He overcame the obstacle of Karditsa with improbability Franke (35p.) o PAOK (87-79). With this victory, the Thessalonians ascended to 11-8 and in the 4th position of the Basketball League standings.
With the Dutch guard being “hot”, the Thessaloniki team, although they were stressed in the final, got the positive result in the end and hope for a mistake by AEK to stay in the top four.
Another defeat for the visitors, after the victory against Aris in overtime, which fell to 4-15 and in the last place.
The match
Karditsa entered the game strongly and led 14-9, while it even reached 11-19, a little later. At that point, the home team responded and went on a 10-0 run to make it 21-19, which was the score of the first period.
At the beginning of the second period, PAOK extended its lead, with the difference even reaching +14 (47-33), with the two teams going into the break with 47-35 in favor of the “black and white”.
In the third quarter, the hosts increased their difference even more, reaching +17 (58-41). The visitors then closed the gap, with the third period ending 70-57.
In the last period, Karditsa with consecutive points and with an excellent presence in defense and attack reduced to six (79-73). However, the “double-header of the North” managed its lead perfectly and eventually took the victory with 87-79.
The quarters: 21-19, 47-35, 70-57, 87-79
Detailed match statistics here
Source: Sport Fm
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