Historic comeback and victory for Maroussi! 5,326 days after their last game in the final phase of European competition, the northern suburbs team played at St. Thomas’ Indoors against Norrkapping and defeated it 99-80 for the first matchday of its groups FIBA Europe Cup.
The entirety of it Nikos Vetoula he did not enter the match well and found himself behind early with -11 (8-19), but he gradually started to find a rhythm and managed to turn the match around before the break (44-43). In the second half, he took over Ishmael Sanogowho made a terrific appearance and sealed Amarousi’s victory.
His former forward Mars he stayed in the “shallows” in the first part, but in the second he led the hosts and scored in total 29 points (24 in the second half), while they followed him with 14 o Haris Yiannopoulosthe 13th Radulica, Fredrickson and 11 o Reynolds.
Amarousi’s next obligation to Europe Cup next Wednesday (16/10), when he will face the Sambah in Azerbaijan. In between, she will play with him Colossus in Agios Thomas on Saturday (12/10) for the championship.
The match
Maroussi took a 2-0 lead with a Langewein basket, while Reynolds’ fadeaway made it 4-0 for the hosts. Tyus scored the visitors’ first basket from the height of the shot (4-2), while Hunter equalized from close range to make it 4-4. Tyus gave the first lead to Norrköping (4-6), but Stove put Maroussi back in front with a three-pointer (7-6). Cole made a shot (7-7) and Tyus three-pointer from the corner for 7-10. THE Forsling he nailed impressively taking the foul (7-12), before Love scored the double score for the Swedes (7-14). Green continued the visitors’ good period (7-16) and forced Vetula into a hasty timeout (7-16). After his three shots Greenthe difference became double digits (8-19), before o Radulitsa reduce closely with consecutive baskets (12-19). The Serbian with two shots further reduced the difference (14-19) before the end of the first quarter.
At the beginning of the second period, Yiannopoulos brought Maroussi even closer with a layup (16-19), but Tyus cut off his streak (16-22) with a three-pointer. THE Nikolaidis he took the awesome assist of Tanoulis and reduced (18-22), while Fridriksson with a nice move signed the 20-22. Hampton made a difficult basket (20-24), but Langewein and Sanogo tied the game with back-to-back baskets for the hosts (24-24). Love with an offensive rebound made it 24-26, with the Sanogo to put Marousi in front (27-26). Langewein in transition made it 29-26 with a close finish, but Cole responded with a three-pointer to tie the game. Fridriksson and Langewein brought the yellow and black to +4 (33-29), but the Swedes took the lead again with Shuberg and Green (33-34). Hampton made a difficult shot (33-36) and Hunter made it 33-38 from close range. THE Langewein wrote 35-38, while two-shot Reynolds wrote 42-41. The first half ended with a score of 44-43 in favor of the home team.
In the second part, Yiannopoulos and Hunter they exchanged points for 46-45, while with a mid-range shot he wrote 50-45. Fridriksson with a difficult goal foul brought Marousi to +7 for the first time (52-45), with Markus Tyus responding in the same way (52-48). THE Sanogo he made a difficult three-pointer, while a little later he nailed impressively for the biggest difference up to that point (59-50). The visitors answered with a quick 4-0 (59-54), but the Sanogo he was on fire and wrote 62-54. Tyus made a difficult basket and foul but missed the shot (62-56), with Sanogo to nail impressively in transition (64-56). The third period ended with a score of 68-62 in favor of Amarousi, with Hunter beating the clock from close range for the guests.
At the beginning of the fourth period, Green made a difficult three-pointer and reduced (68-65) for Norrköping, with Radulica answering for 70-65. The formidable Sanogo stole and scored taking the foul (73-65), while Radulitsa scored the first double-digit difference for Marousi (75-65). THE Sanogo made a big 3-pointer from the corner (80-71), with Devonte Green cutting it with shots (80-73). Yiannopoulos scored an important three-pointer from the corner (83-73), while Fredrickson sent Maroussi to +13 with his own long shot (86-73). THE Sanogo he continued to “shoot” from everywhere and made another three-pointer for 91-77. From then on, the guests had no reaction and Marousi took the victory.
The quarters: 14-19, 44-43, 68-62, 99-80
Detailed match statistics here
Source: Sport Fm
I am currently a news writer for News Bulletin247 where I mostly cover sports news. I have always been interested in writing and it is something I am very passionate about. In my spare time, I enjoy reading and spending time with my family and friends.
