Third place consolation for Psychiko

In the final of the… disappointed, Psychiko comfortably prevailed over Panerythraikos in Liosia with 79-61 and took third place in Final 4 of the Elite League Errikos Dunan. Both teams missed out on promotion, but third place might give the winner of the minor final the upper hand if Triton or Maroussi declare their inability to play in the Basket League.

The two Americans made the difference for Psychiko, as Craig Victor had 15 points and 4 rebounds, while Ronaldo Segou added 14 points and 5 rebounds. Alkis Pappas with 15 points stood out for the losers.

The match

Psychiko showed that it overcomes yesterday’s disappointment faster and led by Victor (7 points) with 17-10 in the first period. Panerythraikos countered with Efstratiou as the protagonist, getting closer to three (19-16) at the beginning of the second quarter, however Segu and Tsochlas responded with a 7-0 run that brought the difference to ten for the first time (26-16).

The dominance of the players of Giorgos Remendelas continued in the third quarter, reaching +16 (61-45) until the quarter ended with a three-pointer by Pappas from the center (61-48). Dimitris Houchoulis gave time to the youngsters Ioannidis (16 years old) and Botsis, with Psychiko “cleaning up” the game by reaching +20 (68-48), eight minutes before the end.

Ten minutes: 19-14, 38-28, 61-48, 79-61

Referees: Tsolakos, Karpanos, Tsimbouris

Psychiko (Repair): Victor 15, Koukas 8 (8 assists), Segou 14, Papanikolaou 4, Ambrazis 4, Malelis 6, Pavlos 5 (1), Athanasoulas 7 (1), Anastasopoulos 3 (1), Anagnostopoulos 4, Tsochlas 6 (2), Okekouogen 3.

Panerythraikos (Houchoulis): Pappas 15 (2), Kallianiotis 7 (2), Papadimitriou, Kostopoulos, Kambouridis 12 (1), Arnokouros 8, Ioannidis, Economopoulos 4, Stamatogiannis, Botsis 5, Efstratiou 10 (1).

See here the statistics of the match