Despite relentless performance defeat against Crvena zvezda mts
Cedevita Olimpija have, after a great performance, but interesting conincidences in the final minute of the game, suffered their sixth defeat in this season of the regional competition. Crvena zvezda mts has been better than the Dragons with the score of 83:82. Cedevita Olimpija has suffered a close defeat against Crvena zvezda mts, the reigning … Continued
Cedevita Olimpija have, after a great performance, but interesting conincidences in the final minute of the game, suffered their sixth defeat in this season of the regional competition. Crvena zvezda mts has been better than the Dragons with the score of 83:82.
Cedevita Olimpija has suffered a close defeat against Crvena zvezda mts, the reigning champions of the regional competition. After 40 minutes of great battle, the Belgrade side has celebrated a win with the score of 83:82. The development in the final seconds of the game was very interesting, but the referees whistle remained silent during the last shot of Yogi Ferrell.
The teams have been fighting for every centimetre of the court from the first and until the last minute of the game. After the three-pointer by Yogi Ferrell for the score 80:75, everything looked like the win would stay in Stožice. Alen Omić added a dunk which might as well be an icing on the cake. At least many thought so. Austin Hollins first brought Zvezda to a point of deficit and after Zach Auguste missed, there has been an interesting foul drawn by Nikola Ivanović on Melvin Ejim. Ivanović scored both free throws for the score of 83:82 and the Dragons had the last possession. Ferrell took the ball, fired from beyond the arc, Nikola Kalinić touched Ferrell’s hand after he made the shot, but the referees remained silent.
Captain Jaka Blažič has scored 21 points, while adding 11 rebounds and 5 assists to his stats. Zach Auguste scored 13 points, Alen Omić 12, while Yogi Ferrell and Melvin Ejim each had 10.
ABA LEAGUE, ROUND 17
Stožice Arena (Ljubljana, Slovenia), Monday, January 24, at 18.00:
CEDEVITA OLIMPIJA – CRVENA ZVEZDA MTS 82:83 (28:28, 15:15, 21:22, 18:18)
Cedevita Olimpija: Pullen, Ferrell 10 (7 podaj), Ejim 10 (7 skokov), Duščak, Murić 8, Auguste 13, Blažič 21 (11 skokov in 5 podaj), Daneu, Hodžić, Ščuka, Omić 12, Dragić 8.
STANDINGS:
| # | Team | Games | Wins | Defeats | PF:PA | +/- | Points |
| 1 | Crvena zvezda mts | 15 | 14 | 1 | 1239:1017 | 222 | 29 |
| 2 | Partizan NIS | 16 | 13 | 3 | 1308:1094 | 214 | 29 |
| 3 | Budućnost VOLI | 14 | 11 | 3 | 1133:1018 | 115 | 25 |
| 4 | Cedevita Olimpija | 15 | 9 | 6 | 1257:1179 | 78 | 24 |
| 5 | FMP Meridian | 14 | 10 | 4 | 1162:1140 | 22 | 24 |
| 6 | Igokea m:tel | 15 | 8 | 7 | 1194:1141 | 53 | 23 |
| 7 | Mega Mozzart | 15 | 7 | 8 | 1223:1200 | 23 | 22 |
| 8 | Mornar-Barsko zlato | 15 | 7 | 8 | 1161:1162 | -1 | 22 |
| 9 | Cibona | 15 | 5 | 10 | 1136:1162 | -26 | 20 |
| 10 | Zadar | 15 | 5 | 10 | 1064:1155 | -91 | 20 |
| 11 | Borac | 15 | 5 | 10 | 1136:1235 | -99 | 20 |
| 12 | SC Derby | 14 | 5 | 9 | 1137:1247 | -110 | 19 |
| 13 | Krka | 15 | 3 | 12 | 1071:1251 | -180 | 18 |
| 14 | Split | 15 | 2 | 13 | 1014:1234 | -220 | 17 |
