Incredible AEK defeated Peristeri and qualified for the Final Four of the Cup! Laying their souls on the floor, the ,5 7.5 available players of the received Union led “Dikefalos” to victory (90-77).
Angola is incredible, who scored 31 points and dropped 9 rebounds, followed by Griffin (17 points), Hammer (15 points, 10 rebounds) and Pappas (13 points).
Excellent coaching and roster management by Dedas, who took Tomic’s coaching “identity”.
From the group of western suburbs, which was preceded by up to +13, McCree (15 points, 5 rebounds, 4 assists) and Gray (10 points) were saved.
The match
AEK started The game was dynamic and led 6-2 in the first two minutes, but Peristeri responded with a series of 12-0 and escaped with +8 (6-14 in 6 ‘). At the same time, the Union blocked aggressively and was absent for about 4 minutes. The guests controlled the rhythm and with their drivers Kozi and Gray, they closed the first period with +6 (15-21).
The group of western suburbs entered… furiously in the 2nd ten minutes and with McCree performing, escaped with +13 (15-28 in 12 ‘). The hosts reacted and reduced the difference with a series of 6-0 (21-28). Somewhere there, Tomic’s players were overwhelmed with nervousness and gave the opportunity to “Dikefalos” to reach the reversal of the scene with an individual score of 19-6 (40-39 in 18 ‘). With Griffin, Angola and Hamer unstoppable, Deda’s team closed the half with +3 (48-45).
In the 3rd period, the players of AEK continued from where they stopped in the final of the first part and went even further (58-50 in 23 ‘), taking advantage of the tragic mistakes of Peristeri. After hard work and suffering, the guests managed to get closer (60-57 in 25 ‘), however Angola was unstoppable and kept the Union standing, which closed the ten minutes with a small lead (68-65).
The 4th quarter was expected to be shocking, however the hosts found great shots and with 3 consecutive three-pointers, they were shot at +12 (79-67 in 34 ‘). The team of the western suburbs responded with a personal 5-0 of Chrysikopoulos (79-72), but so far. With Angola and Pappas performing, “Dikefalos” cleared the… laundry and reached the final 90-77.
The quarters: 15-21, 48-45, 68-65, 90-77.
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