PAOK was “covered” by Kolossos in Rhodes!

With a dominating second half, o Colossus defeated 95-79 him PAOKin Rhodes, overcoming his -12 loss in the first round in Pylaia.

In the 8-12 is now the record of the two teams, with the Rhodesians now superior in the tie.

The first scorer of “Thalassi” was Andrew Goudlock with 24 points, with Luka Brajkovic to add 16p. Double-double for him Tyler Polley with 15 p. and 12 rebounds.

From the “two-headed man of the north”, he stood out Elvar Fridriksson with 20 points.

The match

Better start from Kolossos, who went +5 (10-5) in the first five minutes, with PAOK reacting with an 8-0 run and taking the lead (10-13), at 7′. In the last minutes, the Rhodians equalized and with a basket by Goudlock at the end they closed the first period in front (20-19).

Great start from the home team in the second quarter, going on a 7-0 run with Brajkovic and Colovero for +8 (27-19) in the first two minutes and Goudlock to keep them at +5 (31-26) until 14 ‘. There, the guests turned up the heat and equalized (34-34), with the tempo of the match rising steeply until the end of the first half, when PAOK found themselves in the lead (45-47).

Colossos made an explosive start in the second half as well, with forwards Utomi, Goudlock and Perantes making individual scores of 22-2 and launching the difference to +18 (67-49), in the 26th minute. From that point on, the Rhodians maintained control and closed the third period at + (79-62).

Koloveros sent Kolossos to +20 (82-62) at the start of the fourth quarter, with Fridriksson pushing PAOK on a 9-0 run (82-71), while the gap narrowed even more (85-75) in 34′. The home team’s answer came from Gaudlock, who sent them to +16 (91-75), with Fridriksson reducing again (91-79), in the 38th minute. However, in the last two minutes, the Thessalonians made mistakes and with Brajkovic, the Colossus won with the final 95-79!

The quarters: 20-19, 45-47, 79-62, 95-79

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