It was imposed on her Fenerbahce and Olympiacos won the Crete tournament!
In a friendly that resembled an official game, with very strong defenses, a lot of tension and technical penalties, the “red and whites” saw their opponent have the lead for most of the match and lead by 12 points in the third period, but eventually they managed to make the coup and celebrate the victory with 73-70thanks to their excellent defensive operation and a big 3-pointer by Dorsey in the last second!
Thus, Olympiacos won this year’s Crete International Basketball Tournament, having as their top team in the final Dorsey (15p), Vezenkov (15p) and Wright (12p), while for Fener they stood out Hayes-Davis (16π) and Wilbekin (12p).
The match:
The match started with Giorgos Bartzokas choosing Goss, Fournier, Papanikolaou, Vezenkov and Wright in his starting five and with Sasha coming in “hot”, scoring two baskets for 4-2. Fener responded with a 5-0 run, taking the lead for the first time (4-7), while Fournier reduced the score with a well-placed three-pointer from the corner. Hall answered immediately with his own three-pointer for 7-10, while a little later Vezenkov tied the game at 10-10, having 8 of the 10 points of the “red and whites”. The first period ended with Vildosa scoring five consecutive points and Olympiakos having the smallest lead (15-14).
With Walkup, Vildosa, Dorsey, Peters and Petrusev, the Peraites started the second quarter, with Fener leading 15-19 thanks to a three-pointer by Mahmutoglu and a beautiful hook by the former “red and white”, Kem Birch, while Petrusev with shots and Dorsey with three points, put them ahead of Olympiakos again (20-19). Somewhere in there, Fener went on a 12-2 run, getting outscored 33-24, while Barzoka’s team struggled a lot in their attacks, closing the first half with just 7/24 2-pointers, while he also had 6 assists to the Turkish team’s 12. , which went into the locker room leading 34-29.
At the beginning of the third quarter, Hayes Davis took action for Fener, who with two consecutive three-pointers put his team at +11 (33-44), while Dorsey and Vezenkov, with a surprise three-pointer, reduced the score to 38-44. Vezenkov fouled Hayes Davis’ 3-point attempt and received a technical penalty after strongly protesting, with the Fener man making all 4 shots for the maximum Turkish lead (+12, 38-50). Olympiacos responded with an 8-0 run in less than a minute, reducing the score to 46-50! However, Saras’ team again found the solutions and the way to regain a “safety lead” before the end of the period, going ahead with 50-57.
The fourth quarter began with Dorsey reaching 10 personal points, reducing to 56-59, while Mahmutoglu immediately answered for 56-62. Petrusev with his own three-pointer made it 61-64 and Dorsey with two shots made the match entering its final stretch a derbara. With back-to-back big defenses, Olympiacos took the momentum, eventually managing to get the win 73-70, thanks to a big 3-pointer by Dorsey with one second left!
The quarters: 15-14, 29-34, 50-57, 73-70
Live of the match from sport-fm.gr
Source: Sport Fm
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