Strong Performance by Crvena zvezda Meridianbet as They Prevail Over Cedevita Olimpija in Belgrade
On Saturday night, Crvena zvezda Meridianbet have edged out Cedevita Olimpija at home in Aleksandar Nikolić Sports Hall in the Match of the Round 12.
Chima Moneke (Photo: ABA League j.t.d./Dragana Stjepanovic)
AdmiralBet ABA League Round 12, Saturday, 27 December 2025:
CRVENA ZVEZDA MERIDIANBET – Cedevita Olimpija 97:77 (28:24, 30:13, 15:18, 24:22)
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POST-GAME COMMENTS
Game recap: On Saturday night, Crvena zvezda Meridianbet have edged out Cedevita Olimpija at home in Aleksandar Nikolić Sports Hall in the Match of the Round 12. This way, the red and white of Belgrade have not only got their sweet revenge for the defeat in the first half of the Regular Season on the road in Stožice Arena, but have also achieved their 7th win of the season, that brings them to a 7:3 record, just two wins below Cedevita Olimpija and Budućnost VOLI after 12 rounds. Cedevita Olimpija and Budućnost VOLI are now sharing the top of the standings in Group B, while Crvena zvezda Meridianbet occupies the third place.
Key moments: It has been a close game in the first quarter, which the hosts have won by 4 points (28:24) and the key moments arrived between the 10th and 15th minute of the game, when the hosts went on a 17:0 run, that gave them an 18-point lead (42:24). With 25 minutes to go in the game, it turned out that the visiting side just did not manage to bounce back again until the end and that’s when the game turned home side’s way.
Man of the match: Chima Moneke has led his Crvena zvezda Meridianbet to a valuable win with 17 points, 6 rebounds, 1 assist, and a valuation of 25 on his record. He is our man of the match!
Can’t trick the stats: Field goal percentage, rebounding, passing, steals, turnovers, you name it…. Crvena zvezda Meridianbet have been the better of two squads in simply every aspect of basketball game and fully deservedly claimed the win in the end.
Stats
Players on court
| CZV | Min | PtsP | RebsR | AssA | StS | FoulF | ValV | |
| 2 | Miljenović S. | 20:28 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 10 |
| 5 | Nedeljković A. | 01:43 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 15 | Izundu E. | 13:37 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 14 |
| 19 | Simjanovski O. | 02:28 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 37 | Ojeleye S. | 23:23 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 15 |
| COL | Min | PtsP | RebsR | AssA | StS | FoulF | ValV | |
| 1 | Gibson U. | 25:10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 7 | Brajković L. | 09:04 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| 16 | Ustun D. | 14:04 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 9 |
| 20 | Cerkvenik M. | 12:33 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -2 |
| 33 | Chougkaz N. | 18:08 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 15 |
Last 5 actions
| Min | Score | Action |
| game finished | ||
| end of 4. quarter | ||
| 00:00 (Q4) | (defensive) | |
| 00:05 (Q4) | SIMJANOVSKI O. missed 3 points (jump shot) | |
| 00:19 (Q4) | 33 CHOUGKAZ N. assist | |
| 00:19 (Q4) | 97 : 77 | 16 USTUN D. made 3 points (jump shot) |
Top players
| VALUE (INDEX) | ||||
| Moneke C. | 25 | - | 20 | Nikolić A. |
| POINTS | ||||
| Moneke C. | 17 | - | 17 | Nikolić A. |
| REBOUNDS | ||||
| Moneke C. | 6 | - | 4 | Blažič J. |
| ASSISTS | ||||
| Dos Santos Y. | 6 | - | 7 | Gibson U. |


