Cedevita Olimpija grab overtime win over Zadar in Tivoli

AdmiralBet ABA League Round 23, Sunday, 16 March 2025:

CEDEVITA OLIMPIJA – Zadar 80:75 (15:10, 16:25, 17:15, 18:16, 14:9)

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POST-GAME COMMENTS

Game recap: On Sunday night, Cedevita Olimpija have prevailed over Zadar in overtime at home in their legendary Tivoli Sports Hall in Ljubljana. This way the green and orange squad have got their satisfying revenge over the Dalmatian squad for the November defeat in Jazine Sports Hall. This is the second win in a row for the Dragons of Ljubljana and their 14th of the season, which keeps them in the sixth place in the standings with a record of 14:9 after 23 rounds. On the other side, Zadar are now on an 11:12 record and will continue their season in the regional competition at the edge of the Playoffs Zone.

Key moments: It has been a game, which Cedevita Olimpija started in a better fashion, winning the opening quarter by 5 points (15:10), but Zadar turned the game completely upside down in the second quarter and led by 4 points at the big break (31:35). Ever since then and almost all until the end of the regular part of the game, the visiting side have been in front, but Cedevita Olimpija got back in the game in the final moments and forced overtime after a free-throw finish. In the overtime, though, the hosts quickly got in front thanks to 3 three-pointers in the opening three minutes and have been in front by 7 points (79:72) as the two squads entered the final 100 seconds of the extra period. As it turned out, this has been the key to their win in the end.

Man of the match: Devin Robinson has steered the wheel for Cedevita Olimpija towards the win this time with 25 points, 8 rebounds, 2 assists, 2 steals, 1 block and a valuation of 26 on his record. He is our man of the match!

Can’t trick the stats: Cedevita Olimpija only had 8 turnovers and Zadar 13. This, despite the fact that Zadar won the rebounding battle, turned out to be decisive for the outcome of the game.