“Executive” Sherman and a huge victory for Lavrio against Panionios in overtime!

Celebrate the thriller with Panionio and took his first win at this year’s Stoiximan GBL Laurel!

Having him Sherman on a terrible night, Costa Mexa’s team prevailed 84-80 of Panionio in extensionafter 72-72 at the end of the normal duration of the lopsided encounter, taking its first victory in this year’s championship, after four consecutive unsuccessful attempts.

So, it went up to 1-4catching Maroussi, Karditsa and Kolossos in the standings, while Panionios fell to 3-2. Absolute protagonist for the winners o Sherman (21 points with 6/9 three-pointers), while they also stood out Muratos (15p, 8 assists), Griffin (12p) and Slater (11 points, 6 rebounds, 3 assists), while for the losers the top scorers were Smith (16π) and Noko (14pts, 9 rebs).

The match:



Nervous at the start of the match, both teams scored just two points in the first 2.5 minutes, while Lavrio started 0-6 from the field, giving Panionios the right to take an 8-2 lead, thanks to consecutive baskets by Tsalbouris ! The home team fought back, found a rhythm offensively and went on an 8-0 run in less than a minute to take a 10-8 lead, and with Wahab getting to 8 personal points early, it remained ahead 14-10. Talbouris reached 9 for Panionios, giving them a 19-18 lead, while the first period ended with the two teams tied 17-17.

The two teams continued to go hand-in-hand on the scoreboard in the second quarter, with Panionios passing the ball to the racket often and Lavrios improving his three-point percentage. The visitors escaped to +6 (32-38) thanks to consecutive baskets by Noko, Davis and Ghika, but the home team went ahead again with 39-38, before Noko made two shots of his 39-40 of the first half.

The image of the match did not change even in the third period, since neither team allowed their opponent to escape the score. With Murato and Slater finding a rhythm offensively, Lavrio led 48-44, but Panionios had an immediate answer with consecutive points from Wooldridge, while Kendall Smith with consecutive three-pointers put the visitors ahead 55-52. Lavrio went ahead again with 56-55, before Noko made from the line of shots the 56-59 of the third period.

Brown and Noko put Panionios back to +6 (56-62), while Lavrio put up just 2 points in the first 5 minutes of the fourth period, before Sherman and Muratos cut it to 63-64. The match continued to be a derby until its last seconds, with Brown to take an offensive rebound, to score by taking the foul, putting Panionios in front with 72-6925” before the end, but o Sherman tied it for Lavrio with a 3-pointer at 8.5′, while Canady missed his own shot from long range, sending the game into overtime. There, the hosts completed their great comeback, with Sherman to make another big three-pointer for 79-76, before the final 84-80!

The quarters: 17-17, 39-40, 56-59, 72-72, 84-80 in overtime

The match statistics