13th defeat of the European season

Cedevita Olimpija squad has prevailed over Prometey Slobozhanske in the 13th round game of the BKT EuroCup in the Riga Arena. With this defeat, the Dragons have lost even the mathematical chances to advance to the next stage of the competition.

The senior Cedevita Olimpija squad has suffered a defeat in the Round 13 game of the BKT EuroCup Regular Season against Prometey Slobozhanske, in a game, where they faced the opponent without several important players. Head coach Simone Pianigiani could not count on the services by DJ Stewart, Luka Ščuka, Jaka Klobučar, Alexander Shashkov and Amadou Sow this time. The hosts have taken advantage of the fact, that the Ljubljana squad has presented itself with only 10 players, among which there were 3 junior players, and grabbed a 105:100 win in the end.

For the Ljubljana side, this is the 13th defeat of the BKT EuroCup in this season, and the winless streak by Cedevita Olimpija now spans to 18 games in the competition. With the defeat in Riga there are no more mathematical chances for the Dragons to advance to the Playoffs and until the end of the season, the Ljubljana squad will be facing Wolves Vilnius, Umana Reyer Venice, Towers Hamburg, London Lions and Paris Basketball,.

Cedevita Olimpija is doing much better in the AdmiralBet ABA League, where they currently hold 10 wins and 3 defeats in their pockets and are placed in the second place in the standings. On Sunday, 12.00, they will play their last game of 2023, as they will face Mega MIS on the road in Belgrade in the 14th round of the AdmiralBet ABA League Regular Season.

BKT EUROCUP, 2023/24 REGULAR SEASON ROUND 13

Arena Riga (Riga, Latvia), Wednesday, December 27:
PROMETEY SLOBOZHANSKE – CEDEVITA OLIMPIJA 105:100 (24:30, 36:25, 18:22, 27:23)
Cedevita Olimpija: Radović 5 (5 rebounds), Radičević, Cobbs 23, Glas 14, Blažič 26 (8 rebounds in 5 assists), Kump, Todorović, Matković 17 (7 rebounds), Horvat, Jones 15 (8 rebounds).

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GAME REPORT:

The Dragons, that have arrived in Latvia without several players, have started the game on a better note and were up by 6 points after the first quarter (24:30), but the hosts turned the things around in the second quarter and departed to the big break with a 5-point lead (60:55). In the second half, the two squads kept swapping the lead, but in the end, it was Prometey, that prevailed in the end with the final score of 105:100.

For Cedevita Olimpija, Jaka Blažič finished the game with 26 points, 8 rebounds and 5 assists. Justin Cobbs (23 points) and Karlo Matković (17 points and 7 rebounds) followed. Shawn Jones had 15 points and 8 rebounds, while Gregor Glas scored 14 points.

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