Win against Crvena zvezda Meridianbet a good introduction for the BKT EuroCup Quarterfinals

The Cedevita Olimpija squad has prevailed over the reigning champions Crvena zvezda Meridianbet in Stožice in the NLB Match of the Round 22 of the AdmiralBet ABA League Regular Season. The final score was 74:69 in favour of the Dragons.

The members of the Cedevita Olimpija squad have ended their two-game losing streak on Sunday, as they have prevailed over Crvena zvezda Meridianbet, the reigning AdmiralBet ABA League Champions, in the Round 22 of the regional competition with the final score of 74:69.

This is a great introduction ahead of the Tuesday’s BKT EuroCup Quarterfinal clash against Bahcesehir College in Istanbul. The game will take place at 18:00 CET. The game will decide which team will enter the BKT EuroCup Semi-finals.

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Even though Cedevita Olimpija have been in front for the majority of the playing time, they haven’t really managed to pull away at any point all until the final moments. The key moment occurred with a minute and 18 seconds remaining in the game, when Aleksej Nikolić scored to put his team up 72:67. It turned out that Crvena zvezda Meridianbet did not manage to get close enough again to truly threaten to take away the hosts’ lead anymore.

For Cedevita Olimpija, Devin Robinson and Brynton Lemar have topped the list of scorers with 15 points scored each. Aleksej Nikolić added 13 and Andrija Stipanović 10.

ADMIRALBET ABA LEAGUE, ROUND 22

Arena Stožice (Ljubljana, Slovenia), Sunday, March 9:
CEDEVITA OLIMPIJA – CRVENA ZVEZDA MERIDIANBET 74:69 (24:18, 17:21, 13:14, 20:16)
Cedevita Olimpija: Stewart 9, Robinson 15 (6 rebounds), Jones 4, Radović 2, Nikolić 13 (6 rebounds), Glas, Lemar 15, Beringer 1, Stipanović 10, Tasić 5, Prepelič, Daneu.

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