Cedevita Olimpija continue their 5th place hunt, as they grab road win in Podgorica

AdmiralBet ABA League Round 28, Thursday, 17 April 2025:

SC Derby – CEDEVITA OLIMPIJA 84:107 (31:27, 17:33, 19:24, 17:23)

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POST-GAME COMMENTS

Game recap: In the opening game of the AdmiralBet ABA League Round 28, Cedevita Olimpija have prevailed over SC Derby on the road in Morača Sports Hall in Podgorica. This way, Cedevita Olimpija continues to pursue the 5th place in the standings, as they are now on a 18:10 record, a win ahead of Igokea m:tel, that are their main rivals for the 5th spot, but with the latter still having their Round 28 game left to play. On the other side, SC Derby are now on a 10:17 record and will continue their season in the bottom half of the AdmiralBet ABA League standings.

Key moments: SC Derby were the team that opened the game in a better fashion and after a spectacular half-court buzzer-beater, they have been in front by 4 points at the end of the first quarter. However, Cedevita Olimpija did not give up on their quest for the win and they managed to turn the game completely upside-down in the second quarter. The crucial one was their 18:5 run, that converted their 41:40 deficit from the 16th minute into a 12-point lead (46:58) in the 20th minute of the game. Afterwards, SC Derby failed to return into the battle for the win and these turned out to be the key moments of the clash.

Man of the match: Brynton Lemar has steered the way for his Cedevita Olimpija towards the valuable win in the end this time, as he had 20 points, 3 rebounds, 2 assists, 2 steals, and a game-high valuation of 23. He is our man of the match!

Can’t trick the stats: Cedevita Olimpija have been shooting 3.pointers 58.3% (14/24)! In comparison with 33.3% by SC Derby it is clear that this is what pushed them towards the comfortable win in the end!