In a recreation with a loopy end, Vassilis Toliopoulos sealed Ari’s victory within the Stoiximan Basket League semifinals, because the Greek guard hit the buzzer beater of the 12 months for the 88-87 closing.
The primary quarter was glorious for the gamers of Yannis Kastritis. Aris discovered his connection to the basket from in all places, as evidenced by the 31 factors he scored within the first interval, 10 of which got here from Bloombergs. The Thessalonians conceded simply 16 and located themselves with an early double-digit lead (16-31 at 10′). Prometheus tried to combat once more, beginning with a small partial 8-4, however was unable to get any nearer to the yellows. Halftime rating was 35-50.
Within the third interval Prometheus returned. Hunter Hale and Jaime Etzenike have been the protagonists and the Patrinos decreased the distinction to single digits (50-56 at 26′). The sport took on new curiosity as Prometheus confirmed a pulse. Chrysikopoulos with a three-pointer introduced the match inside a basket and Cowan’s shot introduced it inside a degree (63-64 at 29′). This was additionally the rating of the third quarter, with Papatheodoros’ crew working a powerful 28-14.
The fourth interval was a thriller. The 2 groups have been very near the rating and the exchanges have been fixed. Every thing might be judged within the finale, which was for sturdy nerves. Reynolds discovered himself unmarked within the nook and hit for 3, giving Prometheus a 29.1″ lead earlier than the ultimate (85-84). The top of the match was unimaginable, as Vassilis Toliopoulos went to the capturing line 4.7″ earlier than the ultimate, with Aris trailing by three factors. The Greek guard missed the second shot, his crew bought the rebound and Toliopoulos hit a loopy buzzer beater for the ultimate 88-87 in favor of Aris.
After the match, Prometheus coach Ilias Papatheodorou stated: “It’s a must to be good for a very long time in these playoff video games. We had a nasty first half, managed the state of affairs within the second half and bought once more into the sport and have been very near profitable, however in the long run Aris smiled. The signal of the season is constructive, it was a 12 months with nice victories and good basketball, we are going to take inventory calmly…”.
Referees: Tsimouris-Katrachouras-Tsonos. The ten minutes: 16-31, 35-50 (d.), 63-64, 88-87.
PROMETHEUS (Papatheodorou): Koniaris, Hamilton 2, Chrysikopoulos 5, Etsenike 19 (5 rebounds), Hale 18 (3 rebounds, 4 assists), Reynolds 14 (6 rebounds), Cowan 17 (2 assists), Plotas, Bazinas 3, Papas 5 , Stephens 3, Karagiannidis 1.
MARS (Kastritis): Toliopoulos 15 (2/8 three-pointers, 3 rebounds, 5 assists), Blumbergs 17 (2/3 three-pointers), Bohorides 2 (4 rebounds), De Souza 8 (7 rebounds), Galinat 28 (8 rebounds), Slaftsakis, Stark 6 (3 rebounds), Sanogo 4, Katsivelis 2, Persidis, Harel 6, Kalogiros.
Prometheus’ crew stats: 17/26 2-pointers, 10/29 3-pointers, 23/34 pictures, 25 rebounds, 15 assists, 14 turnovers, 3 steals, 3 blocks.
Mars’ Workforce Stats: 20/36 2-pointers, 10/26 3-pointers, 18/24 pictures, 42 rebounds, 15 assists, 15 turnovers, 10 steals, 3 blocks.
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