Impressive Prometheus subdued Ares and made the step for the semi-finals!

With versatility in attack and having control throughout the match, o Prometheus defeated 79-60 him Mars and made it 1-0 in the Stoiximan Basket League Playoffs series.

With 11/36 three-pointers the match was finished by the Patrinos, who had him as their top scorer Hamilton with 14 p. From 1 p.m. had the Reynolds and Etzenike, while 12 p. added the Hale.

Of the “yellows”, he stood out Galinat with 17 points.

The second match of the series is scheduled for next Monday (20/5, 20:15)at ‘Nick Galis Hall’.

The match

Explosive start from Prometheus, who initially escaped to 14-2, while even reaching +13 (18-5), in the first five minutes. Aris’ reaction came with back-to-back three-pointers from Galinat and Stark (18-14), with Patrinos responding in the last three minutes and ending the first period at +9 (25-16).

Etzenike and Cowan sent the home team back to +11 (31-20) in the first three minutes of the second period. From that point on, the “yellows” were very tight defensively and with correct choices in the attack, brought the match to a draw (35-35), at 18′. In the remaining time, only Etsenike scored, who made it 37-35 in the first half.

A better start from Prometheus in the second half as well, with Bazina and Chrysikopoulos sending him to +7 (44-37) and having control, the difference escaped again to +11 (54-43), at 27′. In the last minutes, more defenses spoke, with the Patrinos closing the third period at +9 (55-46).

With the “hot” Reynolds and Cowan and their series of three-pointers, the home team entered the fourth quarter with a lot of power, jumping the difference to +18 (67-49), at 33′. From that point on, the Patrinos were in control, even reaching +20 (76-56) and taking the victory with the final 79-60.

The quarters: 25-16, 37-35, 55-46, 79-60

See the match statistics here