Defeat for Maroussi in Belgium

For one half, Maroussi struggled in Belgium, but in the second half, they lacked the offensive solutions, as a result, they were defeated by Charleroi 79-69, to experience their first defeat in the FIBA ​​Europe Cup and Group 7. Reynolds with 13 and Fredrickson with 12 saved for Nikos Vetoula’s team, unlike the hosts who had four in double figures.

Maroussi came into the game with a bang and took an 11-2 lead in the 3rd minute of the game, with many different sources of points on offense, but they quickly suffered a 10-0 run from the Belgian team. By the end of the first period, the lead had changed with two shots by Kobe Williams just before the first quarter expired, making it 19-18 for the home team.

The home team will take a four-point lead at the start of the second period, but Marucci with Stowe and Reynolds, but in the final three minutes, the home team will make a partial 11-3 to increase the difference to +6 in favor, before Fridriksson write 40-37 which was also the halftime score.

The 3rd period was also the damning one for Maroussi, after Charleroi gradually opened the gap, after finding solutions in the draw with the team from the northern suburbs being limited to harvesting 15 points, with Minchev doing the job at the end of the period, for the 63-52.

The Belgian team maintained this difference and even increased it a little after the middle of the last period, which reached +16, with Marousi just closing the gap for 79-69.

The quarters: 19-18, 40-37, 63-52, 79-69

The statistics