Cedevita Olimpija Ljubljana stormed into the post-season from Group B on Wednesday by blowing out Umana Reyer Venice 105-90 for its sixth consecutive victory, to the delight of its home fans in the Slovenian capital.
Cedevita clinches playoffs in 105-90 blowout of Reyer



Cedevita, which led by as many as 32 points in the second half, raised its record to 9-7 and is now part of three-way tie with Buducnost VOLI Podgorica and Virtus Segafredo Bologna. Reyer is also part of a three-way tie with ratiopharm Ulm and Frutti Extra Bursaspor, all with 7-9 records.
The home team tied its 7DAYS EuroCup club-best point total as Zach Auguste led six Cedevita double-figure scorers with 20 points. Yogi Ferrell followed with 17, Jaka Blazic with 15, Edo Muric with 12, Zoran Dragic with 11 and Alen Omic with 10 and 10 rebounds. Victor Sanders hit 7 three-pointers on 12 tries to lead Reyer with 24 points. Stefano Tonut added 14 points, Andrea DeNicolao 13 and Mitchell Watt 10 for Reyer.
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Triples by Ferrell and Blazic set the tone after tipoff and free throws by Dragic made it 8-0. Jeff Brooks scored inside and out for Reyer, but Blazic and Muric got their points just as easily. When Blazic pulled up for a transition triple at 15-4, Reyer needed a timeout. Austin Daye fed Watt for the visitors but Dragic did so to Omic, too. Reyer managed 4 free throws while Auguste dunked and drove strong around an up-and-under basket by Dragic for a 25-10 Cedevita advantage. Melvin Ejim appeared with a three-pointer as the hosts pulled up with a 28-10 lead after 10 minutes.
Ejim and Ferrell pushed the difference to 20 points already, 32-12, before Sanders hit Reyer's first triple early in the second quarter. Jacob Pullen responded with an acrobatic basket-and-one, Ferrell hit from the lane and Omic scored his second basket in a minute to make it 41-16. Watt stopped the bleeding for Reyer and Tonut joined the scoring column but the visitors couldn't stop Ferrell or Muric as the lead hit 45-30. Tonut, Sanders and Michael Bramos got 7 quick points back for Reyer, but Muric sent the hosts over 50 points with a three-point play and Cedevita made it to halftime in full control, 56-33.
Omic scored twice for a new high lead, 60-33, right after the break. Ferrell soon took it to 30 points, 66-36, with a step-back swish from the corner. The hosts were content to exchange baskets as they were certainly getting their share, while DeNicolao came alive with 2 three-pointers and a layup for Reyer at 75-48. Nothing changed as Cedevita kept charging to an 86-59 advantage after 30 minutes.
Sanders started pumping in more triples for Reyer to start the final quarter by helping the visitors cut the difference, but Ejim scored, stole and fed Marko Radovanovic to make it 95-67. The outcome was more than clear even with 8 minutes left, but the Stozice Arena fans enjoyed watching to see if their team would break 100 points. That happened on Pullen's transition triple with 3:30 to place, and the team scoring record in the EuroCup was tied on Auguste's alley-oop dunk a bit later.







































































































