It was finally… Mars! Making an impressive appearance, the “yellows” passed in an imposing way from the home of Prometheus (62-82) and returned to victories after 4 consecutive defeats in the Stoiximan Basket League (2-4).
Top for the Thessalonians Kelly (18 points, 15 rebounds), Hanlan (17 points) and Lockett (11 points, 10 rebounds).
For the Achaeans, lined up with a service coach (under the watchful eye of Elias Zouros, who was in the official), Hunt (16 points) and Agravanis (13 points, 10 rebounds) fought.
The match
Both teams kept pace in the score in the first minutes (8-7 in 4 ‘), with Prometheus relying mainly on Miles. With a series of 6-0, Aris walked away (10-18 in 7 ‘), but the hosts responded with 8-0 and came back (18-18). The first period ended with the score at 20-20.
In the 2nd quarter, the “yellows” appeared much more concentrated in their game and with Hanlan performing, they escaped even with +9 (27-36 in 17 ‘). On the other hand, the Achaeans were engaged in a series of misguided efforts and could not get close. The only thing the hosts managed was to reduce to -6 with the final of the half (30-36).
The… party of the Kastritis team continued in the first minutes of the 3rd period, with Thessaloniki running individual 10-3 and shooting at +13 (33-46 in 24 ‘). Aris found the way to the basket more easily and somehow widened his difference up to +16 (35-51 in 26 ‘). The players of Prometheus increased their speed in the final of the 3rd period and reduced the difference (42-53).
With Hunt unstoppable, the hosts tried to reduce at the beginning of the 4th quarter (52-61 in 33 ‘), however, the “yellows” pressed the accelerator and cleared the victory with an individual score of 13-2 (54-74 in 37’). The last minutes were procedural, with the guests arriving with characteristic comfort on the pink card (62-82).
The quarters: 20-20, 30-36, 42-53, 62-82.
See here the statistics of the match
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