Ultrasonic Mars in Ankara, he stayed alive in the qualifying battle!
The “yellows” won 95-85 Turk Telecom for his 12th game Eurocupin a game in which they had the upper hand throughout and despite moments when the hosts tried to react, they kept their cool and in the end got a valuable win in view of the continuation of their European journey.
Leader for the Thessalonians o Vasilis Toliopoulos with 20 points, 6 rebounds and 9 assists, while his worthy supporter was Roberts Blumbergs with 12 points (3/3d., 1/1tr., 3/3b.), 2 rebounds, 2 assists, 3 steals. On the opposite bank from the Turks, Tyrone Wallace stood out with 30 points, 6 rebounds, 6 assists and 5 mistakes.
Thus, Yannis Kastritis’ team rose to 5-7 and 5th place, increasing their chances of qualifying for the next phase, while Turk Telecom fell to 3-9 and made their task very difficult.
The match:
Aris started strong and took a four point lead (3-7) with the Roberts Bloombergs to score five points and be the guide for his team, having Vassilis Toliopoulos as a worthy supporter. Four straight points by him Bankston they took the “yellows” to +7 (10-17), however, then Turk Telecom “ran” a 7-0 and reduced to -1 (21-22). With a two-pointer by Bohorides in the last second, the Thessalonikians ended the first period at +3 (21-24), while in the second quarter they again found solutions offensively and climbed to +5 (26-31).
With a basket by Akiel, the Turks reduced the difference (35-37), but the team of Yannis Kastritis found a way to escape (38-44), finishing the first half with a basket by Bohorides at +5 (41-46).
Toliopoulos started the second half with some mistakes, but he corrected them with a three-pointer and an assist on Bloombergs for 43-51 at 23′. The hosts managed to trap Aris aggressively and find solutions offensively, reducing to -3 (53-56), while with Wallace leading the game they brought the match to a point (57-58). From there, however, the guests reacted and with five personal points by Stark in the end they increased the difference to +7 (59-66).
With his three-point shot Galinat Aris sent the difference to double-digit levels (59-69), while despite Turk Telecom’s attempt to stay in the match, the Thessalonikians with a 0-11 went to +18 in the 34th minute (62-80) and became the absolute boss. The Turks fought in the end, reducing to -10 (73-83), however, Aris was serious, he showed that he wanted the pink card more and in the end he got it with a score of 95-85.
The quarters: 21-24, 41-46, 59-66, 85-95
The match statistics
Source: Sport Fm
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