With… a Greek civil war, the curtain falls on the round of 16 in this year’s Basketball Champions League!
AEK Betsson and Prometheus of Patras they face Ano Liosion in the closed game (19:30, Cosmote Sport 4, sport-fm.gr) for the last match of the 12th group and in a match with a one-sided score motivation, since the Patrinos need the victory to qualify for the quarterfinals of the organization, while the Union has already been excluded.
No win (0/5) so far n Join, disappointed with its presence in the “16” phase, remaining in last place and having lost all hope of qualification early on. Last week he fought it, but was defeated 100-89 in Spain and at the home of the champion Murcia, while last Saturday (16/3) he made a reaction, winning (90-82) at the home of Amarousi and rising to sixth place of the Stoiximan Basket League. Ilias Zouros will not have Morgan, Tilman and Flionis at his disposal again, who remain injured.
On the other hand, Mr Prometheus with a win, it ensures its presence in the quarter-finals of this year’s BCL, while it can qualify even in case of defeat, if at the same time Hapoel Holon does not manage to beat the definitely first, Murcia, with the match between them taking place at the same time as the one that will took place in Ano Liosia.
In the previous matchday, his team Elias Papatheodorou squandered a chance to clinch the title, coming close to a win but eventually falling to a narrow 93-92 home loss to Hapoel Holon despite an impressive showing from Cowan, who finished with 30 points, 8 assists and 4 rebounds . Last Saturday (16/3) Prometheus struggled a lot, but finally won 84-79 over Kolossos Rhodes in overtime (75-75 regular time), ensuring its presence in the top four of the Stoiximan Basket League.
Tonight will be the fourth meeting between AEK and Prometheus this season, with the Patrinos having done 3/3. Initially, last December they won 100-95 for the championship, while for the second round they were victorious (91-87) from Ano Liosia, while in the match between them for the BCL, Prometheus had celebrated the victory with 80-79!
Source: Sport Fm
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