Pavlic's victory in the penultimate race saw Swindon through to the semi-finals
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Swindon are through to the semi-finals of the Knockout Cup, despite a below-par performance in their 53-40 defeat in the second leg at Wolverhampton.
The Robins won by eight points on aggregate after a 57-36 first-leg win.
Swindon manager Alun Rossiter told BBC Wiltshire: "I think everyone thought it was a foregone conclusion but they certainly gave us a bit of a scare.
"There were plenty of positives with Travis McGowan and Jurica Pavlic looking more like their old selves."
It was Pavlic's double points victory in heat 14 which finally sealed Swindon's place in the last four.
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It's not very often you're going to see Leigh Adams score less than double figures, and I'm sure that will be put right next time we go there
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Wolves captain Peter Karlsson was unbeaten by a Robins rider all evening, picking up a paid 15-point maximum.
Leigh Adams had a rare off-night for Swindon, scoring just paid nine points, making him joint top scorer with Travis McGowan for the Robins.
Rossiter admitted it was a bad night for his captain.
"It's not very often you're going to see Leigh Adams score less than double figures, and I'm sure that will be put right next time we go there," he said.
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