Prometheus played for a while and left Turk Telecom HQ empty-handed

Prometheus returns empty-handed from Ankara after losing against Turk Telecom (85-75) in the EuroCup round 15 match. Yannis Christopoulos’ team couldn’t look the Erdem Can team in the eye except for a very good third third and fell back to 9-6.

Axel Bouteig led the winners with 21 points (1/4 3 points), 7 rebounds and 3 assists, followed by Jerian Grant with 19 points (7/11 2 points, 1/3 3 points, 2/2 shots ). 6 assists but also 4 errors. Arnoldas Kulboka stood out for Prometheus, who had 23 points (1/7 two-pointers, 7/11 three-pointers), 5 rebounds and 2 errors.

The race

Prometheus was completely out of contention for the first few minutes, with Turk Telecom completely dominating and leading 17-4. The Patrinos slowly found their feet offensively and came a little closer at the end of the period (25:17, 10th).

The guests came close to 4 points (26:22, 12th), but then accepted a 12:0 run (38:22, 15th) and found themselves catching up again. After 16 minutes, the difference was 17 points (41:24), while the hosts finally went into the dressing room with +12 (50:38, 20). Nathan Sestina had caused the most damage during that time with 15 points, followed by Axel Bouteig and Jerian Grant with 12 and 10 points respectively.

While Arnoldas Kulboka frantically returned to the floor and scored 12 with four three-pointers, Prometheus made an impressive comeback and equalized to 56:56 (27’22”) while ending the third period with a goal before the end ( 60- 58).

Jerian Grant and Axel Bouteil They turned up the heat again, scoring 9 and 7 points respectively in the final period, sealing victory for Turk Telecom.

THE REFEREES: Reisis, Kolgensik, Hadzic

THE DECADES: 25-17, 50-38, 60-58, 85-75

TURK TELECOM (Jan): Youngmoore, Odcel (3 rebounds, 2 assists), Erden, Akar, Taylor 12 (3 rebounds), Grant 19 (1/3 threes, 6 assists, 4 fouls), Demir 2, Yilmaz 5 (1/3 3 points, 9 rebounds, 3 assists), Eric 8 (4 rebounds), Sestina 18 (4/7 3-pointers, 3 rebounds), Bouteig 21 (1/4 3-pointers, 7 rebounds, 3 assists)

PROMETHEUS (Christopoulos): Cowan 19 (1/6 threes, 4 rebounds, 6 assists, 2 errors), Dangubic, Muratos, Hogg 2 (6 rebounds), Kulboka 23 (1/7 twos, 7/11 threes). Pointer, 5 rebounds, 2 fouls), Condit 11 (7 rebounds), Tsairelis 3 (2 rebounds, 2 steals), Simpson, Thomason 17 (2/8 trebles, 4 rebounds, 4 assists, 2 steals, 4 turnovers)

Turk Telecom team stats: 26/39 2-pointers, 7/25 3-pointers, 12/16 shots, 38 rebounds (30 defense – 8 offense), 17 assists, 6 steals, 2 blocks, 12 fouls

Prometheus team stats: 15/31 2-pointers, 10/29 3-pointers, 15/20 shots, 31 rebounds (25 defensive – 6 offensive), 12 assists, 6 steals, 3 blocks, 14 fouls

The next games of the two teams: On Matchday 16, Prometheus will play the London Lions in England (March 15, 9:30 p.m.) and Turk Telecom will meet Gran Canaria (March 15, 10:00 p.m.).