Seeing your hosts make 6 more three-pointers while more less matching you at the free throw line is usually a recipe for defeat. But Prometey Slobozhanske solved that discrepancy by going to the rim with great gusto in an 89-94 road win at Cedevita Olimpija Ljubljana on Tuesday.
Prometey's rim attacking spelled the difference
Prometey would end up more than doubling Cedevita's total of two-point shots made, 25 to 12, as attacking the basket paid off again and again.
Swingman Caleb Agada was the main protagonist in that regard, hitting 9 of 15 shots inside the arc even while he struggled with 0-for-4 outside of it. With his free throws, he totaled 21 points.
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Another small forward, D.J. Kennedy, was right behind him, making 7 of 9 two-pointers and drawing fouls on three other attempts to shoot a perfect 6 for 6 from the line for 20 points total.
The same two players combined for 15 total rebounds, including 4 on offense.
All told, Prometey shot 25-for-41 inside, 61.0%, to Cedevita's 12-for-27, 44.4%.
That difference, in the end, spelled Prometey's first-ever 7DAYS EuroCup road victory and extended Cedevita's winless start to 0-5.