AEK was again imposed with hero Hale and Prometheus got the great qualification to the BCL quarterfinals!

She left home with a much-needed win AEK Betsson and celebrated his historic qualification to the quarterfinals of the Basketball Champions League o Prometheus!

The natives were in control of the match, creating double-digit differences in their favor until the fourth period, while the home team made their counterattack, getting closer to the point (63-64) three minutes before the end. However, at that point in the match he took action Hunter Halewho with his 9 consecutive points when the ball… was on fire, gave the visitors the victory with 79-67!

The game was stopped for a few minutes with 7:13 left in the final, after Agravanis fouled Chrysikopoulos. The Prometheus player fell to the floor and there was a lot of tension, with objects being thrown towards the visitors’ bench, who left for the changing room, only to return several minutes later to resume the match.

Thus, after the final 79-67, Prometheus went up to 4-2 and qualified as second in the three-way tie, after Hapoel Holon defeated Murcia. On the other hand, AEK fought it, but finished the round of 16 with the unflattering 0-6.

Absolute champion for the winners o Hale (29 points with 6/12 two-pointers, 3/8 three-pointers and 8/8 shots) while he had as a worthy supporter Etsenike (double-double with 14 points and 11 rebounds). On the other hand, for AEK they stood out Kuzminskas (15p, 8 rib) and Agravanis (13pts, 7 rebs).

The match

The match started with Prometheus not being able to score in the first two minutes of the game, giving AEK the right to take a 4-0 lead, while Patrinoi responded with a short 5-0 run, taking their first lead with Hale, Chrysikopoulos and Stevens. THE Hatzidakis quickly reached 4 personal points, putting the home team in front again (6-5), while with consecutive three-pointers from Koniari and Chrysikopoulos, Prometheus overtook 11-6. The two teams lacked rhythm offensively and missed goals, with Prometheus remaining without a point in the last five minutes of the first period, which ended with AEK having the minimum lead (12-11).

With Kuzminskas scoring 6 consecutive points, AEK led 14-11 at the start of the second quarter, but then the Hale and Reynolds they hit 3-pointers and Prometheus went on a 10-0 run, going ahead for the first time with +7 (14-21). The hosts responded with their own 10-0 run, taking the lead again (24-21), while the visitors “ran” a new run of their own with Hale as their star, who reached 11 personal points, sending the team in the locker room with a lead of two points, after o Hall reduced to 29-31 shortly before the end, with AEK’s first accurate three-pointer (1/7) in the match.

AEK scored on only two Agravanis shots in the first 3.5 minutes of the third period, with Prometheus taking advantage of the opportunity to go on a 10-2 run, escaping with +8 (33-41). Karabelas hit AEK’s second 3-pointer of the night to cut the deficit to 36-41 and McRae became double-digit for 38-42, but then the home team “froze” offensively again, giving the guests the right to make a double-digit difference for the first time (38-48). THE Stevens with a basket and a foul he made it 44-55, while Kouseloglou reduced the score with two shots 44-55 of the third period.

Hale with a big three-pointer brought Prometheus back to +10 (50-60), while with 7 minutes left to go, Agravanis made the unsportsmanlike foul on Chrysikopoulos, in the phase that caused the great tension and the stoppage. With the continuation of the action, AEK made a 12-0 run with Agravanis as the protagonist, reducing to a point (63-64), but at that point the improbable took action Halewho scored back-to-back three-pointers and a foul basket, leading his team to the big win with 79-67 and in the historic qualification!

The quarters: 12-11, 29-31, 46-55, 67-79

The match statistics