Colossus for a quartet! Armed with their excellent defense, the Rodites defeated Aris (77-64) for the 16th game of the Stoiximan Basket League and went up to 10-5.
Top for Kantzouris’s team Miller (17 points, 11 rebounds), Pot (10 points, 7 assists) and Momirov (14 points).
On the other, for the Thessalonianswho fell to 6-9, rescued Cowan (24 points) and Hanlan (20 points, 9 rebounds).
The match
The hosts started better and took a small lead (7-2 in 3 ‘), but then indulged in a series of wrong actions and misplaced attempts. With Hanlan taking the lead offensively, Aris ran a partial score of 12-4 and closed the first ten minutes at +3 (13-16).
The Thessalonians continued their crescendo and with a series of 11-0, shot at +9 (20-29) in the middle of the 2nd period. Nevertheless, the Colossus reacted with pluralism in scoring, achieving 14-3 and regaining the lead in the final of the half (34-32).
Both teams kept pace in the first minutes of the 3rd period, with the Rodites having a slight lead. With Floyd entering the equation aggressively, Kantzouris’s players ran 9-2 and gained a double-digit difference (54-44 in 26 ‘). On the other hand, Cowan took the lead and kept Aris upright, reducing it to -6 (58-52) at the end of the quarter.
At the start of the 4th period, the “sea” regained their double-digit difference (64-54 in 32 ‘) with the tall ones giving solutions under the racket. The Thessalonians reacted and reduced (64-59 in 35 ‘), however at that point Miller and Momirov took action, who executed the guests and led the Colossus to a comfortable victory (77-64).
The quarters: 13-16, 34-32, 58-52, 77-64.
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