Cedevita Olimpija Ljubljana earned its first road win of the season when it defeated Group A leader Mincidelice JL Bourg en Bresse 88-91 at the Ekinox on Wednesday night. The visitors amassed a 31-41 advantage before halftime, but couldn’t confirm the win until the last seconds when Yogi Ferrell sealed the outcome from the free throw line. Cedevita improved to 2-7, while Bourg dropped to 6-3 after its second straight loss.
Cedevita chops down Bourg on the road, 90-91, in France



Josh Adams led the winners with a season-high 26 points, 5 rebounds and 6 assists, good for a PIR of 24. Ferrell followed him with 18 points and 4 dimes, as Alen Omic provided 14 points and 6 boards. Jordan Floyd and Pierre Pelos chipped in 22 points apiece for Bourg, the latter also pulling down 7 rebounds. James Palmer and Isiaha Mike added 13 and 11 points, respectively, in the losing effort.
The visitors displayed a great offensive balance and accuracy early in the game, building a 5-12 edge after 3 minutes. Bourg used the three-point line to stay close, nailing 5 triples out of 6 attempts, as the first period finished 23-26 for Cedevita.
The scoring pace slowed down in the second, which Pelos took advantage of to tie it up, 28-28. Adams came to the rescue to score 8 points in a row and Jeremic followed with a three to grant Cedevita a double-digit lead, 29-39. Bourg didn’t step back and counterattacked with Palmer and Amida Brimah inside to bring the hosts within 41-44 at halftime.
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Bourg continued the run when the game resumed, getting ahead 46-44 right after Palmer completed a three-point play. Omic and Adams combined to return the lead to Cedevita, but it became a one-possession game for a while. The visitors found Lavro Gnjidic and Karlo Matkovic late in the quarter to hold on, as Marko Jeremic buried a triple to keep Cedevita in front, 60-64, after 30 minutes.
Ferrell and Adams punished Bourg from behind the arc to make it 69-73 and continued supporting the visitors’ offense to extend it to 78-83 entering crunch time. Floyd took over to make it 85-87 with 38 seconds to play, and even though Ferrell seemed to have closed the game from the line soon later, Palmer brought the fans to their feet with a corner three that made it 88-89 with 7 seconds to go. Nevertheless, Ferrell didn’t tremble in the following offense and scored a couple of free throws that put the game to bed.