An awesome Colossus he looked her in the eyes AEK and with a counterattack lasting the last five minutes won 85-82, in Ano Liossia!
About 4:30 ” before the end, Pappas sent the “Union” at +3 (78-75), but Momirov and Pot came out ahead for the Rodites and pushed them to an individual score of 4-10!
Kantzouris’ team completed the match with 15/29 three-pointers and so he went up to 4-2 in the Stoiximan Basket League. On the other hand, the whole of Dedas, who “lost” Petropoulos with an injury, retreated to 3-3.
The first scorer for the Colossus was Pot with 16 points, with them Momirov and Williams to have from 14p. and the Tilly to add another 12 points, with 9 rebounds.
For AEK, he did what he could Angola with 28 points, with Pappas having 13 points. and Colom with 11p.
The match
Both teams were nervous in the attack in the first three minutes, with the result that the score was low (4-3). Then, the Colossus took out the defenses and running on the open field escaped at +9 (6-15) with Williams. AEK reacted with the personal actions of Angola (14-20), however they had no supporters and in the last two minutes the Rodites “hit” with Hatzidakis, closing the first period at +10 (16-26).
AEK started with more energy in defense in the second ten minutes, as a result of which it found an offensive rhythm and made a partial score of 12-3, reducing to one point (28-29), in 15 ‘. The answer of the Colossus came with Pot for +6 (28-34), but through its defense the “Union” brought the match to a draw (38-38), with Xanthopoulos making 1/2 shots and forms the 38-39 of the first half.
With Angola coming in very “hot” in the second half, AEK made a partial score of 8-1, for +6 (46-40), in 22 ‘. Then, the Colossus pressed defensively and with Tili and Momirov managed not only to make the upset, but to go first to +5 (48-53) and then to +7 (51-58), in 26 ‘. However, from that point on, the “Union” took the reins of the match, initially with Filippakos, who reduced to one point (57-58), while with the three-pointers of Pappas and Angola closed the third ten minutes ahead (63 -61).
Williams’ three-pointer gave the Colossus the lead again (63-67), at the beginning of the fourth period. The storm outside the 6.75m. continued afterwards, with Margaritis initially going to the guests at +6 (67-73) and Hamer answering in the same way for the draw (73-73) and Pappas for +3 (78-75), at 36 ‘. However, the Rodites were not discouraged, with Momirov overturning and Williams sending them to +5 (80-85), in 39 ‘. Despite the mistakes of the guests in the last minute, the “Union” did not manage to make the upset and so the Colossus won 85-82.
The ten minutes: 16-26, 38-39, 63-61, 82-85
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