He paid for the nightmarish first quarter and Aris left France empty-handed

With… empty hands, he returns from France Marswho despite the great battle he fought against the Burghe could not get the pink card, knowing the defeat with score 70-65 for the 7th matchday of the EuroCup.

The Thessalonians essentially made up for the nightmarish first quarter, where they found themselves behind even with 19 points difference. Despite their subsequent efforts and comeback in the match, they were unable to complete the reversal, resulting in the their fourth loss in this year’s event.

The first scorers for the team of Giannis Kastritis were Toliopoulos and Bankston with 15 points, while Harel also provided important solutions (14p., 8r.). As for the winners who improved to 5-2, Risasser stood out with 16 points.

The match:

The start of the match was nightmarish for him Mars, who fell behind early on in the score by a wide margin due to his miscue and many mistakes. It is indicative that the first basket for the Thessalonians came in the 5th minute with Bankston for 11-2, with Burg to look unstoppable on defense and offense, shooting the difference shortly after to +19 for 23-4. Bankston’s four points in the final two minutes allowed Aris to pull away at 25-8 in the first period.

Despite the initial shock, his team Yannis Kastritis slowly found her footing, significantly improving the defense. With Toliopoulos, Harrell and Carr providing valuable scoring solutions, the Greek team “nibbled” the difference, reducing it to 9 for 30-21 at 15′. In fact, with a 9-3 run in the final two minutes, Aris re-entered the match, going to the locker room behind the score with just 3 points difference (37-34).

With five points apiece from Toliopoulos and Sanogo early in the third quarter, Aris took the lead for the first time tonight (37-39). And while the visitors seemed to have the momentum and psychology on their side, the French responded and with an 11-2 run midway through the period took the lead again at 51-43. Toliopoulos and Carr somewhat made up the difference in the end for the 53-49 of the quarter.

THE fatigue and the lack of a clear mind due to the comeback attempt in the game were what “betrayed” Aris in the fourth and final quarter, with Burg building double-digit differences (67-56) in the middle of the period. The only thing the “yellows” could do was to reduce in the final for the final 72-65.

The quarters: 25-8, 37-34, 53-49, 72-65.