“Queen” in her … burning castle returned from -17 and qualified AEK’s “8”!

“Queen” in her … burning castle or AEK Betsson BC!

Against the adversity with the virus which has plagued several members of the group in the previous days, but also the fact that it was even found to -17 in the first quarterDragan Sakota’s team celebrated a huge overthrow on the Virzburg (84-77) In a terrible atmosphere in ‘Snel Arena’, locking and math Qualifying in the BCL quarter -finals!

Playing excellent defense in the last three minutes, accepting just 43 points (!), The “Union” has reached the coveted “4 out of 4” in the group, and now remains to secure the first place of the group, which will give it the advantage of a home to knockout in the “8”.

Top of the winners was the Dimitris Fliouis, With the leader of the “yellow -blacks” completing the match with 10 points, 5 rebounds 1 assists and 7 steals (!), With their Hunter Hale (23p., 6p), Golden (13p, 7p, 4s.) And Predress (11p, 6s., 4p) to follow in performance.

The match:

Something of the suffering of AEK from healing which has plagued many players in the team, something the amazing qualification (73.3% in the period) Virzburgthey brought the Greek team to chase from the start of the match. The Germans were shocking behind 6.75m. and with five apt three -pointers in the first few minutes of the match, preceded with 17-7. Hunter Hale’s entry gave an aggressive impetus to the “Union”, which was unable to stop the guests, who with two more three -pointers from Jackson and Minds, launched the difference. at +17 and 30-13 at 7 ‘ A Golden two -point and four shots of Hale, “rooted” the difference a little before Lewis in the finale set up 19-34 of the first period.

Completely different was the scenery in the second quarterwhere Dragan Sakota’s team played the basketball we are used to! Feeling more and more comfortable in the parquet and taking energy from her pressing and aggressive defense, she was able to re -enter the match. With Hale to score five points and Gray 4, ‘Union’ ran a quick 9-0 series for 28-36 at 12 ‘. Virzburg responded with her 5-0 series before the trio of Hale, Gray, Kouzeloglou and Golden, reduce and reduce and reduce another (36-43) at 18 ‘. Lewis and Selzas re-raised the difference at double-digit value (36-48), with the excellent Heil who with three shots in the final reached their 19 pointsto send the two groups to the locker room with The score at 39-48.

As in the first quarter, so in the third, the German team got better into the parquet and with the twin of Klassen and Jackson having their first 15 points, Virzburg arrived with at +15 and 63-48 in 25 ‘. Somewhere in there, however, AEK “woke up”, raising its performance on both ends of the parquet. In all of this the entry of Flionwith the leader of the “yellow -blacks” giving valuable solutions to the defense with three steals! Aggressively, Golden and Gray with 5 and 4 points respectively pulled the … paddle to close the period with The score at 59-65.

With Flion’s three -point Fourth and last quarter (62-65), with Witsburg finding five unanswered points for 62-70 at 32 ‘, and a minute later they reached 66-73. At that point, Dragan Sakota decided to play with small ball figuresomething that has completely justified him! With Flion to evolve to X-Factor of the “union” in rebounds with rebounds and steals, but also at the front of the parquet with critical baskets, AEK quickly managed to reduce the difference, and even get it for the point. For the first time the lead in the match at 3:42 ‘before the Habb goal-scoring finale for 76-75! With the guests being trapped by their opposing defense and stress, constantly testing and hard shooting, Fliais and Hale with a 6-0 series raised the difference to +7 (82-75), with Gray in the last seconds putting the “cake” in ” For the final 84-77!

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The quarters: 19-34, 39-48, 59-65, 84-77.

See the statistics of the race here.