Crucial Win for U-BT Cluj-Napoca in Ljubljana
For the second time in just four days, U-BT Cluj-Napoca have prevailed over Cedevita Olimpija, this time in Stožice Arena in Ljubljana.
Iverson Molinar (Photo: Cedevita Olimpija/Ales Fevzer)
AdmiralBet ABA League Top 8 Round 5, Saturday, 28 March 2026:
Cedevita Olimpija – U-BT CLUJ-NAPOCA 72:84 (11:19, 24:23, 17:27, 20:15)
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POST-GAME COMMENTS
Game recap: For the second time in just four days, U-BT Cluj-Napoca have prevailed over Cedevita Olimpija, this time in Stožice Arena in Ljubljana. For the Romanian side, this is an important win in the battle for the 5th place in the standings, as they are now ahead of Cedevita Olimpija with a 13:8 record, in comparison to 12:9 record of the Dragons, with a better head to head score on top of that. Both teams are just a step away from securing themselves a spot in the Playoffs.
Key moments: Just like in the first game of the two squads this season, U-BT Cluj-Napoca went off to a flying start and won the first quarter by 8 points (11:19). However, the game wasn’t over at that point, as the Dragons fought back and even tied the game in the 16th minute of the game (28:28). However, that’s when the hosts went on a 10:0 run over the next 3 minutes of the game and created themselves a double-digit lead (28:38), after which the hosts never recovered again in this game.
Man of the match: Iverson Molinar has been shining for U-BT Cluj-Napoca, as he led his team towards the valuable win in Stožice. He had 21 points, 8 rebounds, 5 assists, and a valuation of 30 on his record. He is our man of the match!
Can’t trick the stats: Cedevita Olimpija have only been shooting 3-pointers with a 21% accuracy and U-BT Cluj-Napoca have been shooting them with a 32% accuracy. In terms of field goal percentage it has been 30% - 52% and that’s what turned the flow of the game the hosts’ way.
Stats
Players on court
| COL | Min | PtsP | RebsR | AssA | StS | FoulF | ValV | |
| 0 | Stewart JR D. | 26:26 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 13 |
| 1 | Gibson U. | 26:09 | 24 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 21 |
| 5 | Nikolić A. | 22:38 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| 8 | Houindo C. | 23:27 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| 24 | Škara D. | 13:13 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| CLU | Min | PtsP | RebsR | AssA | StS | FoulF | ValV | |
| 7 | Kulvietis S. | 24:58 | 15 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 14 |
| 8 | Altit B. | 10:14 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | Miletić D. | 33:24 | 14 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 27 |
| 11 | Russell D. | 33:44 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | -8 |
| 55 | Creek M. | 34:04 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 17 |
Top players
| VALUE (INDEX) | ||||
| Gibson U. | 21 | - | 30 | Molinar Jones I. |
| POINTS | ||||
| Gibson U. | 24 | - | 21 | Molinar Jones I. |
| REBOUNDS | ||||
| Stewart JR D. | 9 | - | 12 | Miletić D. |
| ASSISTS | ||||
| Radović R. | 4 | - | 5 | Molinar Jones I. |
