Pitbull mentality: Bursaspor bite Cedevita Olimpija and advance to the EuroCup semifinals / News - Basketnews.com

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In the quarterfinals of the EuroCup and in what will be remembered as a really exciting game Slovenian side Cedevita Olimpija (3) suffered a home loss against Frutti Extra Bursaspor (7). The final score was 85-83 (23-21, 27-15, 17-28, 18-19).

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After another basket by Yogi Ferrell, Jacob Pullen forced Andrew Andrews to an offensive foul and gave Cedevita Olimpija the last hope. But on the final possession, Pullen's three-pointer came too late and was called off by the referees.

In the final quarter, Bursaspor entered the last three minutes with an eight points lead (80-72). Derek Needham had 10 points in the final period with two three-pointers in a row. Yogi Ferrell tried to keep Cedevita Olimpia afloat with 9 points in a row, reducing the deficit to just 4 points (81-85).

For Frutti Extra Bursaspor the top scorer was Derek Needham with 20 points (4/6 2PT, 4/7 3PT), 5 rebounds, 4 assists, and 20 PIR.

For Cedevita Olimpija, instead, the top scorer was Yogi Ferrell with 20 points (4/5 2PT, 3/7 3PT, 3/3 FT), 5 rebounds, 5 assists, 1 steal, and 30 PIR.

After being down by 15 points (42-57) at the beginning of the third quarter, Cedevita Olimpija started to climb back. Thanks to a huge effort from Zach Auguste and Edo Muric, the Slovenian side was able to reduce the deficit to just three points at the end of the third quarter (64-67).

As expected, the first quarter was immediately a really entertaining one, since both teams are among the best offensive sides in the competition.

Cedevita Olimpija struggled from outside, shooting only 2/12, while Bursaspor did much better with 5/9 from deep. The game remained extremely close and Bursaspor finished up by 2 in the first 10 minutes (23-21).

Frutti Extra Bursaspor: Derek Needham 20 (5 REB), John Holland 16 (7 REB), Onuralp Bitim 14 (6 REB), Andrew Andrews 12

Cedevita Olimpija: Yogi Ferrell 20 (5 AST), Jacob Pullen 15, Zach Auguste 13, Edo Muric 12, Jaka Blazic 10

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