He returned emphatically to the victories Carditsa!
After two straight losses, his team Nikos Papanikolopoulos prevailed with a score of 87-69 Colossus of Rhodes in “Yiannis Bourousis” and rose to 6-12, having now 3 win lead against the tailed Apollo of Patras.
The Thessalians dominated from the first period and were leading until and with +18 (56-38). Despite the constant efforts of the guests to fight back, the Carditsa he kept his cool when he saw them closing in and managed to easily cruise to the precious victory.
Leader of the winners with 22 points and 9 rebounds was Zach Buchananwhile 18 points were scored by Ray McCallum16 o Tevin Mack and 12 along with 10 rebounds o Romelo White. Of the losers, who fell to 7-11, tried with 17 points Joseph Koloveros and with 10 o Andrew Goudlock.
The match
Karditsa entered strongly with their protagonists White and Buchanan, taking a quick 5-0 lead. The latter started the game very well and shortly after hit another long shot for the home team’s 12-6, with McCallum to bring them to +8 (14-6). The gap continued to rise, with Buchanan to make two shots for 16-6, before Polley made it 16-9 with a three-pointer. THE Coloveros with consecutive points he further reduced the home team’s lead (18-13), but Buchanan restored order and the first period ended 25-15 in favor of Karditsa.
The situation changed in the second quarter, as o Coloveros with two three-pointers in a row, it was reduced to 25-21 for Kolossos Rhodes. THE Poley with a nail he brought the visitors even closer (27-24), but Seibert and Jankovic gave the hosts a breather (31-24). The Rhodians were undaunted and again approached within shooting distance with Perantes and Kamariano (31-28), while a little later o Coloveros reduced to the basket (35-33). Karditsa found big shots from Kamberidis and Buchanan for 41-35, while another one from Mac made it 44-35 at halftime.
In the third quarter, the match became… a rodeo. Originally, with White and McCallum, the Carditsa started to pull away even more, leading by as much as +16 with a burst (51-35). Perantes tried to reduce, but Kamberidis and Mak increased the difference even more (56-38). Nevertheless, the Colossus did not lose its cool, and gradually began to eat away at the home team’s lead, initially reducing it to 58-45 with a three-pointer by Poleybefore o Coloveros put his own for 60-50. Goudlock took the baton and hit from long range for 60-53, while the third period ended with a score of 64-57.
In the fourth quarter, the hosts tried to clean up the match. By Buchanan constantly finding a way to score and Mack also being in good shape, Karditsa again made its lead double-digit (70-59), while increasing it even more with a recital of the latter (74-59). Colossus counterattacked again with the Utomi and reduced it to 75-66, but McCallum answered him and wrote 77-66. From then on, the White with McCallum they “cleaned” the match (80-66), with Karditsa celebrating the great victory.
The quarters: 25-15, 44-35, 64-57, 87-69
Detailed match statistics here
Source: Sport Fm
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