He left Patras with a big double, leaving Apollo the Marousi in his wake!

A victory that can prove to be… gold in the battle of the eve celebrated it Maroussiprevailing 75-69 at his headquarters Apollo of Patrasfor the 8th matchday of the Stoiximan Basket League!

In a match that was a derby from the first to the last second, the team of Giorgos Limniatis was cooler and finally the one who smiled in the final, having as their leaders Radulitsa (22p, 7 rib) and Juston (17pts, 11 rebs).

Thus, Maroussi improved its record to 3-5, while Apollonas Patras, for which they stood out Muratos (25pts, 5 rebs, 5 assists) and Brown (11 points, 17 rib), stayed in the last place with Karditsa, at 1-7.

The match:



The match was ambiguous from the beginning, with a slow pace in the first period and with the teams emphasizing their defenses. Brown’s four straight points gave the home team a four-point lead (14-10), before Yiannopoulos and Brisco cut it to 14-13 in the first period.

The visitors entered stronger at the beginning of the second period, taking a four-point lead (17-21) for the first time, while it also increased to +7 (20-27), with Yiannopoulos as the protagonist. Apollo responded with a 6-0 run to retake the lead 30-29, ending the first half leading 35-32.

The two teams continued to go hand-in-hand on the score in the third quarter, with Marussi leading 45-40, with Radulica and Briscoe as the protagonists of its attack, but Vaughn gave the home team the lead again (49- 47) with his well-placed three-pointer. The third period ended with Osborne hitting a buzzer-beater 3-pointer to tie the game at 54-54.

In the fourth period, Apollonas took a 4-point lead (58-54), with Maroussi reacting immediately, going ahead again with 60-58, thanks to a 6-0 run. The two teams entered the “final stretch” with the match on the razor’s edge! Hill missed two crucial shots, the home team kept missing and eventually Marucci held on to a slim lead for the final 69-75.

The quarters: 14-13, 35-32, 54-54, 69-75

The match statistics