He took the… soul out of his world, but he qualified for it Pigeon bwin!
His team Vasilis Spanoulis she prevailed with a lot of stress 83-80 Rita“doubled” its victories against the Lithuanian team and qualified for the “16” of the BCL, where it will be in a group with Tenerife, Hapoel Jerusalem and Karsijaka or Breogan!
The hosts were unstoppable for three periods and got up to +19, but saw the Lithuanians come back and take the lead just before the final with a score of 75-76. Still, a big basket of it Joe Ragland and a three-pointer of his Nemanja Dangubicsigned his triumph Pigeon bwin and they sent it to “16”.
Ragland was also the top of the match with 17 points, 6 rebounds and 10 assistswhile he helped a lot Elaiza Mitrou-Long with 14 points. Trevor Thompson, Jermaine Love and Kenny Williams also scored double digits with 11 points, while Leonidas Kaselakis had 10. Among the losers, former Panathinaikos guard AKTOR stood out. Marcus Fosterwith 20 points.
The match
Peristeri bwin came into the match extremely strong and in a mood to play some very passionate defence. Thompson and Love they provided the first offensive solutions for the 6-0, while the home center was unstoppable, signing with a hook to make it 10-1. Ritas stayed for almost 7 minutes without a point, with Dangubic to configure 13-1. From there, the visitors, led by ARJ Cole, began to find a rhythm and reduced it to 13-6. With consecutive points by Mitrou-Long, the Peristerians got back to 17-8, but Ritas hit a buzzer-beater three-pointer with Foster for 17-11 of the first period.
That Pigeon bwin entered the second quarter with the same intensity, as well as with two consecutive three-pointers from Mitrou-Long and Williams made it 25-14. The visitors responded and got closer to 25-18 with Haveri, but the home team responded and took the lead 29-18 with Ragland. Williams hit another long shot to make it 32-20, but Ritas didn’t give up and pulled within 34-25 with DeLaurier. Kaselakis entered the three-point dance for 39-25, with the Hornsby and Having to shape the 39-30. The half ended with 4 straight points by Love for 43-30.
In the second half, with consecutive points from Thompson and Kaselaki, the score quickly became 49-30. The Lithuanians tried to get closer with a three-pointer from Norman and his basket Foster for 51-38, but Ragland answered with a long shot of his own and Love made a foul shot to make it 57-38. Ritas tried to stay alive and quickly cut the lead to 8 thanks to three pointers from Hornsby and Cole (57-49). However, Williams and Mitrou-Long helped Peristeri bwin close the third period well, taking a 67-53 lead.
In the last quarter, it was her turn Rita to come in very strongly and do her best in the match. With their leaders Foster and DeLaurier, the Lithuanians began to menacingly approach the home team, cutting the gap to 5 (69-64), before former Panathinaikos guard AKTOR hit a three-pointer for 71-67. The hosts continued to have no solutions, as a result of which Ritas reduced with a basket Cole in 75-74, before going ahead with Hevar (75-76). Ragland made a big basket to make it 77-76 for the home team, while Dangubic made a huge 3-pointer for 80-76. Love made two shots, Thompson missed two that cost nothing, and the match ended with his triumph Pigeon bwin.
The quarters: 17-11, 43-30, 67-53, 83-80
Detailed match statistics here.
Source: Sport Fm
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