Defeat in Belgrade

Cedevita Olimpija squad has suffered a defeat in the Game 1 of the Quarterfinals of the AdmiralBet ABA League against Mega MIS (98:119), and it’s returning to Ljubljana with a 0:1 score in victories in the best of three series.

Senior squad of Cedevita Olimpija has been defeated in the Game 1 of the Quarterfinals of the AdmiralBet ABA League and continues the series with a score of 0:1, as the scoreboard in the Ranko Žeravica Sports Hall has been showing the score of 119:93 at the end of the game in favour of the hosts. The Dragons will have a chance to level the series at 1:1 and force Game 3 on Sunday, when Mega MIS are coming to Stožice. The game will begin at 20:00.

ADMIRALBET ABA LEAGUE, QUARTERFINALS

GAME 1

Ranko Žeravica Sports Hall (Beograd, Serbia), Monday, 15 April:
MEGA MIS – CEDEVITA OLIMPIJA 19:98 (27:23, 30:29, 37:22, 25:24) [1:0]*
Cedevita Olimpija: Stewart 20, Radović, Cobbs 20 (10 assists), Glas 3, Blažič 12, Jones 8 (7 rebounds), Ščuka 4, Klobučar 3, Omić 16 (6 rebounds), Dragić 10, Shashkov 2.

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GAME 2

Stožice Arena (Ljubljana, Slovenia), Sunday, 21 April, 20.00:
CEDEVITA OLIMPIJA – MEGA MIS (tickets)

GAME 3**

Ranko Žeravica Sports Hall (Beograd, Serbia), Saturday, 27 April:
MEGA MIS – CEDEVITA OLIMPIJA

* Score in the series. The series are best of three.
** Possible Game 3.

GAME REPORT:

Mega MIS have been in front throughout the majority of the game, as they have been up by 4 points after the first quarter and by 5 at halftime. However, the crucial moments arrived in the third quarter, when they went on a 16:5 run between 21st and 24th minute of the game, to pull away by 17 points (76:59). That’s what turned the flow of the game their way.

DJ Stewart and Justin Cobbs have had 20 points apiece, and the latter added 10 assists to his stats. Alen Omić stopped at 16 points and 6 rebounds, captain Jaka Blažič at 12 points, while Zoran Dragić scored 10.