Peristeri overcame the obstacle of Brno and laid a solid basis for qualification to the FIBA ​​Europe Cup

Peristeri prevailed over Brno with me 87-75 and made the most of the victories after three matches in the FIBA ​​Europe Cup, laying solid foundations for the qualification to the next phase of the competition.

First scorers for the hosts Nichols and Van Turbegen with 22 points both.

The Dove started excellently in another match and from the first minutes managed to get a double-digit difference (19-9). The guests, despite the fact that they have shown a good face in the event, showed from the beginning of the match that they cannot follow with the difference rising at the end of the first period to +15 (31-16).

In the second quarter the Czechi they tightened their defense and combined with the failure of Vassilis Xanthopoulos’ team they managed to reduce to 33-22 five minutes before the end of the first half.

Nichols got his team going offensively, hitting a 3-pointer to make it 36-22 with 4 minutes left. Despite the fact that Peristeri was not as stormy in the second period with the score tied (15-15), it had no difficulty going to the locker room with a difference of 15 points (46-31), after a three-pointer by Cardenas in the exhalation.

The third quarter continued at the same pace as the Dove to maintain double-digit differences reaching up to +18, after an offensive rhapsody by Nichols, who hit two three-pointers and made the score 54-36 6 minutes before the end of the third period. In the next few minutes he scored just 4 points with the Czechs answering with 13 and reducing at the end of the period to 58-49.

In the last quarter, the guests managed to reduce to -7 (66-59), but a quick 4-0 from the home side sent the difference to double digits again (70-59), 6′ 25” before the end of the match. Brno made another attempt to get back on the scoreboard and managed to reduce it again to 6 points (76-70) with a three-pointer, but the hosts managed it coolly and with a partial 4-0 and Payne nailing impressively they sent the difference to +10 (80-70) with 2′ 37” left. Nothing changed until the end with Peristeri winning with 87-75.

The quarters: 31-16, 46-31, 58-49, 87-75