He made a save in this year’s BCL with a commanding victory over her Manisa the Dove!
Giorgos Limniatis’ team put in an excellent performance on both sides of the floor, found themselves leading by double digits in their favor from the first period and finally celebrated the victory with 90-78against the Turkish team which until today was undefeated in the tournament!
Thus, Peristeri improved its record to 1-3at the same time covering the difference by which he had been defeated in Turkey (79-77), while he kept alive his hopes of qualifying for the next phase. For the next matchday, it will host FMP Belgrade (3/12).
Top for the winners o Jarrell Eddywho scored 27 points on 8/14 3-pointers, also had 6 assists, 5 rebounds and 3 steals, while also in double figures were Carberry (14π) and Priest (11p). On the other hand, Ekontas stood out for Manisa, with 16 points
The match:
The match started with Eddie “hot” and with Peristeri having 3/3 three-pointers in the first minutes, taking a 9-5 lead, while Coffey and Carberry put the home team at +6 (13-7). Sonsirma cut it to 13-10, but Giorgos Limniatis’ team continued to have an excellent 3-point shooting percentage (5/7), with Eddy and Carberry making it 19-10! Peristeri continued to present an excellent face on defense and offense, and after taking its first double-digit lead (21-10) with Eddy to reach 12 personal points from very early on, he closed the first period with 6/11 three-pointers, 11/18 two-pointers and being ahead with 28-15!
The three-point storm of Peristeri continued at the beginning of the second quarter, with Priest to score six straight points for 34-15, while Manisa went 2.5 minutes without a basket, before finally cutting it to 34-18 on a 3-pointer by White. However, at that point the home team got stuck offensively, going without a point for nearly 4 minutes and allowing the visitors to go on a 7-0 run to cut the deficit to 34-22. Pope provided the solution again, making it 37-22 with his third 3-pointer of the period, before Manisa fought back to cut it to 42-39, before Patton to frame with a basket and foul it 45-39 of the first half.
Eddy continued to be “hot” in the third period as well, giving Peristeri a “safety” lead again (52-39) with consecutive baskets, while Carberry and Patton continued to provide solutions offensively, keeping their team in the driver’s seat! Poulianitis with a three-pointer made it 65-48, while Zougris with two shots formed the 67-53 of the third quarter.
Zougris and Abdala they made it 73-57 at the beginning of the fourth period, while o Eddy reached 24 personal points with his seventh three-pointer of the evening, for 79-63! Peristeri never lost control of the match, never allowing the visitors to get close, eventually cruising to a comfortable victory with 90-78.
The quarters: 28-15, 45-39, 67-53, 90-78
The match statistics
Source: Sport Fm
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