He beat Marousi with a last-minute hero Mak i Karditsa

The match

Without a rhythm and without a basket in the first two minutes, the two teams, with Maroussi finding the first series of points, taking the lead with 9-3 thanks to a nail by Nikolaidis. Two shots by Radulitsa made it 3-11, before the hosts managed to show things in their attack, reducing to the basket (9-11). Nicolaidis and Radulitsa were the protagonists for Maroussi in the first quarter and thanks to them the visitors ended the quarter with a 22-18 lead.

With five consecutive points, Yiannopoulos put Maroussi at +9 (18-27) at the start of the second period for the first time in the match, a difference that George Limniatis’ team managed to maintain until the 27th minute. With 2:16 left in the first half, Karditsa went on a 7-2 run with McCallum’s foul basket and Mack’s layup to cut it to 43-46 before Yiannopoulos made it 43-48 with two shots .

The teams returned from the locker room with Hill scoring five straight points for Maroussi, giving them their first double-digit lead of the match (43-53), but Karditsa responded immediately, cutting it to 50-53 with spikes by White, Hill and a three-pointer by Kamberidis. Maroussi maintained a “safety difference” with Radulitsa ending phases in the home team’s racket and becoming the first scorer, making it 56-65. However, Karditsa responded with 3-pointers from Diplaros and Kamberidis, before Butsanan made it 66-69 before the end of the third period.

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