With 13/26 three-pointers and great protagonist him GalinatThe Mars defeated 81-73 the Pigeon bwingoing up to 6-4 and 4th place of the Stoiximan Basket League, locking up his place in the Final 8 of the Cup.
On the other hand, the western suburbs team regressed to 5-5 and is in… stress about participating in the final phase of the institution.
Galinat finished the match with 18 points and all from three points, as he had 6/11 sq. With 0/3 two-pointers and 0/2 shots.
From his whole Vasilis Spanoulisstood out Joe Rungland with 19 p. and 10 assists.
The match
The game was close in the first five minutes, with Aris having the smallest lead (11-10). However, from that point on, the “yellows” fully imposed their pace and individual scores of 7-2, closed the first period at +6 (18-12).
With De Souza and Bohorides, the hosts continued as strong at the beginning of the second quarter, increasing the difference to +13 (29-16), at 13′. Then, Peristeri bwin countered with Williams and Hugaz, making a 10-0 run (29-26), until 17′. The Kastritis players initially responded with Toliopoulos and, tightening their defense, went to the locker room with +7 (37-30).
Blumbergs’ three-pointers at the beginning of the second half sent Aris back to +12 (45-33), in the 23rd minute. The guests responded with a 6-0 run (45-39), with Galinat and Carr answering for +13 (52-39), in the 26th minute. In the following minutes, Harrell took action for the “yellows” and they finished the third period at +13 (59-46).
With a three-pointer by Gallinat, Aris entered the fourth quarter, increasing the difference to +16 (62-46), while Bankston and Toliopoulos then increased the difference to +18 (74-56), in the 34th minute. The bwin Dove started its counterattack with Ragland leading the way, dropping the difference to single digits and closing to -6 (79-73), at 39′. However, nothing changed until the end and with 2/2 shots by Toliopoulos the “yellows” took the victory with the final 81-73.
The quarters: 18-12, 37-30, 59-46, 81-73
See the match statistics here
Source: Sport Fm
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