Olympiacos – Iraklis 94-65: The signing came out

Given the conditions developing on Hercules’ side, the game was a chore for Olympiacos. The Red and Whites essentially didn’t have much to gain from the forty minutes on the night of Saturday, March 12, as their focus was on claiming victory without collateral losses.

Coincidentally, Olympiakos achieved the final dominance (94-65) for the 17th game of the Stoiximan Basket League, playing idle throughout the game.

Costas Papanikolaou was the hosts’ most reliable player in attack (he finished with 21 points, with 1/2 two points, 5/7 three points and 4/4 shots), while they scored and applauded on behalf of the guests two small ones he had at themselves Costas Mexas. The reason for Panagiotis Argyroudis and Giannis Komniniadis.

The race

From the first minutes it was obvious that Olympiacos didn’t have much energy. Something about the tiredness from the two-day game with Alba, something about the Hercules image of the seven players did not help to press the accelerator pedal for the red and white. Instead, they played as long as it took to maintain a small lead that reached +9 (28-19 in 14′).

Nevertheless, the guests didn’t throw away the white towel, they fought in every occupation – as far as possible. Somehow at halftime the difference was less than nine points (38-33) with Iraklis having PanagIoti Argyrouli was among the players who found the goal in the opponent’s basket.

In the second half, the hosts slightly increased the intensity of their defense, which made it easier for them to score goals. This fact in combination with the normal tiredness of the guests led to a double-digit difference (61:50) at the end of the third period.

The final minutes of the game were procedural, with Giorgos Bartzokas dividing attendance time – to keep them all warm – and Costas Mexas giving Giannis Komniniadis the opportunity (and) to score for the first time in the Stoiximan Basket League.

THE REFEREES: Tsaroucha – Tsonos – Christinakis.

THE TEN MINUTES: 20-14, 38-33, 61-50, 94-65.

OLYMPIC (Bartzokas): Wookup 5 (1 three points, 6 assists), Dorsey 11 (1), Printezis 15 (1 three points, 4 assists), Papanikolaou 21 (5/7 three points, 5 assists, 5 errors), Jean Charles (6 rebounds) ), Eisi 3 (1), Lountzis 8 (1 three points, 5 assists), Larentzakis 12 (4/7 three points, 4 assists), Sloukas, Martin 8 (4/4 two points), Vezenkov 7 (0/5 three points), McKissick 4 (4 assists, 4 steals).

HERCULES (Mexico): Woods 11 (4/10 two points, 0/4 three points, 3/3 shots), Skordilis 6 (12 rebounds, 2 assists, 5 errors), Henry 19 (3/8 three points, 4 rebounds, 15 errors), Garrett 20 (7/10 two points, 0/1 three points, 6/9 shots, 10 rebounds), Dolezai 5 (1), Argyroulis 2, Komniniadis 2.

Team Stats – Olympiacos: 21/30 two points, 14/35 three points, 10/11 shots, 25 rebounds (23 defensive + 2 offensive), 31 assists, 17 errors, 23 steals, 4 blocks.

Group Statistics – Hercules: 21/38 two points, 4/18 three points, 11/16 shots, 36 rebounds (27 defensive + 9 offensive), 10 assists, 31 errors, 7 steals, 1 block.

The next commitments of the two teams: Olympiakos have a very demanding week ahead in EuroLeague as they will play back-to-back Zalgiris (outside) and Panathinaikos OPAP (inside), while Iraklis turns its attention to the match of the 18th Stoiximan Basket League game with the opposition Larissa.