over for the Dragons, which will now focus on the remainder of the season in the regional competition.
Cedevita Olimpija went off for a dream-like opening of the game and was in front by no less than 17 points already after 10 minutes of play thanks to solid defensive performance (7:24). However, in the remainder of the game, the hosts increased the intensity of their game and cut the gap to 8 points already by halftime. The Dragons have been in front by 9 points (65:56) still after 30 minutes of the game, but unfortunately the hosts dominated the final quarter that they won by 13 points (29:16) and prevailed in the end with the final score of 85:81.
For Cedevita Olimpija, Danilo Tasić topped the list of scorers with 14 points, while DeVante Jones added 12.
BKT EuroCup Quarterfinals, Tuesday, 11 March 2025:
BAHÇEŞEHIR KOLEJI ISTANBUL – Cedevita Olimpija 85:81 (7:24, 31:22, 18:19, 29:16)
Simonović 20, Cavanaugh 14 | Tasić 14, Jones 12.
