Dekker and Koufos injured Prometheus, while Christopoulos was sent off on his European debut

Kostas Koufou’s London Lions won the game on the 7th day of the EuroCup from the Prometheus headquarters (67:77). Patrina’s new coach, Giannis Christopoulos, was sent off 4 minutes from the final in what was a less-than-ideal European debut for him. Somehow both teams now have 4-3 records.

Sam Dekker was the big star of the winners, scoring 20 points along with 6 rebounds but also 4 turnovers while the expatriate center was also positive and had 10 points, 9 rebounds, 3 assists and 3 blocks in 18’46” of attendance Scored For the Prometheus side, which went without the tournament’s top scorer, Joe Young, Arnoldas Culboca and Travis Simpson stood out with 18 and 16 points, respectively.

The race

With 4/6 threes, the London Lions ended the first half +7 (18-25, 10′) with Travis Simpson being Prometheus’ only reliable scoring source, scoring half of his team’s points in that span.

Arnoldas Kulboka took the lead with three strikes from the touchline in the second period, while Vassilis Mouratos also scored and Prometheus moved closer to the basket (36-38, 19’30”). But Mo Saluande was the one who called the shots , which made it 36:40 for the lions before the break.

After returning from the dressing room, the hosts improved their defensive performance and held the Löwen to 14 points in the third period and thus took the lead (55:54, 30th minute).

In the 36th minute, when the score was 64-64, Prometheus’ new coach Yiannis Christopoulos received a second technical penalty from Paternikos and was thrown out of the game while watching the final minutes of the game from the dressing room. From that point on, the London Lions were on a 7-0 run (64:67, 37’14”), while Sam Decker and Ovi Soko hit the jackpot with two 3-pointers of their own with a minute to go.

THE REFEREES: Paterniko, Radojkovic, Baena

THE DECADES: 18-25, 36-40, 55-54, 67-77

PROMETHEUS (Christopoulos): Cowan 7 (1/6 trebles, 4 assists), Dangubic 4 (5 rebounds, 3 errors), Kondit 1, Tsairelis, Muratos 8, Gikas 9 (2/7 trebles, 4 rebounds, 4 assists), Kaklamanakis 4 (4 rebounds), Simpson 16 (2/4 threes, 4 rebounds, 2 steals), Tanoulis, Kulboka 18 (4/10 threes, 4 rebounds, 2 errors)

London lions (Schmidt): Soko 9 (3 rebounds, 3 assists, 2 steals, 2 turnovers), Zubcic, Best 13 (2/4 3-pointers, 5 rebounds), Soluande 2, Decker 20 (2/5 3-pointers, 6 rebounds, 4 turnovers), Nelson 3 (4 rebounds, 4 assists), Sharma 6 (6 rebounds), Koufos 10 (9 rebounds, 3 assists, 3 blocks), Hruban 14 (2/6 3-pointers, 6 rebounds)

Prometheus team stats: 13/34 2-pointers, 9/28 3-pointers, 12/15 shots, 32 rebounds (24 defensive – 8 offensive), 11 assists, 7 steals, 9 turnovers, 1 block

London Lions team statistics: 22/42 2-pointers, 6/23 3-pointers, 15/22 shots, 46 rebounds (33 defensive – 13 offensive), 19 assists, 4 steals, 12 turnovers, 7 blocks

The next games of the two teams: On Matchday 8, Prometheus will play Paris in France (14/12, 21:30), while the London Lions will meet Turk Telecom in Turkey (14/12, 19:00).