Basketball Champions League play-in qualification and home advantage with Tofas tou Prifti for AEK

At 15 minutes he was 25 points behind. In the 40th minute, AEK not only pulled off the upset, not only did they defeat Karsigiaka (80-72) in game six of the group stage of the Basketball Champions League, they also took second place in the group in which they played Tofas started the play-in, with home advantage to qualify for the round of 16.

The yellow-blacks were heartbreaking until the 15th minute but then played with stubbornness and persistence at the empty closed Ano Liosia Stadium, which will be closed for two more games of the tournament. At the same time, Bonn destroyed Reggio Emilia in Italy, but AEK didn’t care about this game, they did their duty and went on with the goal of making the best possible.

The ranking of the group

1. Bonn 5-1
2. AK 3-3
3. Karsiyaka 2-4
4. Rezzo Emilia 2-4

AEK disappointed in the first half, finishing with 4/17 shooting and five turnovers, while Karsijaka had 5/12 threes, 17 rebounds, four steals and three blocks. At 15′ it was 10:35, until the half-time score of 24:40 the yellow-blacks were still busy at this point.

The picture of the game changed completely in the third quarter. And in the 31st minute, AEK was now close to the point (55:56). She took the lead, extending a four point lead (68-64 at 35′) and achieving the positive result that continues her European season.

Strong play by Akil Mitchell, who recorded a…monstrous double-double, he was helped by Strelnieks and Williams, while Jaylon Brown was hopelessly alone as nobody apart from Angel Delgado had a tolerable night for Karsijaka. Not Angola, not Kuzminskas, not McCollum. And so the Turks were third in front of Murcia with a home disadvantage.

THE REFEREES: Conte, Castillo, Aungrogers

THE DECADES: 9-20, 24-40, 50-56, 80-72

AEK (Kantzouris): Flionis 10 (2 threes, 5 rebounds, 3 assists, 4 errors), Koniaris 2, Mitchell 25 (8/11 twos, 1/4 threes, 14 rebounds, 1 assist, 3 steals). ), Strelnieks 13 (2 3-points, 5 assists), Williams 13 (4/9 3-points, 4 rebounds, 2 assists), Frazier 4, Madsen 6 (2), McGriff 4, Miles 3 (1), Petropoulos , Xanthopoulos

CARSIGIAKA (Saritsa): Akiazili 8 (2), Jaylon Brown 17 (5/11 threes), Vito Brown 9 (1 threes, 5 rebounds), Kuzminskas 7 (1), McCollum 9 (3/15 shots, 5 rebounds, 8 assists ), Angola 11 (2), Chadequin, Delgado 8 (3/4 2-pointers, 2/3 shots, 8 rebounds, 2 assists, 2 steals, 1 block), Sipahi 3 (1/6 3-pointers, 5 rebounds , 2 assists)

Team stats from AEK: 16/34 2-pointers, 12/31 3-pointers, 12/20 shots, 44 rebounds (28 defensive – 16 offensive), 17 assists, 6 steals, 1 block, 12 turnovers, 24 fouls

Karsijaka’s team stats: 10/21 2-pointers, 12/38 3-pointers, 16/23 shots, 45 rebounds (31 defense – 14 offense), 16 assists, 7 steals, 5 blocks, 15 turnovers