Fought but folded in the fourth period against Karsigiaka the Peristeri bwin

He fought back but went down in the fourth period of his away matchup with the Karsijaka the Pigeon bwin.

Vassilis Spanoulis’ side put on a very good display for three quarters and looked capable of claiming the all-important victory, but the home side took the momentum and built a double-digit lead in the fourth period, eventually winning by 93-88.

Thus, Peristeri bwin experienced its third defeat in as many games it has given for the 11th group of the “16” phase of the BCL, with the case-qualification now very difficult. On the other hand, Carciyaka rose to 1-2, while Hapoel Jerusalem and Tenerife made it 2/2 before the third matchday.

For Spanoulis’ team, they stood out love (20p), Ragland (18 points, 11 assists), Dangubic (18p with 3/5 three-pointers) and Thompson (14 points, 7 rebounds), while for the winners, who finished the game with 12/25 three-pointers, stood out Vito Brown (23p), Hilliard (18p, 5/8 three-pointers) and Sipahi (18p, 7 rib).

The match

The bwin Pigeons started the game by taking a 6-0 lead thanks to two baskets by Dangubic and one by Thompson, before the home team responded with a 9-0 run to take the lead for the first time. Trevor Thompson, impressive on both ends of the floor in the opening minutes of the game, put Peristeri bwin ahead 14-13, Hugaz hit a three-pointer to make it 17-19, before Mitrou-Long set up the 18-21 of the first period.

The second quarter started with Hilliard tying the game and Karsijaka making 5/7 three-pointers, with Hugaz immediately answering with his own three-pointer, for 21-24, while Mitrou-Long’s shots put Peristeri bwin ahead with 24 -28. At that point in the match, the hosts made a 17-4 run, going ahead for the first time with +8 (41-32), while Vassilis Spanoulis’ team found the solutions again, reducing for the 46-44 before the end of the first half.

The visitors came back “hot” from the locker room, with Ragland and Love scoring consecutive 3-pointers for a 9-0 and 46-53 streak in their favor, before Karsijaka tied it at 54-54 with consecutive baskets by Sipahi, while Hilliard reached 16 personal points, putting his team ahead 57-54, thanks to his fifth 3-pointer of the evening. Renfro’s nailer put the bwin Dove back in front, but it was Carcigiaca who found the rhythm and took the momentum into the final minutes of the third period, which she closed out by leading with 68-63.

After 1.5 minutes without a basket at the start of the fourth period, Vito Brown made it 71-66 with a basket and a foul, while the bwin Dove scored just 6 points in 4.5 minutes, allowing their opponent to take the first time in the double-digit lead (83-72). With the momentum on her side, Karsijaka was cooler and more on target in the “final stretch” of the race, eventually cruising to victory with 93-88.

The quarters: 18-21, 46-44, 68-63, 93-88

The match statistics