Cedevita Olimpija grabbed first win of the season on the road in Bar
Cedevita Olimpija have prevailed over Mornar-Barsko zlato and therefore achieved their first win of the season in the regional competition. This way, Cedevita Olimpija, that has been led from the bench by assistant coach Đorđe Adžić in the absence of head coach Zvezdan Mitrović and for which Brynton Lemar, that is currently injured, did not … Continued
Cedevita Olimpija have prevailed over Mornar-Barsko zlato and therefore achieved their first win of the season in the regional competition. This way, Cedevita Olimpija, that has been led from the bench by assistant coach Đorđe Adžić in the absence of head coach Zvezdan Mitrović and for which Brynton Lemar, that is currently injured, did not appear on court, have made their way towards a 1:2 record after three rounds played and have escaped the very bottom of the standings.
Already on Sunday, the Dragon squad will travel through Podgorica towards Turkey, where it will face Turk Telekom in Ankara on Tuesday in the 7DAYS EuroCup, in their pursuit of the third win of the season in the European competition. The next game in the AdmiralBet ABA League is coming up on Saturday, when the Dragons will face Split at home in Tivoli Sports Hall.
GAME REPORT:
Mornar-Barsko zlato have put on a brave performance and they have even been in front by 3 points (57:54) midway through the third period. However, Cedevita Olimpija replied with a 17:0 run over the next 4 minutes of the game to pull away by 14 points (57:71). This, as it turned out later in the game, has been the key period in this match.
For Cedevita Olimpija Derek Ogbeide led the way in scoring with 17 points on his record. Jaka Blažič added 16, Devin Robinson 14 and DJ Stewart 12.
ADMIRALBET ABA LEAGUE, ROUND 3
SRC Topolica (Bar, Montenegro), Saturday, October 5:
MORNAR-BARSKO ZLATO – CEDEVITA OLIMPIJA 82:92 (23:25, 20:21, 18:27, 21:19)
Cedevita Olimpija: Stewart 12, Robinson 14, Jones 7 (14 assists), Radović 5, Nikolić 8 (6 rebounds), Glas, Blažič 16, Beringer 4, Geben 9, Prepelič (7 rebounds), Ogbeide 17.
