Impress an AECara, impress a team, triumph over Reggio Emilia in Italy

From the moment it collected…the “sins” of the past few years, AEK could only take steps forward. Apart from the fact that the yellow-blacks don’t just seem to take steps, but jumps, because on Wednesday evening (10.12.) they destroyed Reggio Emilia away (84-73) for the 2nd game of the Basketball Champions League.

The placings in Group B

1. AEK 1-1
2. Bonn 1:1
3.Rezzo Emilia 1-1
4. Karsiyaka 1:1

With a balanced two and three pointer game, with excellent shots, with teamwork and creation, but also with determination in defense, AEK showed really strong and with many options at both ends of the floor. Finland international Alex Madsen was unstoppable in the first half, Mitchell and McGriff followed, Xanthopoulos, Strelnieks, Frazier organized brilliantly and the double in Italy was a perfectly fair result.

AEK’s start wasn’t bad, but it wasn’t encouraging either. The yellow-black team finished the first third on 5/17 shots (3/10 twos, 2/7 threes) and there was gas in the second, with Xanthopoulos – Koniari collaborating at 31:41 at 18′. Things became even clearer when Strelnieks put his team ahead by 17 points (65:48) towards the end of the third quarter, when everything was decided.

Kanzouris was happy with the picture, with the result, but also with the fact that he managed the rotation with nine players between 15 and 29 minutes perfectly.

THE REFEREES: Rousseau, Vulits, Sullins

THE DECADES: 19-18, 36-51, 48-67, 73-84

REZO EMILIA (Menetti): Anim 14 (3/4 2-pointers, 2/4 3-pointers, 2/2 shots), Ciccharini 16 (3/4 2-pointers, 3/7 3-pointers, 1/3 shots, 3 rebounds, 11 assists), Funderburk 10 (2/2 2-pointers, 2/3 3-pointers), Hopkins 12 (2/4 2-pointers, 2/3 3-pointers, 7 rebounds), Robertson 11 (2) , Cipola 3 (1), Duf 4, Olisevicius 3 (1/6 shot), Rovers

AEK (Kantzouris): Filippakos, Frazier 10 (3/4 threes, 5 rebounds, 6 assists), Papadakis 1, Persidis 6 (2), Petropoulos, Koniaris 9 (1), Madsen 17 (5/7 doubles, 7/8 shots). , 7 rebounds), McGriff 12 (1), Mitchell 12 (9 rebounds, 3 assists), Strelnieks 8 (2/2 3-points, 4 assists), Williams 9 (2), Xanthopoulos

Rezzo Emilia team statistics: 14/28 2-pointers, 12/26 3-pointers, 9/12 shots, 29 rebounds (23 defensive – 6 offensive), 16 assists, 7 steals, 3 blocks, 18 turnovers

The team statistics of AEK: 15/33 2-pointers, 11/22 3-pointers, 21/24 shots, 33 rebounds (24 defense – 9 offense), 20 assists, 8 steals, 15 turnovers

The next games of the two teams: On Matchday 3, Rezzo Emilia plays Karsijaka in Smyrna (25/10, 19.30 CET), while AEK host Bonn on the same day and at the same time.