Back to the wins and good performances for him PAOK!
Performing very well from the very beginning of the match, the Thessalonians prevailed comfortably with a score 85-70 of Apollo of Patras in Pylaia for the 17th matchday of the Stoiximan Basket League, thus rising to 5th place in the standings with a record of 8-9.
The first scorer for the winners was Alston with 24 points and 8 rebounds, while a very good presence was had by Fredrickson (12p., 12as.), but also the newcomers, Towns (19p., 6as.) and Williams (11 p., 8 p.).
For the Patrinos who fell to 3-14 and remained in the last place of the standings, Osborne and Boatwright stood out with 24 and 20 points respectively.
The match:
PAOK entered the game very strongly and took the lead with 7-0 just in the first 19 seconds! With Alston entering the equation of the match and dominating under the two baskets, the “two-header of the north” went to +11 (19-8) in the 7th minute, closing the quarter with +15 for 25-10.
The scene was different in second periodwhere the Apollo Patras with Osborne in front, he made a lasting counterattack, gnawing away at the difference and reducing it to 3 (35-32) at 17′. Alston’s six points and a buzzer beater by Williams, however, allowed PAOK to go on an 8-0 run in the final two minutes, going into the locker room ahead. with 43-32.
With the way the half ended, the third period, after PAOK put their foot on… the gas and shot the difference up to 18 points (58-40), thanks mainly to the offensive crescendo of Fridriksson, Alston and Towns. A difference that touched and the +20 (64-44) in the 28th minute, before the Patrinos with a short run in the final reduced for 64-50 of the period.
In fourth and final period, PAOK managed to manage this difference extremely well, not allowing Apollon to reduce to a single-digit difference at any point of the quarter. Somehow, Fotis Takianos’ team won with the final 85-70.
The quarters: 25-10, 43-32, 64-50, 85-70.
See here the statistics of the match.
Source: Sport Fm
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