He bent his resistance Amarousiou in Rhodes and… waits to find out if he will finish sixth in the regular season of the Stoiximan Basket League o Colossus!
Kuro Segura’s team started the match impressively and had big margins in their favor for most of the match, but saw Maroussi come back in the fourth period and get within shooting distance (80-78). However, a big three-pointer by Billis entering the “final stretch” of the match, put her ahead 83-78, finally reaching the victory with 89-85.
Now, the Colossus ascended to 9-13 and wants a defeat of PAOK at the home of Karditsa (20:15), so as to finish sixth. If the Thessalonians get the victory, then AEK Betsson will be in sixth place, winning the three-way tie. On the other hand, Vetoula’s team fell to 7-15 and is in 10th place.
Top for the winners were Godlock (21p), Situ (19p, 9rib) and Poley (12p), while for Marousi they stood out Briscoe and Nikolaidiswho scored 18 points each.
The match
Kolossos entered the floor more focused, taking a 7-0 lead on a 3-pointer by Polley and with Maroussi not scoring a single point in the first 2:20, until Radulitsa… broke the pomegranate. Petropoulos and Polei gave the hosts their first double-digit lead (12-2), with the impressive streak of the Rodites reaching an emphatic 21-2! With five straight by Nikolaidis, Maroussi cut to 21-7, while Polley reached 8 personal points, shaping the 23-7 of the first period.
The visitors continued to struggle too much on offense, with Colossos keeping their foot off the gas, running away with a 29-10 lead thanks to baskets by Goudlock and Brajkovic. The difference in favor of Kolossos remained close to the edges of 20 points, with Maroussi reducing for 44-29 of the first half, thanks to a 7-2 run.
The image of the guests is better with the return of the two teams from the locker room, they reduced to 51-43 with consecutive three-pointers by Nikolaidis, but Kolossos responded with an 8-0 run, escaping again with +16 (59-43). Goudlock with five consecutive points made it 64-47, while Radulica scored six of his for 64-51, but then he unsportsmanlike fouled Brajkovic and the Colossus entered the fourth period leading by 68-52.
Led by Briscoe, who made a 3-pointer and a foul to cut the deficit to 73-60 early in the fourth quarter, Maroussi launched a sustained counterattack, going on a 23-10 run and getting within shooting distance (78-75). However, entering the “final straight” Billis hit a big three-pointer, putting the hosts ahead 83-78, who at that point practically “locked” the victory, with the final 89-85.
The quarters: 23-7, 44-29, 68-52, 89-85
The match statistics
Source: Sport Fm
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