Cedevita Olimpija Prevail in Ljubljana City Clash

AdmiralBet ABA League Round 9, Sunday, 7 December 2025:

CEDEVITA OLIMPIJA – Perspektiva Ilirija 83:69 (27:18, 13:13, 22:27, 21:11)

PHOTO GALLERY
POST-GAME COMMENTS

Game recap: In the Ljubljana city clash between Cedevita Olimpija and Perspektiva Ilirija it have been the Dragons that have come out on top in the end. This way, Cedevita Olimpija finished the first half of the Regular Season with a 7:1 record, on top of Regular Season Group B. On the other side, Perspektiva Ilirija are now on a 2:6 record, midway through the Regular Season. It’s worth noting that with his 7th point scored in the game, Cedevita Olimpija captain Jaka Blažič achieved 5000 points in the Cedevita Olimpija jersey.

Key moments: Cedevita Olimpija were ahead basically throughout the game in Stožice Arena. They were ahead by 9 points (27:18) already after the first quarter. However, Perspektiva Ilirija did not give up on the win at this point, as they fought back and cut the gap between the two squads to only 4 points (62:58) by the end of the third quarter. Cedevita Olimpija responded with an 11:0 run that pulled them away by 15 points (73:58) with 6 and a half minutes to go in the game. As it turned out, the hosts did not manage to bounce back once more and these can be described as the key moments of the game in Stožice Arena.

Man of the match: Once more, Umoja Gibson has been the key to the win of Cedevita Olimpija. He led his team to the win with 17 points, 6 assists, 3 rebounds, 4 steals and a valuation of 23. He is our man of the match!

Can’t trick the stats: Cedevita Olimpija had 37 rebounds and Perspektiva Ilirija 31. That’s been the crucial difference between the two squads this time around.