Victory in the first EuroCup game on the road in Cluj-Napoca
The Cedevita Olimpija senior team has, on Wednesday in the Round 1 of the BKT EuroCup, achieved its first win of the season. The Dragons of Ljubljana have prevailed over U-BT Cluj-Napoca with the final score of 93:86. The Ljubljana squad is celebrating first win in the new season of the EuroCup. The Dragons have … Continued
The Cedevita Olimpija senior team has, on Wednesday in the Round 1 of the BKT EuroCup, achieved its first win of the season. The Dragons of Ljubljana have prevailed over U-BT Cluj-Napoca with the final score of 93:86.
The Ljubljana squad is celebrating first win in the new season of the EuroCup. The Dragons have prevailed over U-BT Cluj-Napoca with the final score of 93:86 on Wednesday in Cluj-Napoca in the Round 1 of the BKT EuroCup. The squad, led from the bench by head coach Zvezdan Mitrović has therefore quickly bounced back following the Sunday’s defeat in Železnik and the Ljubljana team is now with greater self-confidence and a positive atmosphere, waiting to meet Dubai, that will arrive to Stožice on Sunday, 17.00.
Now two home games are ahead of Cedevita Olimpija. On Sunday, 17.00 Cedevita Olimpija will meet Dubai in Stožice and on Tuesday at 20.00, the Ljubljana team will face Umana Reyer of Venice.
GAME REPORT:
The fans in Cluj-Napoca have seen a tight contest, that hasn’t been decided all until the final moments of the game, when the Ljubljana squad has turned out to be more focused than the home side. It have been Brynton Lemar and afterwards DeVante’ Jones, that have scored two consecutive three-pointers, to convert Cedevita Olimpija’s one-point deficit (86:85) into a 5-point lead (86:91) with 13 seconds to go in the game. There has been no chance of a comeback for the home squad afterwards in the game.
Devin Robinson has been the top scorer for Cedevita Olimpija this time, as he scored 20 points, while Brynton Lemar added 18.
BKT EUROCUP, REGULAR SEASON ROUND 01
BT-Arena (Cluj-Napoca, Romania), Wednesday, September 25:
U-BT CLUJ-NAPOCA – CEDEVITA OLIMPIJA 86:93 (24:19, 14:27, 28:25, 20:22)
Cedevita Olimpija: Stewart 13, Robinson 20, Jones 15 (7 assists), Radović 2, Nikolić 14, Glas, Lemar 18, Blažič 5, Beringer 2 (7 rebounds), Geben 4 (5 rebounds), Prepelič, Ogbeide.
