AEK Betsson BC bent the Lavrio and locked the Final Eight with polyphony and terrible Kuzminskas!

A place in this year’s Final Eight of the Greek Cup secured on Saturday night (21/12) h AEK Betsson BC!

Having many different protagonists, but also excellent percentages in two-pointers (32-44, 72%), “Union” prevailed with score 97-86 of Lavrio on leave due to suspension “Sunel Arena” for matchday 11 and closed the first round of Stoiximan GBL in a positive way!

Leading the way for the winners, who climbed to 5th place with a 6-5 record, was Kuzminskas with 25 points and 5 rebounds, while valuable help was also provided by the double-digit players Hamp (16 points, 9 assists), Bryce (15 points), Gray (11 points) and Hunter (10 points).

For the visitors who fell to 8th place and 4-7, the standouts were Muratos and Koniaris with 19 and 18 points respectively.

The match:

The pace of the match was stormy in the first quarter, with both teams putting a lot of emphasis on scoring and their offensive game, having high success rates. OR AEK Betsson BC it was she who entered the match better and led 9-5 and 13-10 shortly after, thanks to her versatility in attack. With Wahab’s baskets and Murat’s three-pointer, the Laurel overtook for the first time in the score (14-17) in the 6th minute, a lead that it kept until 21-24, before the “Union” with an outburst by Kuzminskas in the finale, closed the quarter with short head (29-28);

With baskets by Vaughn, Koniaris and Forrest, the guests again took the upper hand in the score (31-35) at the beginning of the second period, even reaching at +7 (31-37) with two points by Muratos in the 13th minute! Hale and Kuzminskas they had the answer, with each of the two scoring seven points for AEK 45-44 at 17′! Lavrio found a score with Wahab and Murato (45-47), with Hab na it reads 47-47 at halftime at the last minute.

The scene was different in the second half, with the “yellow and black” putting their foot on the “gas” at the beginning of the third period and building significant differences. With a quick 9-0 run where four different players scored, the “Union” went up 56-47 at 21′, and three minutes later, with Bryce and Gray in the foreground, it reached at +12 and 64-52. Koniaris and Mouratos attacked Lavrio aggressively, however, AEK managed with Hamp and Golden to reach +13 (71-58), before the guests “nibbled” the difference to 9 at the end of the quarter (76-67).

Somehow, Dragan Sakota’s team entered the fourth and final period with a significant safety “cushion”. A difference that proved to be enough to earn him a pink card as he never allowed the visitors to get closer than 6 points at quarter time, taking the win with final 97-86.

The quarters: 29-28, 47-47, 76-67, 97-86.

See here the statistics of the match.