He endured a half PAOK opposite Igokea, as in the second the competitive inactivity appeared, resulting in defeat 75-64 and finish third in his group, where he will face Strasbourg with a home handicap in the play-offs of the Basketball Champions League.
Decisive in the development of the match was the third ten minutes, where the Bosnians finished it with an individual score of 8-23, taking double-digit differences.
From his team Aris Lykogianni, stood out o love with 20 points.
For the winners, the leader was Stephens with 19p. and 9 rebounds.
The match
PAOK came out with more energy in the beginning, as a result of which they were ahead 9-4 in the first four minutes. Then, Igokea answered and went ahead (9-11), with the lead changing hands (16-17), until 7 ‘. In the remaining minutes, the two teams were very inaccurate, with Toliopoulos forming the 18-17 of the first period.
The sluggish start of the hosts was taken advantage of by the Bosnians and with three-pointers they went to +4 (19-23), at the beginning of the second half. With the return of Lov and Jankovic, the team from Thessaloniki balanced the game and took the lead again (30-29), in 15 ‘. Then, some mistakes of Lykogiannis’s players gave points to the surprise in Igokea, which they took to +6 (30-36), in 17 ‘. With the offensive rebounds, PAOK made a series of 7-0, but the Starkes formed the 37-38 of the first half.
With Stephens creating problems for PAOK’s racket, the guests escaped at +5 (39-44) at the beginning of the second half. Then, Lykogiannis’s players were desperately inaccurate, with the Bosnians in full control and going to +12 (42-54), in 27 ‘. The picture of the match was the same until the end of the third quarter, which found the Bosnians at +16 (45-61).
PAOK’s disappointment and Igokea…’s enthusiasm sent the difference to +22 (48-70), in 33 ‘. The Bosnians took turns, with the hosts reacting (61-73), but not preventing the defeat that came with the final 64-75.
The ten minutes: 18-17, 37-38, 45-61, 64-75
See here in match statistics
PAOK (Lykogiannis): Kamberidis M., Lov 20 (2), Mantzaris 7 (1), Ogbeide 3, Roumoglou, Dilio 7 (1), Jankovic 8, Jones 9, Kamberidis G. 6 (2), Toliopoulos 4.
Igokea (Bagic): Ilic 6, Josilo 5 (1), Robinson 10 (2), Starks 10, Stevens 19 (1), Fundic 5, Radanov 2, Talic 7 (2), Tanaskovic 5, Waller 6 (2).
See here the film of the match
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