Cedevita Olimpija advance to Semi-finals

Wednesday, 04. May 2022 at 19:00

In the Game 2 of the AdmiralBet ABA League Playoffs, Cedevita Olimpija have prevailed over Igokea m:tel and have advanced to the Semi-finals, where they will face Crvena zvezda mts.

Jaka Blazic (Photo: Igokea m:tel/Nikola Vuruna)

AdmiralBet ABA League Playoffs Preliminary Round, Round 2, Wednesday, 4 May 2022:

Igokea m:tel - CEDEVITA OLIMPIJA 69:74 (16:16, 20:23, 19:18, 14:17) / * 0:2 in the series

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POST-GAME COMMENTS

Game recap: In the Game 2 of the AdmiralBet ABA League Playoffs, Cedevita Olimpija have prevailed over Igokea m:tel and have advanced to the Semi-finals, There, they will face Crvena zvezda mts. Cedevita Olimpija have swept the Preliminary Round series of the AdmiralBet ABA League Playoffs, after previously having beaten Igokea m:tel at home in Tivoli Sports Hall. In Laktaši, they have prevailed over the hosts for the second time in the series, making it fourth time in four games this season, and clinched their well-deserved spot in the Semi-finals.

Key moments: With a bit more than 5 minutes remaining on the game clock, the two squads have been tied for the last time, as the score was 64:64. That’s when two daggers, one each by Yogi Ferrell and Jacob Pullen from beyond the arc, commenced the 8:0 run by Cedevita Olimpija, that took the visiting side up 64:72 and only 3 minutes were left in the game. As it turned out later in the game, this has been crucial for the outcome, as Igokea m:tel just could not find the strength again to stand up and turn the game upside-down again.

Man of the match: Melvin Ejim, with his all-around performance, turned out to be crucial for the outcome of the game in Laktaši in favour of Cedevita Olimpija. He had 16 points (4/7) for three points, 3 rebounds, 3 assists, 2 steals and a valuation of 18. He is our man of the match!

Can’t trick the stats: Cedevita Olimpija have scored no less than 14 three-pointers (36%) and that seems to be crucial for their win in Laktaši this time around.

Stats

Igokea m:tel
00:00 Q4
69 : 74
Cedevita Olimpija

Players on court

IGO Min P R A S F V
8 Robinson III J. 28:51 8 3 4 0 2 13
16 Jošilo M. 27:37 5 3 3 1 3 6
22 Ilić D. 27:45 16 12 2 2 2 26
23 Stephens D. 22:40 10 5 0 0 4 9
24 Waller T. 30:48 13 2 0 0 2 1
COL Min P R A S F V
1 Ferrell Jr K. 31:55 17 2 2 0 2 11
3 Ejim M. 24:14 16 3 3 2 3 18
8 Murić E. 12:06 0 1 0 1 3 -3
11 Blažič J. 23:36 7 3 1 0 3 3
30 Dragić Z. 30:12 10 4 1 1 1 10

Last 5 actions

Min Score Action
game finished
end of 4. quarter
00:08 (Q4) 11 BLAŽIČ J. rebound (defensive)
00:12 (Q4) 13 JOŠILO M. missed 3 points (stepbackjump shot)
00:14 (Q4) PULLEN J. rebound (offensive)
00:15 (Q4) 8 MURIĆ E. substitution (in)

Top players

VALUE (INDEX)
Ilić D. 26 - 18 Ejim M.
POINTS
Ilić D. 16 - 17 Ferrell Jr K.
REBOUNDS
Ilić D. 12 - 8 Omić A.
ASSISTS
Robinson III J. 4 - 5 Pullen J.
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