AEK Betsson fought but fell to the canvas from Murcia

He also lost from Murthy and… dangerously entangles the AEK Betsson BC.



The team of Ilias Zouros fought with all their strength against the most complete and quality team, however, in the end they paid for their mistakes and failure, losing with score 84-79 in the Klisto of Ano Liosion, in a match for the 3rd matchday of the “16” phase of the BCL.

Somehow and after the defeats by Prometheus and Hapoel Holon, the “Union” fell at 0-3 and the last place in the group, with the qualification to the quarter-finals of the competition, it is now quite difficult, since he is asked to do his absolute best in the next matches and hope…

The first scorer for the “yellow and black” was Jordan McRae with 20 points and 3 assists, while important solutions were also provided by Kouseloglou and Randle with 12 points each. Out of the game tonight was Tillman with just 1 point and 4 rebounds (0/5 shooting).

For the winners, who went up to 3-0 and “embrace” the first place in the group and the home advantage, the Todorovic (21p., 4r.) and Ennis (11p., 9as.).

The match:

THE AEK started the game with Hall, Randle, McRae, Kouseloglou and Morgan in their starting five, with Murcia coming into the game strongly and leading 5-2 after two minutes. Then “Union” turned up the pace and with Kouseloglou and McRae as forwards ran a streak 9-0 for 11-5 in 4′. Despite the fact that Morgan and McRae enter the equation of the match and give valuable help on both sides of the floor, the Spaniards with their ally their long shot, not only reduced, but went ahead 20-22. In fact, with the fourth three-pointer of the period, that of Capen in the finale, they closed the first quarter at +2 for 27-25.

The many and accumulated mistakes of both teams at the beginning of the second period kept the score low in the first minutes, with Jelinek’s three-pointer making it 27-30 at 13′. Then, the AEK had a three-minute burstin which he went on a 7-0 run by Morgan, Netzipoglu and Hollins for the 34-30 at 16′, drawing energy from her defense. Despite everything, the effort was left in the middle, since the offensive rebounds of the Spaniards caused damage to the team of Ilias Zouros, as a result of which he went to the locker room back in the score with 42-39.

AEK entered the third period, where with a clear mind in attack, but also with too much passion and energy in defense, he kept Murcia without a point for four minutes! At the same time, she, with McRae and Kouseloglou, managed and ran a 9-0 streak for 48-42 at 24′! Somewhere there, however, came… a general blackout for the “yellow and black”, with the Spaniards running the field and finding free three-pointers. With first-half point guard Dylan Ennis hitting three straight and Saint-Roch leading the way, the visitors went on an impressive 14-2 run over the next 2.5 minutes to go up +5 (50-56). in the 27th minute. Then, Mr Jordan McRae came forward for AEK, taking “Enos” on his… backs and with 7 points (12 in total in the period) in the last three minutes, reduced the difference in the basket for 60-62 of the period.

The derby continued on fourth and final period, where AEK took a 63-62 lead with Randle’s three-pointer in the 31st minute. “Union” couldn’t build on it, instead going on a quick 6-0 run to overtake Murcia (63-68) two minutes later. Knight’s entry on the floor gave the home team an offensive boost, and they tied the score at 72-72 at 35′, before a bunch of mistakes allowed the Spaniards to go +6 (80-74) and shortly after +8 for 84 -76 39′, thus sealing the win and getting the pink card with the final 84-79.

The quarters: 25-27, 39-42, 60-62, 79-84.

See here the statistics of the match.