He broke the resistance of quality Tenerife in the closed “Andreas Papandreou” and took advantage of the defeat of Hapoel Jerusalem by Karsigiaka, celebrating the historic qualification to the quarterfinals of this year’s BCL the Pigeon bwin!
In a match that was a derby throughout, Vassilis Spanoulis’ side showed character and rose to the occasion, celebrating the great victory with 90-82 and finishing in second place in their group, taking advantage of the Israelis’ 98-87 defeat at the home of the indifferent Karsijaka.
Leading the way for the triumphants, who began their group duties with three consecutive defeats but managed to overturn all odds by qualifying, the Kenny Williams (18p with 3/5 three-pointers), Kaselakis (18p), Ragland (double-double with 15 points and 14 assists) and Mitrou-Long (12p), while for Tenerife they performed impressive performances Huertas (31p) and Guy (26p).
Now, Peristeri bwin will know the team they will face in the “8”, in the draw that will take place on Thursday (21/3).
The match
The match started with Kenny Williams and Mitrou-Long hitting 3-pointers, putting Peristeri bwin ahead 6-2, while the former quickly reached 6 personal points, scoring with a basket and a foul for 12-8. The home team kept the slight advantage in their favor, until the Spaniards tied it at 19-19 with a three-pointer and a foul by Doornekampwhile they also took their first lead in the match (21-23), with the first period ending with Mitrou-Long to score with a difficult shot from the height of the shots, for the 28-24.
The second period was also completely balanced, with neither team managing to build a big lead in their favor. However, Vassilis Spanoulis’ players continued to find solutions in their attacks, with Lov making it 30-26, while Tenerife remained within striking distance, with the multi-experienced star Marcelino Huertas. The two teams continued to go hand-in-hand in the scoring, with the home team going into the locker room with a four-point lead (50-46).
Picking up where he left off before retiring to the bench, Huertas scored to start the third period to make it 50-48, but Peristeri bwin went on a short 6-0 run, escaping for the first time in the match with a +8 (56 -48). THE Guy hit a three-pointer after an offensive rebound on a missed shot, reducing it to 56-52 for the visitors, Kaselakis answered for 61-54, while with a wonderful alley-oop cooperation Ragland with Thompson, Peristeri bwin escaped with 63-54. But with consecutive 3-pointers by Guy and Huertas, Tenerife came close again (63-60), while the third quarter ended with the score at 68-66.
The home team scored offensively at the start of the fourth quarter, scoring only three points in the first 4.5 minutes and allowing their opponent to take a 73-71 lead. THE Kaselakis with a big three-pointer he put his team back in the driver’s seat (78-76), while with 3:30 left in the final, Peristeri bwin tied his defense, finding points with surprises and shots, for the 84 -78. THE Williams with his own three-pointer he reached 18 and practically “locked” the great victory for his team, with the final 90-82 to give qualification to the western suburbs team!
The quarters: 28-24, 50-46, 68-66, 90-82
The match statistics
Source: Sport Fm
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