Second win of the season, on the road in čačak

In the only game of the Sunday schedule in the ABA League, Cedevita Olimpija have prevailed over Borac on the road in Čačak, the score was 76:85 in favour of the Dragons. Jacob Pullen was the top scorer of the Dragons, as he scored 23 points.

With 4 minutes left in the game, the teams have still been tied at the score of 9:9. That’s when a 13:2 run by Cedevita Olimpija began, that lasted for 5 minutes and the visiting side were up 22:11 in the 9th minute of the game. As it turned out later, there was no way of a comeback for the hosts anymore until the end of the game. The hosts opened the second half more successfully than the Ljubljana players and got closer to only 4 points of margin. However, Zach Auguste stepped up to end the crisis of the Dragons. They have gone on to increase their lead again and led by 20 points before the last quarter (48:68). In the last quarter they remained focused and celebrated a 76:85 win in the end. For the second season in a row, we are coming back from Čačak with our heads up.

Jacob Pullen was the most efficient player in the ranks of Cedevita Olimpija with 23 points and 6 rebounds on his record. Melvin Ejim had 18 points and 7 rebounds, while Zach Auguste had a double double (14 points, 12 rebounds).

The next test is coming up for the Dragons next Monday, as FMP is coming to Stožice Arena in the 3rd round of the ABA League.

QUOTES AFTER THE GAME:

Jurica Golemac, Cedevita Olimpija Head Coach:
“Congatulations to the players. He have been in control of the game for 40 minutes and did not allow Borac to get back into the game. They had three opportunities, but we did not stop and showed how powerful we are. Despite our self-confidence we need to fix plenty of things. I wish the best of luck to Borac as well.”

Jacob Pullen, Cedevita Olimpija player:
“Today we played a good game. We are strong especially on defense. With this team I keep enjoying more and more and also, it’s nice to play such games with great atmosphere and fans.”

ABA LEAGUE, ROUND 2

Borac Sports Hall (Čačak, Serbia), Sunday, October 3, at 19.00:
BORAC – CEDEVITA OLIMPIJA 76:85 (12:24, 22:20, 14:24, 28:17)
Cedevita Olimpija: Pullen 23 (6 rebounds), Ejim 18 (7 rebounds), Keene 12, Murić 2, Auguste 14 (12 rebounds), Blažič 13 (6 rebounds), Hodžić, Ščuka, Dimec, Radovanović, Carmichael (8 ebounds), Rupnik 3.

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