Peristeri couldn’t stand it in the second half and is waiting for Tortona for a rematch

He fought hard but couldn’t take it Dove. His team George Limniatis lost 69-59 to Tortona at Pala Ferraris for their first play-in game Basketball Champions League. Now, he will look for the answer to rematch in one week (14/01, 19:30) to even the series and send it to a third game in Italy.

The “blue and yellow” got into the game very well and played an excellent first half, even reaching up to +12 (25-37). From then on, however, they ran out of strength, they barely put in 20 points throughout the second half and were eventually beaten comfortably, but showing that they have the potential to challenge for the series. It is worth noting that the visitors lined up in this game without the injured, Vangelis Zougri, Tobin Carberry and Stelios Poulianitis.

Peristeri’s first scorer with 17 points was CJ Harriswhile excellent with 9 points, 4 rebounds and 5 assists was o Neokles Avdalas. 9 points were also scored by Chris Coffeywho collected 6 rebounds, while 8 points were scored by Chad Brown. Of the Italians, he stood out with 16 points and 9 assists Tommy Cuse.

The match

The Dove entered the match strongly and after a “recognition” period quickly found himself at +6 with their leaders Pope and Harris (6-12). Tortona responded and managed to tie the match Weems and Billiga (16-16), but o Abdala took action and signed 18-21 of the first quarter. In the second period, the good period of the “blue and yellow” continued, as Coffey and Harris brought them to +10 (20-30). The western suburbs team went as far as +12 (25-37), before the Italians closed to within 6 (31-37) before halftime.

Giorgos Limniatis’ team didn’t get off to a good start in the second half, allowing a quick 8-0 run to put them behind (39-37), thanks to baskets from Strautins, Severini and Vital. Peristeri was without a point for five minutes, but managed to take out the defenses and not let Tortona escape, with Harris putting the visitors back in front again (41-42). Nevertheless, with Baldasso… bombing the Greek team’s basket, the third period ended 53-47.

In the fourth period, Peristeri’s “downhill” continued, as Tortona with Tommy Kuze and Ismael Kamagate he found the solutions he was looking for, while keeping the Limniatis team very low. The final score was 69-59, with the home team taking the win despite being down -12 in the first half.

The quarters: 18-21, 31-37, 53-47, 69-59

Detailed match statistics here