FIBA Champions League
Painless defeat against Ludwigsburg for the first AEK Betsson anyway
In a game in which AEK Betsson had no interest in scoring and had qualified directly for the “16” phase of the BCL via first place, Union Ludwigsburg lost clearly 83:79.
AEK Betsson remained level on points against Ludwigsburg, but showed no intention of giving up the game in Germany. He fought against the Germans until the final, but lost 83:79.
Union finished first in their group in the BCL with a record of 5-1 and moved straight into the round of 16, while Riesen finished second.
Jordan McRae (20 points, 4 rebounds) and Mindaugas Kuzminskas 16 (3 rebounds) are the leaders for Platha’s team. The winners were helped by Graves with 24 points and 8 assists.
The race
In Germany, there was a one-sided game between Ludwigsburg and AEK Betsson, with the two teams playing almost point-to-point for most of the game. The game didn’t have a particularly good pace as the score fluctuated at a low level. Platha’s team had a good evening with Fiodos Campengele dominating the ‘salon’ while Mindaugas Kuzminskas provided valuable goal solutions.
Javon Graves took the lead for Ludwigsburg, Riesen had a small lead in the second half. The Union didn’t start the fourth and final quarter well at all, as they found it difficult to connect to the basket in the first few minutes of the quarter. As always, McRae was there to put his stamp on the Union offense.
The American guard scored a key basket to cut the score to three (76-73), but Melson responded on the next possession with a big shot to tie the score to six (79-73) with 1:05 to go . Jordan McRae hit two free throws and drove to the basket (79-77). Bartolo responded from the line with 2/2, then Randle scored 1/2 shots and Kuzminskas won the foul with an offensive rebound, but he did not capitalize. Buy’s 2/2 shot was the final point and Ludwigsburg prevailed 83-79.
THE REFEREES: Aunkrogers, Yilmaz, Prpa
THE DECADES: 21-18, 35-38, 57-56, 83-79.
LUDWICHSBURG (King): Bere 3, Childs 8 (5 rebounds), Graves 24 (8 assists), Melson 6, Polas 13 (7 rebounds), Bouie 16 (4 rebounds), Engin, Hammond 7, Lewis 6, Patrick, Patrick, Mojitsa
AEK BETSSON (Fouls): Hall, Kuzminskas 16 (3 rebounds), McRae 20 (4 rebounds), Randle 9 (3 rebounds), Tillman 8 (8 rebounds), Hatzidakis, Flionis 1, Campengele 11 (7 rebounds), Karabelas 6, Kouseloglou 6 (3 rebounds), Netzipoglou 2, Pilavios
Ludwigsburg’s team statistics: 18/41 2-pointers, 8/29 3-pointers, 23/32 shots, 38 rebounds, 16 assists, 10 turnovers, 6 steals, 4 blocks
AEK Betsson team statistics: 22/42 2-pointers, 4/21 3-pointers, 23/38 shots, 50 rebounds, 14 assists, 18 turnovers, 7 steals, 3 blocks
Source: sport 24
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