Prometheus fled Paris HQ and returned to EuroCup victories

Prometheus won (71-74) away in Paris in Game 8 of the EuroCup, returning to winning ways after two negative results in the competition to move up to 5-3.

The Patriots were without Joe Young and Travis Simpson but saw Anthony Cowan, Arnoldas Kulboka and Niko Gika with 21, 13 and 11 points, respectively.

The race

Paris took a 6-point lead after 12 minutes (22-16), but Prometheus began to up the pace on offense and went into the dressing room one basket ahead (34-36, 20) after finding 16 valuable had points from 13 first-half errors by the hosts.

After the break, the Patrinos were separated by 7 points (40-47, 27′) after two three-pointers from Anthony Cowan. The hosts split 55-55 midway through the final period, but Nikos Gikas was there to provide solutions from the perimeter (58-63, 36’30”).

Former Lavrio player Kyle Allman took matters into his own hands and gave Paris an 8-point lead (68-67) by 34 seconds on the clock. Coolboca and Cowan showed the composure needed when standing on Charity’s line and Prometheus scored a valuable double as neither Wallace nor Sims could send the game into overtime with the 3-pointers attempted in the closing stages.

THE REFEREES: Pander, Pirandy, Khardum

THE DECADES: 17-14, 34-36, 47-51, 71-74

PAR (Weaver): Allman 15 (2/9 threes, 5 rebounds, 4 assists, 6 turnovers), Wallace 3 (1/6 threes), Gegich 7 (3 rebounds, 6 assists), Kamagate 8 (13 rebounds), Dennis 9 (2/6 3 points), Bezarin 12 (6 rebounds, 4 turnovers), Sims 13 (1/5 3 points, 6 rebounds), Tupan, Evans 4 (5 rebounds, 2 assists, 2 turnovers)

PROMETHEUS (Christopoulos): Cowan 21 (0/2 2-pointers, 4/10 3-pointers, 9/11 shots, 2 rebounds, 5 assists, 2 steals, 4 turnovers), Dangubitch 2 (4 rebounds, 3 steals), condition 9 (5 rebounds, 3 shots)

Paris team statistics: 21/32 2-pointers, 6/32 3-pointers, 11/15 shots, 48 ​​rebounds (33 defensive – 15 offensive), 17 assists, 5 steals, 23 fouls, 3 blocks

Prometheus team stats: 13/26 two-pointers, 10/32 three-pointers, 18/25 shots, 27 rebounds (22 defense – 5 offense), 18 assists, 9 steals, 16 fouls

The next games of the two teams: On the 9th day of the EuroCup, Prometheus hosts Hapoel Tel Aviv in Patras (20/12, 8:30 p.m.), while Paris plays the London Lions in England (21/12, 9:30 p.m.).