The coach of the Montenegrin national basketball team, Zvezdan Mitrović, did a great job with Cedevita-Olimpija in the Eurocup last season, and he continued in the same rhythm this season.
The Slovenian champion defeated Szczecin 114:81 in the final round in Poland tonight, confirming third place in the Group A standings, and remaining in the game for second place and a direct berth in the quarterfinals.
And the "dragons" can reach the quarterfinals if Neptunas beats Istanbul Bahçeşehir at home tomorrow (19).
Cedevita reached the quarterfinals last season, where they lost to Istanbul Bahçeşehir on the away field.
Cedevita played a great first half tonight - Mitrović's team led from the start, had their first double-digit lead (21:10) after a point by Umodža Gibson, and by the end of the first half, they had filled their rivals' basket.
The team from Ljubljana scored as many as 65 points in the first half, had a 34-point lead after 20 minutes (65:31) and achieved a convincing triumph.
The most efficient player for Cedevita-Olimpija was Gibson with 20 points, while Jakub Niziol had 13 points.
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