It has… a pulse Pigeon bwin!
His team Vasilis Spanoulis bent with a score of 76-73 the Karsijaka at “Andreas Papandreou”, got its first win in the “16” of the BCL, going up to 1-3, and stayed alive for qualification to the quarter-finals, waiting for the other result of the group, between Tenerife and Hapoel Jerusalem.
Despite this, the task of the western suburbs team remains very difficult, as it did not succeed due to crowding mistakes in the final to cover the defeat with 5 points, which he had suffered in Smyrna. The home team’s big “weapon” in their victory was the 13/29 3-pointerswith Peristeri bwin even hitting more long shots than the 11 two points!
Leader of the winners with 19 points, 5 rebounds and 9 assists was Joe Raglandwhile 23 points with 6/11 three-pointers were scored by Kenny Williams and 14 points by Elijah Mitrou-Long. Trevor Thompson helped by collecting 14 rebounds, Leonidas Kaselakis scored crucial points in the end, scoring 8. Among the visitors, who also fell to 1-3, stood out with 19 points Vito Brown.
The match
The Pigeon bwin entered the match very strongly with a three-point “bombardment” from Kenny Williams and Elijah Mitrou-Long, escaping early with a score of 12-4. The Turks were poor offensively in the first half of the 1st period, but gradually began to find a rhythm with Vito Brown and Vernon Carey, leading them 14-16 on a 12-2 run. The former also hit a three-pointer for 14-19, but the hosts answered with two of their own by hand Ragald and Williamsclosing the quarter with a 20-19 lead.
His team Vasilis Spanoulis continued strongly in the second period as well, with Ragland and Dangubic continuing the… three-point party, writing 28-24. Brown and Carey single-handedly held the Turkish club, tying shots at 28-28, while with a personal streak of Mitrou-Long was formed at 33-28. Nevertheless, the Pigeon bwin had a poor closing in the first half, and allowed an 11-0 partial score that made it 33-39.
Peristeri bwin also entered the third quarter very well. Starring him Kenny Williams and excellent him Mitrou-Long, the home team started the second half with a 10-2 run that gave them a 43-41 lead. Williams was on fire and scored a three-pointer to make it 46-43, but the Turks responded with a 7-0 run of their own. McCollum and Hilliard for 46-50. The third period ended with a score of 49-50.
The game took the form of a “tough” derby in the fourth quarter. The Turks entered better this time with protagonists McCollum and Hilliard, resulting in them escaping 55-59. The home team equalized at 59-59 with the Ragland, while a little later he made a big three-pointer for 66-61. Karsijaka temporarily cut to 66-63 with Sipahi, but two huge long shots from Ragland and Kaselaki which brought the score to 71-63. Vito Brown reduced with a three-pointer (71-66), while Kaselakis hit critical shots for the difference, writing 73-66. A bad defense and a mistake gave the guests the right to reduce to 73-70 with consecutive baskets by Brown, who also made a three-pointer for 74-73. Finally, Mitrou-Long made the shots, Brown missed a 3-pointer and the game ended 76-73.
The quarters: 20-19, 33-39, 49-50, 76-73
Detailed match statistics here
Source: Sport Fm
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