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“Bound” Peristeri bwin in overtime and Prometheus enters the playoffs

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“Bend” it Pigeon bwin in overtime for the last matchday of the Top 6 of the Stoiximan Basket League o Prometheus!

Although the two teams had no score motivation, they fought for the victory and offered a good spectacle to the closed “Andreas Papandreou”, with the Patrians finally managing to celebrate the marginal victory with 94-92while Etsenike tied the game with a buzzer-beater at 82-82, sending the match into overtime!

Thus, both teams finished the regular season with records 16-11 and with Peristeri bwin winning the tie, while both are now preparing for their obligations in the playoffs (Peristeri bwin will face Kolossos and Prometheus against Aris).

Leading for the winners in the match are Hale (23π) and Etsenike (18p), while for Spanoulis’ team, their efforts were not enough Ragland (31p) and love (18p).

The match


The game was even for the first 3.5 minutes, with the two teams going hand-in-hand in the score until 9-10, before Chrysikopoulos and Koniaris scored back-to-back 3-pointers, giving Prometheus a 16-9 lead. Having gained the momentum, the Patrinos then imposed their tempo and closed the first quarter having scored 35 points (20-35), with perfect accuracy rates and 5/6 three-pointers!

Stephens put Prometheus ahead by +17 (20-37) at the start of the second quarter, but the bwin Pigeon found a reaction and responded with a 14-0 run to get within shooting range (34-37), and even reached the tie (40-40), thanks to consecutive three-pointers from Love and Dangubic. However, it was Prometheus who finished the first half better, going into the dressing room ahead with 51-43thanks to 3-pointers by Reynolds, Hale and a 2-pointer by Stephens.

The hosts did not manage to score a single point in the first three minutes of the third period, allowing the guests to lead 43-54, while the two teams “cold” offensively and the baskets came with the… dropper. Prometheus kept the lead close to 10 points, with Reynolds laying up the lead. 57-68seconds before the end of the quarter.

The bwin Dove entered the fourth quarter with a 12-2 run to close within a point (69-70), Hale gave Prometheus a breather to make it 69-72, but Ragland and Thompson put the hosts ahead for the first time after 3-2 (73-72). Entering the “final stretch” of the match, Mitrou-Long and Hamilton hit consecutive three-pointers for 76-78 and the Ragland he equalized 40” before the final and gave the lead to Peristeri bwin with his big three-pointer with 21” on the clock. THE Williams had a chance to give his team the win but missed a crucial shot, allowing Etsenike to equate to 82-82 with a buzzer-beater, sending the game into overtime!

There, Ragland continued to star for the bwin Dove, scoring back-to-back baskets for an 86-82 lead, but Etzenike and Cowan tied the game again, Hale put Prometheus ahead 93-88 and Ragland’s 3-pointer made it 91 -93, before Koniaris shaped the final 92-94 with a well-aimed shot.

The quarters: 20-35, 43-51, 57-68, 82-82, 92-94 in overtime

The match statistics

Source: Sport Fm

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