With the accuracy of the shots in the last two minutes, Prometheus won in Paris in Paris 74-71 for the eighth game of the second group of the Euro Cup and reached its 5-3 record, as well as the French, in the attempt to win a place in the top four, ahead of the second phase.
The match was a derby for the longest duration of the match, with the players of Yannis Christopoulos making some runs in the second half and reaching +6 and with eight shots in the last two minutes reaching victory.
The protagonists in it were Cowan with 21, Kulboka with 13 and Gikas with 12 points, the seven in a row in the fourth period. For the Parisians, Allman stood out with 15, Sims with 13 and Bezarin with 12 points.
The match
Camaget made it 3-0 and 5-2 for Paris at the start of the match, but the outsiders from Patrina went on a 5-0 run to give them a +2 lead, with the latter beginning to change during this period . A personal 4-0 run by Mouratos brought the score to 9-11 for the team of Yannis Christopoulos, who with a new 3-0 run led by -1, but there Bezarin with his own 4-0 run made it 17-14 at the end of the first period.
A 5-0 run by the French at the start of the second period put them at +6 and Paris maintained +4 to +6 in that period, putting the ball right on the Greek racket. The three consecutive three-pointers of the Patrinas brought them to 26-29 against the poor zone defense that the French coach began to use. Paris responded with a 4-0 run to make it 32-31, but Kulboka and Cowan went on a 5-0 run to make it 32-26, with Gegich ending the half 34-36. The French had 23 rebounds and the Patrinos 15/32 from the field and 16 rebounds.
With a 5-0 run at the beginning of the third period, Prometheus led 41-36 and Cowan’s two consecutive 3-pointers made it +7. With a 5-0 run, Paris reduced it to 47-49 with her accuracy inside the opponent’s racket and Tsairelis brought it to 47-51 at the end of the quarter.
Cowan’s 3-pointer made it 48-54 early in the fourth quarter, but a 5-0 run by Paris cut it to 53-54. The lead began to alternate steadily for the two teams, but there Gikas with seven consecutive points made it 56-60 and 58-63 for the Greek team. Ollman’s three-pointer reduced the score to 61-63, but consecutive shots by Prometheus players made it 61-67 with 2’12” left. Allman cut it to 64-67 at a minute and a half and missed the next. Culboca missed an easy layup and Bezarin cut it to 66-67. Cowan missed a two-pointer and Allman made two shots to make it 65-67 at 34”. Culboca was fouled by Evans and hit both shots for 68-69 at 16”.
Paris coach Denis Gauthier received a technical penalty for protesting and Culboca made it 68-70. Cowan was fouled and two shots made it 68-72, then Tsairelis was fouled. Allman lined up for three shots and hit a layup for 71-72 with 10 left. Cowan was fouled on the rebound and, on 2/2 shooting, made it 71-74 and Prometheus made it 18/25. Wallace and Sims missed consecutive 3-pointers and the Patriots cruised to victory.
The quarters: 17-14, 34-36, 47-51, 71-74
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