Star the Dove! Tomic’s team made an impressive appearance and prevailed 101-81 over AEK for the 12th game of the Stoiximan Basket League, while taking revenge for the 20-day exclusion in the Cup.
The group of western suburbs returned to victories after 3 championship matches and went up to 5-6. Leading for the winners are Petaway (18 points), Chrysikopoulos (16 points), Katsivelis (14 points, 6 assists, 4 rebounds) and the newcomer Giello, who scored 17 points with 5/6 three points in his debut.
On the other, for the Union, which lined up without Angola and fell to 5-6, Pappas (16 points), Colom (14 points, 7 assists) and Hamer (14 points, 7 rebounds) fought, while the newly acquired Kouzeloglou (14 points, 6) premiered rebounds) and Routines (3 points).
The match
The hosts came in stronger in the game and gained a lead from the first minutes (10-4 in 3 ‘) taking advantage of the “relaxed” defense of AEK players. The Union reacted and with the peripherals taking the lead, they ran 13-5 and reversed the situation (17-19 in 7 ‘). The first ten minutes ended with Tomic’s team running a series of 7-0, which brought it to +3 (28-25).
With Giello raging at the start of the 2nd period and to perform non-stop, Peristeri shot at +13 (42-29 in 14 ‘). At that point, Dedas’s players woke up somewhat, improving their defensive behavior and with Colom in front, they reduced the difference (43-36 in 17 ‘). The half ended with the petition of Petaway, which brought the team of the western suburbs to +9 (48-39).
At the beginning of the 3rd quarter the hosts showed their wild moods and with pluralism in scoring, they built a double-digit difference again (59-45 in 23 ‘). Kouzeloglou tried to keep AEK upright, but Tomic’s team had more solutions and went even further (71-53 in 27 ‘). The 3rd period ended with the “princes of the West Bank” at +13 (76-63).
Tomic’s players came in furious and in the 4th quarter and gained “air” of 20 points with a partial 9-2 (85-65 in 34 ‘). The Union had no way of returning to the match and closing the gap, especially since Griffin was sent off for an unsportsmanlike conduct. In the last minutes, the two coaches indulged in tests of faces and shapes, with Peristeri reaching the finish line and the comfortable victory (101-81).
The quarters: 28-25, 48-39, 76-63, 101-81.
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