After three closed ten minutes, the Mars caught fire in the fourth and crashed 91-73 the AEKsurpassing and -1 of the defeat in Ano Liossia.
Now, both teams are in 7-9 in the Stoiximan Basket League, with the “yellows” excelling in the tie.
Five players from the whole of Kastritis had a double-digit number of points, with Kawan being the top scorer with 21 points. At 16p. Netzipoglou stopped, with Juston making a double-double with 15 points. and 12 rebounds. Also, Hanlan and Lockett had from 14p. and 13p. respectively.
From the “Union”, the Rautins and Pappas with 18p. and 17p. respectively.
The match
Explosive start from Aris, who led 7-0 in the first two minutes. Then, AEK responded with baskets through the racket, but Kawan’s three-pointers kept the hosts steady at +6 (15-9), until 5 ‘. From that point on, the “Union” tightened defensively and with Pappas and Colom made a partial score of 1-10 for +3 (16-19), in 7 ‘. From that point on, the guests took “fire” outside the 6.75m., Reaching +9 (19-28), with the end of the first period finding them in their favor 30-22.
With a lot of good defenses that forced AEK to make mistakes and with Netzipoglou and Hanlan in front attacking, Aris made a series of 12-0 for overtaking (34-30), in the first five minutes of the first period. Petropoulos ‘three-pointer “detached” the guests, with the players of Kastritis running on the open field and escaping at +9 (44-35), in 17’. However, in the last three minutes, the “Union” took out defenses and cut the difference (44-41), at the end of the first half.
The hungry Cowan pushed Mars to an individual score of 9-3 at the beginning of the second half, for the new +9 (53-44). AEK’s reaction came with Pappas and thus reduced to -3 (56-53), in 25 ‘. Since then, the pace of the match has slowed, as both played hard, with the hosts firmly in the lead, but with offensive rebounds and three-pointers by Rautins and Pappas, Deda’s team remained close to the end of the third period (62-59). ).
Aris started in the fourth quarter with tremendous energy in the defense, who ran in many surprises and with a series of 14-0, escaped to +17 (76-59), in 33 ‘. Then, Hanlan entered the… equation, with the difference being shot at +23 (85-62), at 36 ‘. In the remaining minutes, the “yellows” managed and took the victory with the final 91-73.
The ten minutes: 22-30, 44-41, 62-59, 91-73
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