An out-of-match Aris lost 65-93 to Gran Canaria in Tenerife for the tenth game of the second group of the Eurocup and fell to a 3-7 record against the best and leading team of the group, which with 10-0 maintained its absolute in the competition .
The “yellows” were behind with double-digit differences in the first half, but in the second half the difference increased continuously and we reached the final +28.
Leading the Spaniards were Prkacin with 13 and Salvo, Lammers and Slaughter with 11 points. For Thessaloniki, Toliopoulos saved with 18 points.
The match
Slaughter with his personal actions helped Gran Canaria lead 8-2 at the start of the match. Aris found many solutions in the Spanish racket and reduced to 9-8 and, with De Souza as the protagonist, led 13-11. There, Albisi took the “baguette” and with two three-pointers helped in a 14-0 run, while the players of Gran Canaria “hit” inside the Greek racket for 25-13. Bassa’s 3-pointer ended the first quarter at 29-17.
At the start of the second period, Gran Canaria held a +10 to +12 lead, but a 4-0 run by Aris with Toliopoulos cut it to 33-25. The holder of the trophy with a 4-0 streak reached +12 and Prkatsin’s three-pointer made it 41-30 and that of Lammers made it 44-32. Consecutive 3-pointers kept the Spaniards up +12, but Galinat and Toliopoulos cut it to 49-40 at halftime. Gran Canaria had 10/14 two-pointers, 8/12 shots and 15 rebounds and Aris 7/8 shots and 12 rebounds.
Pelos led 52-38 at the start of the third period and with a 5-0 run the islanders went to 57-41. Prkacin took the offensive initiatives and brought +17, while Lammers +20 with the Spanish 5-0 run. The Greeks of Aris found the solutions and reduced it to 65-50, but there the Spaniards got “fire” and with a 7-0 run the thirty minutes ended at 72-50.
At the start of the fourth period, the difference fluctuated between +20 and +22, with both coaches throwing their substitutes on the floor. Landesberg was a star during that time for Gran Canaria and brought 80-56, while Bassas 81-58. A 4-0 run by the islanders led 85-58 and Landesberg 87-58 to finish the match at 93-65.
The quarters: 29-17, 49-40, 72-50, 93-65
The statistics
Source: Sport Fm
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