Prometheus is here! With a very good performance in the second half, the -obviously improved- team of Zouros, achieved a great victory at the headquarters of Ulm (71-65) and went up to 2-3 in the EuroCup.
Top for the Achaeans Ray (14 points, 6 assists), Grant (10 points, 4 rebounds) and Rogavopoulos (9 points, 6 rebounds).
On the other, for the Germans, which fell to 2-3, Klipaic (22 points with 5/9 three points) and Kriston (20 points, 4 assists) stood out.
The match
The hosts started better the game and led by Christon, gained “air” 7 points (13-6) in the middle of the quarter. Zouros players did not manage to react, as they were quite misplaced, consequently closing the first period at -5 (20-15).
Prometheus tightened his defenses in the 2nd half and managed to return (29-29), with Rogavopoulos giving solutions aggressively. A three-pointer by Zugic and a buzzer beater basket by Gika shaped the halftime score (32-31).
The 3rd period was characterized by the long series of the two teams. At first, the Achaeans fully imposed the rhythm and with 10-0, they turned 36-33 into 36-43 (24 ‘). This was followed by the home team’s response (7-0), which came mainly from Christon’s executions (43-43).
Nevertheless, the guests were not discouraged and ran 11-0 (43-54 in 29 ‘), with Miles entering the equation aggressively. The 3rd quarter ended with 3 shots by Klipaic, which reduced to 46-54.
The players of Zouros continued at the same pace in the first minutes of the 4th period and with pluralism in scoring, reached up to +13 (55-68 in 36 ‘). Nevertheless, the successive mistakes started at that point and gave the Germans the right to approach (65-69 at 30 ”).
Lakovic’s team attempted an epic upset, but Agravanis cut her wings and with 2/2 shots made the final 65-71.
The quarters: 20-15, 32-31, 46-54, 65-71.
See here the statistics of the match
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