By Eurohoops Team/ info@eurohoops.net
Seeking the best-possible seed in the 2025 AdmiralBet ABA League Playoffs, Partizan Mozzart Bet held on to defeat Cedevita Olimpija, 81-71, in Stozice Arena on Sunday.
Leading in double-digits most of the way, including midway through the fourth quarter in Ljubljana, the advantage was reduced to four points after a late comeback bid by the team coached by Zvezdan Mitrovic.
A hot start set the pace for a team-high 14 points by Vanja Marinkovic. Tyrique Jones and Sterling Brown followed with 12 points apiece. Gabriel Iffe Lundberg and Duane Washington Jr. sat out the Round 29 contest.
Up to 25-4 in the Regular Season, the team guided by Zeljko Obradovic secured at least second place in the playoff bracket. Buducnost VOLI can clinch the top seed with a win against FMP Soccerbet on Monday.
Locked into the fourth seed, Crvena Zvezda Meridianbet improved to 21-7 by taking down Krka, 81-69, in Belgrade Arena. Filip Petrusev tallied a game-high 17 points.
Nikola Kalinic did not suit up, and Joel Bolomboy (foot) and Dejan Davidovac (back) remained sidelined.
ABA Round 29
Borac Mozzart – Cibona 72-66
Igokea m:tel – Dubai 88-97
Cedevita Olimpija – Partizan Mozzart Bet 71-81
Crvena Zvezda Meridianbet – Krka 81-69
Buducnost VOLI – FMP Soccerbet (28/4)
Mornar-Barsko zlato – Split (28/4)
Spartak Office Shoes – Zadar (28/4)
Mega Superbet – SC Derby (28/4)
STANDINGS: Partizan Mozzart Bet 54 (25-4), Buducnost VOLI 53 (25-3), Dubai 53 (24-5), Crvena Zvezda Meridianbet 49 (21-7), Cedevita Olimpija 47 (18-11), Igokea m:tel 47 (18-11)…
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