In one of the best matches of the season in this year’s Stoiximan Basket League, o Mars he was the one who… endured until the end won in overtime 89-85 him Prometheusequating to 1-1 the series between them in the Playoffs.
The “yellows” were superior for most of the match, throwing the difference in their favor even at +26 (68-42), at 28′. However, from that point onwards, Patrinoi made the big counterattack and sent the match to extra five minutes with Hunter Hale’s buzzer beater from almost centerwith which the 76-76 of normal duration!
Top of his team Yannis Kastritis was the Silvio De Souza with 23 points and 12 rebounds, while another 16p. added the Ronnie Harrellalong with 7 rebounds.
From Prometheus, the Hunter Hale and Bryce Hamilton with 18p. and 16p. respectively.
The match
Derby was one of the first possessions of the match, with the two teams keeping pace with the score (16-16), until the 8th minute. However, in the last two minutes Aris tightened its defense and with Bohorides and Harel closed the first period at +5 (21-16).
The hosts were in control at the beginning of the second quarter as well, with De Souza and Toliopoulos sending them to +7 (28-21), at 13′. The answer of the Patrinas came from Etsenike and Cowan, bringing the match to the basket (30-28), but the “yellows” reacted and with Harel and Katsiveli took the reins again and went to the locker room with +8 (41-33) .
Explosive start and storming from Aris in the second half with protagonists Gallinat and De Souza, who pushed him to individual scores of 13-2, for +19 (54-35), in the first four minutes. The players of Yannis Kastritis continued at the same frenetic pace and with baskets in the open court they shot the difference to +26 (68-42), in the 28th minute. In the remaining time, nothing changed dramatically, with the “yellows” closing the third period at +23 (68-45).
Aris entered the fourth quarter very sluggishly, making easy mistakes, with Prometheus taking advantage of it and with forwards Hale and Hamilton making individual scores of 2-15 and reducing the difference (70-60), until the 35th minute. The “yellows” broke away with Stark’s shots, but with Cowan and Hale’s three-pointers, the Patrinos went on an 8-0 run and got even closer (72-68), in the 38th minute. With a three-pointer by Stark, the hosts got a new “breath”, but Hamilton brought the match to the basket (75-73), 42” before the end. Missed 3-pointers by Toliopoulos and Hale followed, with the former winning shots at 4.2”, making 1/2 from the line, but Hale hitting a buzzer beater from near center to send the game into overtime, setting up 76-76!
With De Souza as the protagonist, Aris escaped to +4 (82-78) at the beginning of the extra five minutes, with Promethea responding with a 5-0 run for the lead (82-83), in the 43rd minute. The Angolan center put the “yellows” in front again (85-83), with Karagiannidis equalizing (85-85), in the 44th minute. Toliopoulos then won an unsportsmanlike foul before the rebound by putting in the shot, then made it 2/2 on another foul called on him, sending the home team to +3 (88-85). Galinat’s steal on Hale followed, with Toliopoulos making a 1/2 from the line, for +4 (89-85), with 3.5” left, shaping the final score.
The quarters: 21-16, 41-33, 68-45, 76-76 ff., 89-85 par.
See the match statistics here
Source: Sport Fm
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