Victory of enormous importance for the Laurel! The team of Giorgos Limniatis overcame the resistance of Apollon Patras (74-68), reached 3-13 and is now tied with its current opponent in the last place of the Basket League standings.
The hosts, who even reached +13 (56-43) midway through the third period, saw Nikos Vetoula’s team even go ahead, but in the end they stepped on the… gas and got a very important result in battle of the eve.
The presence of Langewein (18 points) and Cole (13 points, 7 rebounds) was excellent for Lavrio, Vertz’s 26 was not enough for the Patras team.
The match
The guests entered the match head-on and took an 8-3 lead, however the home team counter-attacked and reached 13-12, just before the end of the period, which ended 13-15 in favor of the Patras team.
At the start of the second quarter, Lavrio’s players stepped on the gas and led by Langewein, increased the difference to +5 (22-17) and then to +6 (32-26), with both teams to go to the break with 34-31.
Nikos Vetoula’s team was quickly reduced to a point (40-39), but the home team even got to +13 (56-43), playing excellent defense and offense in that time. With a quick 6-0 run, the Patras team cut to 60-52, a score that ended the third quarter.
At the beginning of the last period, the guests not only managed to reduce, but with Vertz in front, they even went ahead (67-68). However, the whole of Limniatis was determined to leave the game with a positive result, which they managed to do in the finale, winning 74-68.
The quarters: 13-15, 34-31, 60-52, 74-68
Detailed match statistics
Source: Sport Fm
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