Athletic AEK in Bratislava did 3/3 and is aiming for the top of its group in the BCL!

This year’s AEK she doesn’t stop anywhere, having learned to win even on her average days!

On Tuesday night (28/10), his team Dragan Sakota she had a very hard time from Bratislava and her headquarters Levitseprevailing in the details with score 71-69 for the 3rd matchday of the Basketball Champions League group stage.

The match:

The beginning of the match was quite balanced with both teams making some mistakes and having difficulty putting the ball in the basket. OR Levitse led 5-0 after two minutes, followed by a 6-0 run by Bartley, Gray and Silva for its first lead AEK and 6-5 in the 4th minute. Two unforced errors by the Union, however, combined with slow comebacks by the Black and Yellows on defense, allowed the home team to go on a 7-0 run to take a 12-6 lead two minutes later.

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Somewhere there he came forward Frank Bartley, with the American guard taking his… gun and with three three-pointers in a span of 3.5 minutes putting the “Union” in the driver’s seat for 17-12 in the 9th minute! The Slovaks were able to pull one back in the final with a Kivimaki goal-foul and Karius’ shots, with the first quarter ending with the score at 19-17.

With a three-pointer of his Charalambopoulos and his four collected points SilvaAEK increased the difference for the first time at +7 and 26-19 at the beginning of the second quarter. Nevertheless, the good image of the “Union” did not last, since it was spent on many missed three-pointers and mediocre offensive options, which resulted in Mikal Manzin’s team gathering the difference and even overtaking for 29-28 in the 15th minute starring Andre Wesson. From then on, the game turned into a bra-de-fer as neither team was able to escape the scoring. Starring him RayQuan Gray, Dragan Sakota’s side were able to keep the upper hand on the scoreboard and go to the dressing room ahead by one basket (36-28). It is noteworthy that in the first 20 minutes, Gray, Silva and Bartley had the 31 points of the “Union”!

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Both teams were quite nervous at the beginning third quarterwith AEK succumbing to two accumulated errors, but also to some hasty choices in the attack, however maintaining the upper hand in the score (40-41) in the 23rd minute. With Silva dominating the… airs and pulling down rebound after rebound, the Union went on an unanswered 5-0 run before Gray’s superb fader away the +7 for 48-41 at 25′.

Levitse temporarily cut to 48-45 before Lekavitsius’ shots and Charalambopoulos’ difficult 3-pointer from the corner followed to increase the lead for the first time at +8 and 53-45 two minutes later. And while everything showed that the “yellow and black” had put the… water in the groove, the cheap mistakes, “destroyed” everything that AEK was building, with the home team reducing at 56-51 of the period.

The derby continued at fourth and last quarterwhere AEK continued to miss three-pointers, but also seemingly easy shots, since it seemed to not have a clear mind. At the same time, McGinn took Levice on his shoulders and with eight personal points, put the Slovaks in front of the score for 61-60 in the 35th minute. In fact, the American guard of the home team continued to “bomb” AEK’s basket, scoring 67-64 in the 38th minute.

Somewhere in there, Bradley, who had a mediocre to poor second half, came forward for the “Union” and with five accumulated points put the “yellow and black” in a driver’s seat for 71-67 at 39′! A small but precious lead that the players of Sakota were able to preserve until the final and reach a great victory with final 71-69.

The quarters: 17-19, 36-38, 51-56, 69-71.

See here the statistics of the match.