Wasted the opportunity against Hapoel Holon and Prometheus will play for the qualification at the home of AEK

He was defeated at home by Hapoel Holon and failed to secure tonight’s qualification to the quarterfinals of the Basketball Champions League o Prometheus.

Patrinos faced several problems and found themselves losing by as much as 16 points at the start of the third period, making a comeback in the fourth period, but ultimately knowing the narrow defeat with 93-92.

Thanks to the partial 33-20 advantage of the fourth period, Ilias Papatheodorou’s team at least managed to defend the 9-point difference (75-74) with which it had defeated the Israelis in the first round and has the upper hand in the tie (both have a record of 3-2), while in order to celebrate the qualification to the “8” of the competition, they will have to win at the home of AEK for the last matchday. Prometheus will qualify even if they lose, if Hapoel Holon are also defeated by the sure first in Group 12, Murcia.

Terrible game for the home team Cowanwho stopped at 30 points, while he also had 8 assists, having as a worthy supporter Reynolds, who added 19 points. On the other hand, Hervey stood out for the winners, with 20 points.

The match

The match started with the guests leading 6-2 thanks to two consecutive accurate layups by Smith and with the Patrinos equalizing with baskets by Stephens and Coffey. The home team took their first lead of the game and went ahead 13-9, with Cowan scoring his first points and Reynolds hitting a three-pointer, before going +6 (24-18) for the first time just before the break. end of the first period, before Hanoki cut it with a three-pointer to 24-21.

Fanvine tied the game with a 3-pointer early in the second quarter, while Prometheus hit just one free throw in the first four minutes, allowing Hapoel Holon to go on a 12-1 run to take a 33-25 lead. Armed with their excellent three-point shooting percentage as their biggest weapon, the Israelis maintained a double-digit lead until the end of the first half, going into the locker room with their biggest lead of the night (34-47).

With a 3-pointer from Hervey, Hapoel Holon pushed the lead to +16 (34-50), before Prometheus went on an 8-0 run with consecutive 3-pointers from Reynolds and a beautiful hook from Etzenike to cut it to 42-50. However, Fanvine and Crawford improved the visitors’ three-point percentage even more, bringing the difference back to double-digit levels (42-56), while Cowan and Hale responded, for 54-64. Reynolds continued to star in the home team’s offense, cutting it to 57-68 with another three-pointer, while Harris and Hanocki formed the 59-73 of the third period.

The guests managed to stay within a “safety distance” (73-83) until halfway through the fourth period, when Prometheus’ big counterattack began, which, led by Cowan, who scored consecutive three-pointers, reduced the score to 84-90. Reynolds also scored for three, for the home team’s 7-0 run and 88-90. Cowan tied the score at 90-90 with two shots, but Crawford hit a three to give his team the lead again. Cowan and Coffey missed two crucial shots, but McCall made two back-to-back big fouls, giving Prometheus a chance to take the win with 9.3 minutes left. But Prometheus’ final drive ended in ingloriously with a fumbled pass by Hale, with the score still at 92-93.

The quarters: 24-21, 34-47, 59-73, 92-93

The match statistics