With many streaks from the second period onwards, Peristeri bwin defeated in Patras 74-63 Apollon for the 20th matchday of the Stoiximan Basket League and remained in third place in the standings, regardless of the rest of the results of the weekend, leaving the “black and white” in dire straits in terms of staying in the category.
The players of Vassilis Spanoulis reached +7 at the end of the half, but in the third period they reached +15 and in the fourth period +20, comfortably reaching the final victory.
The leaders of the “blue and yellow” were Thompson with 14 and Mitrou-Long with 11 points, while for the “black and white”, Osborne stood out with 18 and Coleman with 16.
The match
The players of Apollon Patras had many solutions and led 9-2 and 11-5 in the poor defense of Peristeri bwin. Thompson led a 7-0 run of the “blue and yellow” for the 11-12 of the players of Vassilis Spanoulis. The lead began to shift, with Renfro now scoring consistently for Peristeri bwin. A 4-0 of the “black and white” against the foreigners brought them 21-18 at the end of the first quarter.
The change in the lead continued at the start of the second period, but a 4-0 run by Patrina brought the lead to 25-28 with Mitrou-Long as the protagonist. Renfroe starred in another 4-0 run by the Blue and Yellow for 27-34 at the end of the first half.
With Thompson as the star player, Peristeri bwin went on a 6-0 run and led the players of Yannis Christopoulos 40-27 at the start of the third period. Kaselaki’s three-pointer made it 30-43 and the difference varied between +10 and +13 for the guests. A 5-0 run by the bwin Pigeon led by Thompson brought +15 for the western suburbs team and a new one of its own +17, with Osborne ending the quarter at 43-58.
The two consecutive rebounds by the players of Vassilis Spanoulis at the beginning of the fourth period brought +15 and +16 for the “blue and yellow” in the poor zone defense of Patrina. With a 6-0 run, Peristeri bwin took a 70-50 lead with “hot” Dangubic. At 55-72, Coleman took matters into his own hands and led a 6-0 run to make it 61-72 with 2 minutes to go with Brown making it 63-74.
The quarters: 21-18, 27-34, 43-58, 63-74
The statistics
Source: Sport Fm
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