Deep scoring breath for Peristeriwhich was hard enough, but prevailed 71-68 of Hercules and went up to 7-7.
Leading from Tomic’s team – which had 12/39 three points and only 10/19 two points – Giello (19 points, 6 rebounds) and Moraitis (11 points, 7 assists).
On the other hand, for the most deficient, but militant Thessalonians Stamatis (19 points), Henry (16 points, 11 rebounds) and Skordilis (11 points, 8 rebounds) stood out. The “Old Man” fell to 3-9.
The match
The hosts started better the game and with Petaway executing, they gained a small lead (12-7 in 5 ‘). Iraklis’s players reduced the shooting distance (13-12), but Tomic’s team ran a series of 8-0 and moved away (21-12 in 8 ‘), while closing the first ten minutes with +5 (25-20).
With Stamatis and Skordilis to give solutions, Thessaloniki entered dynamically in the 2nd period and equalized (29-29 in 13 ‘). Despite the pressure exerted by “Giraios”, he did not manage to get ahead of the score, with Peristeri having a short head in the final of the half (39-37).
“One of you and one of me” continued in the 3rd period, with the hosts maintaining small lead (48-46 in 27 ‘), although they were absent for about 4.5 minutes. Somewhere there, Tomic’s players woke up, ran a series of 8-0 and escaped with a double-digit difference, while they closed the tenth minute with “air” of 8 points (56-48).
The 4th season turned into a thriller, since Hercules seemed willing to fight it to the end. With Henry in front, the guests ran individual score 14-4 and completely reversed the situation, while they went ahead for the first time (60-62 in 36 ‘).
With a large basket by Moraitis, the “princes of the west bank” escaped with +3 (67-64 in 38 ‘), but the Thessalonians did not give up and approached within shooting distance (69-68 at 8’ ‘). Petaway scored in 2/2 shots and made the final 71-68, after Papadakis missed a buzzer beater three-pointer that would send the match into extra time.
The quarters: 25-20, 39-37, 56-48, 71-68.
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