The return to victories and good performances was celebrated by Prometheus of Patrasdominating the tail Karditsa 81-68 at “Yiannis Bourousis”, in a postponed match for the 4th matchday of the Basket League.
After a balanced first half, the Patrinos pressed on foot on the gas in the second part, thus ascending to 8th place of the standings with a 4-5 record. On the other hand, the hosts suffered their 7th consecutive defeat, remaining at the bottom of the standings with a record of 1-9.
Leading scorer for the winners – who had five players in double figures – was Muratos with 15 points, while closely followed by Kaklamanakis with 14 points and 6 rebounds.
For Karditsa, the ones that stood out Agravanis (8 points, 10 rebounds) and Guizelis (15 points).
The match
After a balanced first quarter, o Prometheus found a rhythm in the attack and with an individual score 11-3 got away with +7 for it 17-10 at 7′. Karditsa, as time went on, improved its defense, as a result of which it “nibbled” the difference, closing the first quarter at -4 (15-19).
The hosts entered the second period with acquired speed, with three in a row three points of Gabrovsek, Tsoukas and Athinaiou not only got ahead of the score, but also escaped with +7 (28-21 at 15′). At that point in the match, Kaklamanakis took the lead for the Patrinos, and with six points reduced the difference to its minimum value (33-32 at 18′), with the first half ending at +2 for the home team (37-35).
The scene is different in third periodwhere Prometheus came in strong and thanks to his six quick points Cowan Jr took the reins of the race again (37-43 at 24′). Taking advantage of their accuracy from the line of… charity, but also their very good game in “painted”the visitors maintained a safety margin, closing the third quarter with +9 for 56-47.
By Guiseli scoring two consecutive three-pointers at the beginning of the last period, Karditsa reduced to six points (55-61) at 33′. However, Prometheus found offensive solutions, and with Murato, Kulboka and Dangubic connecting on the basket, they went on a quick 9-2 run to +13 and 70-57 at 36′.
Somewhere in there, the modest ceremony came to an end, with Prometheus keeping the lead in double figures, taking the victory by a score 81-68.
The quarters: 15-19, 37-35, 47-56, 68-81
See here the match statistics.
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