For the last time this year in Stožice, Promitheas is coming

Cedevita Olimpija will step on the floor of the Arena Stožice for the last time in the calendar year 2020 on Thursday at 18.30 and face the Greek Promitheas Patras in the postponed match of the fifth round of the 7DAYS EuroCup.

Less than 48 hours after the end of the ninth round match of the 7DAYS EuroCup and a reliable victory against Trento (87:65), the Cedevita Olimpija basketball players will once again step on the home floor in the European Cup. On Thursday at 18.30, they will face the Greek Promitheas from Patras in the remaining match of the fifth round, and once again chase their place among the best 16 teams of the competition. Due to the observance of measures to prevent and stop the spread of COVID-19, the match will take place behind closed doors of the cone beauty, and it will be possible to watch it live on Šport TV 1, and EuroLeague TV.

Cedevita Olimpija took a decisive step towards breaking into the second part of the 7DAYS EuroCup on Tuesday with a reliable victory against Trent. The Dragons were still behind with 24:30 in the second quarter, then in the third quarter they allowed their rivals to score only nine points, and four minutes before the end of the match the scoreboard in Stožice showed 83:48 in favor of the green-orange squad. The team of head coach Jurica Golemac has five wins and three defeats after eight group matches, and the success against the Greeks can take them to the second part of the competition on Thursday.

The Patras basketball players will definitely step on the floor motivated on Thursday, as they suffered a heavy defeat against Nanterre 92 (70:91) in Paris on Tuesday. For the Greeks, Ian Miller was the top scorer with 16 points, and the most efficient basketball player in the Promitheas ranks was Vangelis Mantzaris, who added eight rebounds and seven assists to seven points.

STATEMENTS AHEAD OF THE GAME:

Jurica Golemac, head coach of BC Cedevita Olimpija:
“The door to the second part of the 7DAYS EuroCup is wide open, but we don’t want to think too much about different theories. Our wish is a breakthrough among the top 16 teams of the competition. It’s important that we go from game to game, and we’ll see what that brings us.”

Jaka Blažič, captain of BC Cedevita Olimpija:
“Thursday’s match with Promitheas of Patras is even more important to us than Tuesday’s match with Trent. After all, Promitheas is our direct competitor in the fight for a place in the second part of the 7DAYS EuroCup. I believe that we will all have a good rest after Tuesday’s match, and then prepare well for Thursday’s match.”

7DAYS EUROCUP, ROUND 5

Stožice Arena (Ljubljana, Slovenia), Thursday, December 10, at 18.30:
CEDEVITA OLIMPIJA – PROMITHEAS PATRAS

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