Slovenian League Finals, Game 2: May 30, 2009
Saso Ozbolt - Union OlimpijaUnion Olimpija moved within a victory of its 15th title in the Slovenian League by winning 61-72 on the road at Helios Domzale on Saturday in Game 2 of the finals. Olimpija now leads the best-of-five series 2-0 and can clinch the trophy at home in Ljubljana on Tuesday. A strong first quarter, in which Saso Ozbolt scored 8 points, ended with a 2-12 run and a 9-18 lead for the visitors. Although the Olimpija lead reached as high as 14 points in the second quarter, Domzale rebounded to close within 30-32 at halftime. Aljaz Janza and Alvin Snow kept the hosts within a basket of tying, at 43-45, before Ozbolt closed the third quarter with 5 points to make it 45-50 for Olimpija. Back-to-back three-pointers by Marko Maravic and Jasmin Hukic anchored a 0-12 blast early in the final quarter that ended the suspense and put Olimpija one win away from taking the cup. Ozbolt finished as teh game's high scorer, with 23 points to go with 6 rebounds and 5 steals. Maravic chipped in 11 points and Brian Greene 10 for the winners. Snow paced Domzale with 17 points while Janza tallied 15.


Finals Playoffs, best of 5 games
Record Team Game 1 Game 2 Game 3 Game 4 Game 5
2 Union Olimpija (1) 72 72 June 2 *June 4 *June 7
0 Helios Domzale (2) 43 61 - - -

Finals Playoffs round games
Game 1 Union Olimpija vs. Helios Domzale 72-43 May 27
Game 2 Helios Domzale vs. Union Olimpija 61-72 May 30
Game 3 Union Olimpija vs. Helios Domzale - June 2
Game 4 Helios Domzale vs. Union Olimpija - *June 4
Game 5 Union Olimpija vs. Helios Domzale - *June 7

Sunday, May 31, 2009
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