A loss against Brescia in a tight finish

Germani Brescia grabbed a  win by downing Cedevita Olimpija with a final score 80-83 in a meeting between Group A’s bottom two teams. Brescia improved to 3-5 after ending a four-game losing run, while Cedevita Olimpija is now two games adrift at 1-7.

Brescia raced into a double-digit advantage before the end of the first quarter, but a 16-2 run gave Cedevita Olimpija the lead at the break. The second half was closely contested until Brescia enjoyed the better of the final stages to grab the win. Amadeo Della Valle (19 points) and CJ Massinburg (16) led the winners, while Cedevita Olimpija’s Edo Muric made 6-of-8 three-pointers in his 23 points and Yogi Ferrell scored 17 in defeat.

Aleksej Nikolic scored 5 early points as Brescia moved ahead, before triples from David Cournooh, Ryan Taylor and Massinburg stretched the lead to 20-29 at the end of the first despite 8 points for Ferrell. Della Valle and Taylor struck from deep, but Murić exploded with 12 points and Amar Alibegovic added 4 to give Cedevita Olimpija an interval lead, 44-43.

Taylor’s three opened the second half, but 4 more points for Ferrell and another Murić triple made it 53-52. Muric and Ferrell again struck from deep for a 62-60 lead with 10 minutes remaining. Alibegovic scored twice to make it 75-70 midway through the fourth and Muric added another triple. But free throws pulled Brescia closer, Massinburg’s three-pointer sent the visitors ahead, 80-81, inside the last minute and Murić couldn’t force overtime with the last shot.

7DAYS EUROCUP, GROUP A

REGULAR SEASON, ROUND 8

Stožice Arena (Ljubljana, Slovenia), Wednesday, December 14:
CEDEVITA OLIMPIJA – GERMANI BRESCIA 80:83 (20:29, 24:14, 18:17, 18:23)
Cedevita Olimpija: Rebec 3, Ferrell 17, Radović, Jeremić, Alibegović 13 (6 rebounds), Murič 23 (5 rebounds), Mulalić, Adams 7, Matković, Gnjidić, Omić 5 (7 skokov), Dragić 12 (7 assists).

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