Defeat in Vilnius after a thrilling ending
Cedevita Olimpija suffered a road defeat in Round 14 of the BKT EuroCup Regular Season against Wolves Vilnius (89:91). Cedevita Olimpija senior team is returning home from Vilnius empty-handed. The squad of Ljubljana lost to Wolves Vilnius with the score of 89:91 in the Round 14 of the BKT EuroCup and have written down 14th … Continued
Cedevita Olimpija suffered a road defeat in Round 14 of the BKT EuroCup Regular Season against Wolves Vilnius (89:91).
Cedevita Olimpija senior team is returning home from Vilnius empty-handed. The squad of Ljubljana lost to Wolves Vilnius with the score of 89:91 in the Round 14 of the BKT EuroCup and have written down 14th defeat of the European season and 19th in a row. Slovenian champions have won their last Eurocup game on 1 February 2023.
A new chance for the Dragons to return to the winning track is coming up on Friday, when they will face Split on the road in the 16th round of the AdmiralBet ABA League Regular Season. Their next opponent in the BKT EuroCup will be Umana Reyer of Venice, that are coming to Stožice next week.
BKT EUROCUP, 2023/24 REGULAR SEASON ROUND 14
Avia Solutions Group Arena (Vilnius, Lithuania), Tuesday, January 9:
WOLVES VILNIUS – CEDEVITA OLIMPIJA 91:89 (27:23, 19:21, 20:21, 25:24)
Cedevita Olimpija: Stewart 12, Radović 7, Radičević 6, Cobbs 15 (6 assists), Glas 9, Blažič 2, Todorović, Matković 21 (6 rebounds), Jones 6 (6 rebounds), Ščuka 2, Klobučar 5, Dragić 4.
GAME REPORT:
The game was a close one throughout the playing time and it remained that way all until the end, when a win could have gone either way. In the end, the fortune stayed with the hosts, that prevailed with the final score of 91:89.
Karlo Matković was the top scorer of Cedevita Olimpija with 21 points and 6 rebounds, while Justin Cobbs (15 points & 6 assists) and DJ Stewart (12 points) were the ones to follow him.
