Twice in less than 48 hours against Budućnost VOLI

On Thursday at 19.00, Cedevita Olimpija will face Budućnost VOLI for the second time in less than 48 hours, in the postponed match of Round 5 of the ABA League.

Cedevita Olimpija and Budućnost VOLI will meet for the second time in less than 48 hours on the floor of Arena Stožice, after Tuesday’s second round of the second part of the 7DAYS EuroCup, this time in the fifth round of the ABA League. The match between the basketball players from Ljubljana and Podgorica will start at 7 pm in the beauty of Stožen, and it will be possible to watch the match live on Arena Sport 1.

On Tuesday, the teams in the match of the second round of the second part of the 7DAYS EuroCup on the cone floor were fighting to the last drop of blood, and in the end, the deserved victory with 74:71 was celebrated by the Ljubljana basketball players. Kendrick Perry and Edo Murić (both 16), Jarrod Jones (14), Jaka Blažič (10) and Mikael Hopkins added seven rebounds to seven points, shining in green-orange jerseys. On the other hand, Amadeo Della Valle and Willie Reed scored 11 points each.

The teams exchanged the lead in the last quarter only seven times in the last quarter, and Murić tipped the scales in favor of the Ljubljana team with a three-point shot less than a minute before the end of the match. Thursday’s match will definitely be slightly different from Tuesday’s, as Cedevita Olimpija will play without Luka Rupnik.

STATEMENTS AHEAD OF THE GAME:

Jurica Golemac, head coach of Cedevita Olimpija:
“Thursday’s match will not be much like Tuesday’s showdown with Buducnost VOLI. We will miss an important member of our team in Luka Rupnik. On Tuesday, many of our guys spent more than 30 minutes on the floor, so our performance at Thursday’s game is highly dependent on our regeneration. We cannot win if we do not leave our hearts on the pitch and if we do not, according to the locals, fight with the Buducnost.”

Edo Murić, player of Cedevita Olimpija:
“I don’t think Thursday’s showdown with Buducnost VOLI in the ABA League will be that different from Tuesday’s 7DAYS EuroCup. Podgorica basketball players play solid basketball, so a difficult match awaits us. If we show a good game in defense on Thursday as well, we have a good chance of winning. The match will be difficult for both of them. Both teams ‘emptied’ on Tuesday, but we will do our best to keep the win, which is absolutely necessary to stay at the top of the standings, at home.”

ABA LEAGUE, ROUND 5

Stožice Arena (Ljubljana, Slovenia), Thursday, January 21, at 19.00:
CEDEVITA OLIMPIJA – BUDUĆNOST VOLI

STANDINGS: