Prometheus is an ideal suicide, which was defeated 68-71 by the “half” Valencia in Patras and remains at the bottom of the standings of the 2nd group of the EuroCup with a record of 2-7.
Zouros’s team held the victory in its hands, after leading 68-61 in the 3 minutes for the final, however it accepted a series of 10-0 and was forced to its 4th consecutive defeat in the tournament.
For the Achaeans Agravanis stood out (22 points with 8/10 inside the child), while Ray was the fatal one after he missed a three-pointer in the final of the match.
On the other, for the Spaniards Toby (22 points, 9 rebounds) and Dimitrijevic (10 points, 5 assists) stood out. The team of Penaroya went up to 7-3, lining up without Dubljevic, Klaver, Lopeth-Arostegi and Rivero.
The match
From the first minutes the game was a derby, with both teams being quite misplaced and keep pace with the score (6-7 in 5 ‘). With a basket by Himeneth, Valencia closed the first period with a short head (14-15) and while Prometheus relied mainly on Dimitris Agravanis.
In the second ten minutes, the pace and the offensive performance of both teams went up sharply. The Spaniards gained a small lead having more solutions (23-29 in 15 ‘), however the Achaeans reacted and with a three-pointer by Ray, they came close to shooting distance in the final of the half (35-36).
With Toby performing, Valencia maintained a small difference at the beginning of the 3rd period (40-43 in 23 ‘), however somewhere there the players of Zouros stepped on the gas: with a partial score of 14-2, they reversed the situation to their detriment and escaped with +9 (54-45 in 26’ ). The team of Patras did not manage to capitalize on its good period and closed the ten minutes having “air” of only 5 points (57-52).
In the 4th period, the match turned into a derby, with Prometheus running 8-0 in a row and escape with +7 (68-61) at a very critical turning point of the match (37 ‘). Beyond that, however, the hosts lost their concentration and made a series of misguided efforts.
As a result, they lost the pink leaf through their hands the Spaniards ran 10-0 and reached the final 68-71, with Ray missing a three-pointer in the final, which would send the match into extra time.
The quarters: 14-15, 35-36, 57-52, 68-71.
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