He was stressed but did the job o Prometheus!
With a twist in the last minutes with Cowan and Coffeythe Patrinians won 78-76 the Ritafor 2/2 in Basketball Champions League Group B.
Cowan he was also the leader for the Achaia team with 19 points, with Chrysikopoulos to add 15p. with 7 rebounds and Etsenike another 14p.
On the other hand, the Lithuanians fell to 0-2 and had the first scorer Goram with 20 points.
The match
Prometheus’ slow start was taken advantage of by Ritas, resulting in a +7 (4-11) lead in the first five minutes. Then, the Patrinos responded with good defenses that gave them a 12-0 run, for the lead (16-11), in the 8th minute. In the last two minutes they found a score with Cole and reduced at the end of the first period (18-15).
A better start from the home team in the second period as well, where, led by Coffey, they went +7 (24-17) in the first two minutes. Then, Patrina’s mistakes gave baskets to Ritas, who went on a 7-0 run and tied the game (24-24), at 15′. From that point on, the two teams kept pace with Chrysikopoulos aggressively keeping Prometheus and the first half score tied (37-37).
Mistakes and bad choices in the attack cost the Patrinos at the beginning of the second half, with Ritas taking the lead and maintaining +5 (46-51), at 25′. From that point on, Prometheus tightened up defensively and with Etzenike and Hale entering the equation, they made individual scores of 10-2, for +3 (56-53), in the 29th minute. However, in the last minute the visitors reacted and closed the third period in front (56-58).
Through his good defense and finding points from Hale and Kourouks, Prometheus entered the fourth quarter with a 6-0 run, for +4 (62-58), in the 34th minute. Then, Cowan took action, who sent the Patrinos to +6 (70-64), in the 36th minute. But, back-to-back mistakes on both sides of the floor by the home team followed, with the Lithuanians reacting with a forward from Hornsby and a 9-0 run to go +3 (70-73) at 1:20 before the break. expiry. There, Cowan and Coffey spoke in defense and attack for the Patrinos, who made a 6-0 run, for +3 (76-73), at 18.4” before the end. In the last seconds, the match went to the shots, with Prometheus keeping his composure and taking the victory with the final 78-76.
The quarters: 18-15, 37-37, 56-58, 78-76
See the match statistics here
Source: Sport Fm
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