The quarter in which they had a 10-point difference, and ended with a minus 12, almost sealed the defeat of SC Derby basketball players in the duel with Cedevita Olimpija.
The "Students" were competitors in the first period and at the start of the second against the team fighting for the top spot in the AdmiralBet ABA League, but later they could not prevent them from reaching their 18th victory of the season - 107:84.
Zoran Vučeljić made a three-pointer from half court at the end of the first quarter to bring the lead to 31:27, he opened the second with a shot from outside the 6,75 line for 34:27, and then Igor Drobnjak hit a three-pointer for the home team's first and only double-digit lead in this game.
From that moment on, the "Dragons" started hitting shots from distance, hitting them at a high percentage until the end, so nothing remained of Derby's advantage.
Already halfway through the second period, the team of Montenegrin coach Zvezdan Mitrović turned things around, and by halftime, they had scored as many as 2 points for a safe plus 60 - 12:60.
A reaction from Petar Mijović's team was expected, but the Slovenian team easily repelled all attacks and routinely brought the game to an end.
With this triumph, Cedevita Olimpija continued its fight for fifth place before the playoffs, while SC Derbi is in the safe zone with a 10-17 record.
SC DERBI - CEDEVITA OLIMPIA 84:107 (31:27, 17:33, 19:24, 17:23)
Podgorica - "M:tel Hall Morača". Spectators: 150. Judges: Jovčić (Serbia), Hadžić (Croatia, Nikšić (Bosnia and Herzegovina).
SC Derby: Sudar, Nil 12 (9-8), Pavlićević 3, Andjušić 4, Bogdanović 6, Hadžibegović, Vučeljić 11 (5-3), Grbović, Nikolić 23 (14-11), Drobnjak 7, Bogavac 6 (2-2), Mirković 12 (2-2).
Cedevita Olimpija: Stewart 11 (2-2), Robinson 12, Jones 5, Radovic 13 (5-5), Nikolic 11 (1-0), Glas 8, Lemar 20 (6-6), Lazarevski, Beranze 8, Tasic 16, Prepelic, Daneu 3.
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