Depositing mental gifts and with Angola being unstoppable, AEK prevailed 81-77 over Prometheus and celebrated its 2nd consecutive victory in the Stoiximan Basket League (5-4).
The Colombian guard stopped at 26 points with 6/8 three-pointers and shared 4 assists, including the decisive one to Hamer in his team’s last attack. Worthy supporters are Colom (19 points) and Flionis (12 points, 6 assists).
On the other, for the Achaeans, who fell to 6-3 and suffered their first defeat with Zouros on the bench, stood out Grant (14 points, 9 rebounds) and Miles (13 points, 5 rebounds).
The match
Both teams kept pace in the score in the first minutes, with AEK finding more solutions and gain a small lead (12-8 in 4 ‘). Prometheus’s answer came with 5-0 (12-13 in 6 ‘), but the Union found the solutions with Griffin and Angola in the final of the season, which ended with +3 (25-22).
With Hunt to enter the equation and dominate under the racket, the Achaeans went ahead of the start of the 2nd period (31-32 in 14 ‘). However, the hosts pressed the accelerator and with pressure defense, ran a series of 10-0 and escaped with a difference of 9 points (41-32 in 16 ‘). The first half ended with a buzzer beater two points by Angola, which brought the “yellow-blacks” to +8 (51-43).
At the start of the 3rd quarter, the players of Prometheus they improved their defensive behavior and taking advantage of the offensive rebounds that they collected in series, they approached -3 (54-51 in 24 ‘). AEK had blocked a bit, but maintained a small lead (61-55) and closed the season with +4 (67-63) thanks to a buzzer beater three-pointer by Petropoulos.
In Season 4, the game turned into a thriller, with Miles getting ahead for the Achaeans and reduce to the point (70-69 in 33 ‘). On the other hand, the Union found solutions in Mavroidi and Flioni, with the latter achieving a big three points for 79-74 (38 ‘).
Miles answered again (79-77), but Ray missed a three-pointer and missed the opportunity to give his team the lead. With Hamer’s basket 10 seconds before the end, AEK reached 81-77 and sealed its dominance, since the guests did not find a goal in the final.
The quarters: 25-22, 51-43, 67-63, 81-77.
MVP: Brian Angola was the man who made the difference and carried AEK on his back. The Colombian scored big shots (26 points) and at the same time gave a “pass-basket” basket to Hamer in the final of the match for 81-77.
The number that made the difference: The difference between the two teams in the three-pointers: the Union had 12/27, while Prometheus only 8/27. Thus, the dominance of the guests in the field of rebounds went awry: 48 (21 offensively) against 32 of the hosts.
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