Mars did not even against Hamburg, after losing 90-88 in the extension (K. 84-84) for the 17th match of the second group of Eurocup and remained definitively in the final position of the group with 3-14, in view of the latter. Racing next week.
The match was dramatic all the time, with the lead alternating in the four minutes and Cuat equalizing the “dead” clash in the extra five minutes, where Lotier defeated Cooper in their personal duel.
The leaders of the Germans were Inei with 25, Cuat with 19 and 13 points with 13 points. For the “yellow”, Cooper with 19, Gouzelis, Willis with 12 and Hodge with 11 points.
The two teams did not find solutions at the start of the extra five minutes, but Cooper gave Mars before Lotier made it 85-86. The lead began to alternate steadily with the right choices within the two rackets and Lotier being the only one to find solutions for the Germans. Cooper did what he wanted on the rival racket and maintained the lead, but Lotie’s three-pointer made it 88-89 at 1’17” and then the “yellow” lost three consecutive three-pointers before Kuat with one shot formed the final 88-90.
The quarters: 22-19, 43-45, 63-62, 84-84, 88-90
The statistics
Source: Sport Fm
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