The first of the 4 matches scheduled at the Olympic Palace has already ended. Olimpi, who suffered a defeat against Cactus in the first round, beat MIA Academy Titebi 93:70 today.
Only the first period in the match was tense, which ended with the victory of Olimpi – 23:16. Olimpians were playing excellent in all components. Mark Ogden and Nika Darbaidze were leading in the front line, and in the back, Tre Bennett and Darreon Reddick were defeating opponents in the speed and accuracy.
Third period was the main part, which was won 29:16 by Olimpians, they had 20-points advantage before the final period. Eventually the match ended with no tension. Tre Bennett and Mark Ogden led the winners. The former had 19 points, 10 assists and 5 rebounds and the latter scored 18 points, 14 rebounds and 6 assists. Dareon Reddick had 17 points and 7 rebounds. Nika Darbaidze collected 14 points and 6 rebounds. Beso Lezhava was the most effective with 18 points and 7 rebounds in Titebi. Joel Almeida scored 16 points and 11 rebounds.
