PAOK triumphed in Dijon and qualified for the Basketball Champions League play-in

Tuesday evening (20/12) was really complicated for PAOK, who had traveled to France with the aim of winning the indifferent Dijon in scores, so they don’t care about Sassari’s result in Malaga.

Dikefalos was -16 (54-38 at 26′) but went calmly into the sixth game of the group stage of the Basketball Champions League, showed big heart, won 74-69 and qualified for the play-in despite the organization’s play-in In the organization fact that Sassari passed through the headquarters of Unicaja Málaga. See the scenarios and possible opponents here.

The ranking of the group

1. Málaga 5-1
2. Dijon 3-3
3. PAOK 2-4
4. Sassari 2-4

PAOK’s opponent in the play-in will be Ritas Vilnius if they beat Tenerife or Peristeri if they beat Bnei Erzelija at home tomorrow, and at the same time Ritas will be defeated by Tenerife or the Israeli team if Vassilis Spanoulis’ team bows, like in the draw with against Lithuanians he will win two games in two.

The Thessalonians took 18 points from their opponents’ errors, put up 13 in upset, lost the bout in racquet (40-22), but took 16 points more than their substitutes. The lead changed hands three times, without a draw after forty minutes. Dijon was ahead by 28:45, PAOK by 9:58.

PAOK was poor in the second third, poor until the 26th minute but there they realized they had run out of space. 54-38 became 58-63, Hunts with a three-pointer led seven points (62-69) and from there Aris Lykogiannis’ players did the best management to achieve the result.

THE REFEREES: Salins, Straube, carabilets

THE DECADES: 14-18, 40-28, 54-46, 69-74

DIZON (Markovic): Brebley 5 (1), Hrovat 7 (1), McDuffie 8 (2), Roussel 12, Simon 9 (1), Ducote 2, Gauthier, Holston 3 (1/7 shots), Vincen, Ware 23 ( 11/14 2 points, 7 rebounds)

PAOK (Lykogiannis): Franke 16 (3/3 2-pointers, 3/7 3-pointers, 1/2 shots), Hunts 17 (3 3-pointers, 5 rebounds, 4 assists), Poli 9 (2), Riley 17 (3 threes, 6 rebounds, 2 assists), Slaftsakis 2, Kamberidis, Margaritis 8 (1), Renfro 2, Saloustros, Seibert, Tsiakmas 3 (1)

Dijon team stats: 22/45 2-pointers, 6/21 3-pointers, 7/7 shots, 34 rebounds (26 defensive – 8 offensive), 22 assists, 9 steals, 3 blocks, 10 turnovers

PAOK team stats: 11/22 2-pointers, 13/29 3-pointers, 13/17 shots, 36 rebounds (32 defense – 4 offense), 14 assists, 7 steals, 3 blocks, 14 turnovers