Eurocup
Heavy defeat for Prometheus in Israel and waiting for an opponent in the next phase of the EuroCup
Prometheus also failed to make it in Israel against Hapoel Tel Aviv, suffered a bitter defeat on the 18th day of the EuroCup, but did not lose the home field advantage in the next phase, where they are waiting to find out their opponent.
As in Patras, Prometheus suffered a heavy 108-69 loss to Hapoel Tel Aviv in Israel, which doesn’t seem to suit them at all. Thus, Yannis Christopoulos’ team finished their duties in the EuroCup group stage with a record of 11-7, giving them fourth place and home rights in the next stage of the competition. Giannis Christopoulos’ team will have to wait for the end of the 18th matchday to determine their opponents in the round of 16.
The race
Hapoel Tel Aviv started with a good morning shot at Prometheus’ racquet, a plan that proved very effective as they had 11/15 two-pointers in the first period that they used to have 28-19 (10′) finished.
As time went on, the gap began to narrow, by half-time it was 28 points (59:31, 20′), with the home side celebrating a party in the suit and Arnoldas Kulboka being the only reliable solution for the Patrinas in the scoring, after setting 12 points.
Aside from a good phase in the third period, the picture of the game didn’t change in the second half either, with the Patronos suffering a heavy defeat that they were to recover immediately.
THE REFEREES: Vikliski, Giovanetti, Celik
THE DECADES: 28-19, 59-31, 76-52, 108-69
HAPOEL TEL AVIV (Franco): Harrell 6 (1), Munford 11 (3 rebounds, 7 assists), Benny (1/4 threes, 4 rebounds, 3 assists), Timor (5 assists), Howard 23 (11 rebounds), Zalmansson 8 ( 5 rebounds, 4 assists), Onuaku 16 (5 rebounds), Ginat 18 (6 rebounds), McRae 9 (2), Brown 10 (2/3 3-pointers, 6 assists, 5 turnovers)
PROMETHEUS (Christopoulos): Cowan 7 (1), Dangubic 9 (3/4 threes, 4 assists), Muratos 2, Hogg 8 (3 rebounds), Kulboka 14 (2), Condit 5 (2 rebounds), Gikas 5 (1) , Thomason 16 (2/3 threes, 3 rebounds, 3 assists), Tanoulis (3 rebounds, 5 fouls)
Hapoel Tel Aviv team stats: 37/47 2-pointers, 6/17 3-pointers, 16/20 shots, 44 rebounds (33 defensive + 11 offensive), 30 assists, 8 steals, 14 fouls, 6 blocks
Prometheus team stats: 14/36 2-pointers, 10/22 3-pointers, 11/15 shots, 17 rebounds (13 defense + 4 offense), 17 assists, 7 steals, 15 fouls
Source: sport 24
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