Duščak’s 26 for a win against Helios Suns
The Cedevita Olimpija team defeated Helios Suns in the eighth round of the Nova KBM League Championship Stage in Stožice on Friday with a mixed team (81:66). Cedevita Olimpija performed in a mixed line-up on Friday night in Stožice. In addition to the six basketball players from the youth team, Alen Hodžić, Žiga Dimec, Ivan … Continued
The Cedevita Olimpija team defeated Helios Suns in the eighth round of the Nova KBM League Championship Stage in Stožice on Friday with a mixed team (81:66).
Cedevita Olimpija performed in a mixed line-up on Friday night in Stožice. In addition to the six basketball players from the youth team, Alen Hodžić, Žiga Dimec, Ivan Marinković, Dan Duščak, Rok Radović and Luka Ščuka were also in the squad, while the twelve faced the Helios Suns basketball players in orange-green jerseys, who arrived in Ljubljana motivated. This did not bother the Ljubljana team, as they recorded their fourth victory in the Nova KBM League for the champion on the home floor.
Dan Duščak showed his best performance of the season with26 points, eight assists and four rebounds.
After an equal first half, Helios Suns took two points (39:37) with them to the main break, the Dragons played in the third quarter, and took the lead with 52:42 after Duščak’s basket. The Domžale basketball players resisted well until the end of the match in the beauty of Stožen, constantly threatening the Ljubljana team, however, in the last quarter the Dragons managed to move away significantly again, and at the end of the match they only calmly brought the match to an end. After 40 minutes of play, the scoreboard showed 81:66 in favor of Cedevita Olimpija.
The senior team is already focusing all its efforts on Sunday’s clash of the 24th round of the ABA League with Crvena zvezda mts, which will start in Stožice at 17.00, and it will be possible to watch it live on Arena Sport 1.
STATEMENTS AFTER THE GAME:
Teo Čizmić, assistant coach of Cedevita Olimpija:
“It’s an important win for us. We have demonstrated good energy and good defensive performance. We have sticked to our deal from the locker room. Also, we can be satisfied with the way our young senior team members have played on both ends of the court. This is the core of the strategy of our senior team.”
Dan Duščak, player of Cedevita Olimpija:
“We have all demonstrated great team game. We have won the game with great work on the defensive end. The performances of individuals do not matter. We have played well as a team, have been passing the ball well and deservedly achieved the new win.”
NOVA KBM LEAGUE, CHAMPIONSHIP STAGE, ROUND 8
Stožice Arena (Ljubljana, Slovenia), Friday, April 16:
CEDEVITA OLIMPIJA – HELIOS SUNS 81:66 (19:19, 18:20, 18:13, 26:14)
Cedevita Olimpija: Radović 13 (7 rebounds), Jovanović, Duščak 26 (8 assists, 4 rebounds), Jurković, Hodžić 20, Ščuka 4 (7 rebounds), Todorović, Kočevar, Dimec 14 (6 rebounds), Marinković 4 (11 rebounds), Đurkić, Jug.
LESTVICA:
| M | Team | G | W | L | PTS |
| 1. | Cedevita Olimpija | 7 | 4 | 3 | 11 |
| 2. | Rogaška | 6 | 4 | 2 | 10 |
| 3. | Krka | 6 | 3 | 3 | 9 |
| 4. | Helios Suns | 6 | 3 | 3 | 9 |
| 5. | GGD Šenčur | 6 | 2 | 4 | 8 |
| 6. | Terme O. Podčetrtek | 5 | 2 | 3 | 7 |
