Ellis killed the trapped Aris with 0.9 feet left, giving Trento the victory

Aris traveled to Italy without Roberto Gallinat, Vasilis Toliopoulos and Ismael Sanogo and lost to Trento by 15 points (58-43) in the 32nd minute he tied the match (67-67) with 4.2″ to go, but saw Quinn Ellis post the final 69-67 with 0.9″ to play.

Yannis Kastritis’ team, which fell to 3:6 after 9 games in the EuroCup, showed great effort, but failed in the details and missed four free throws in the last minute of the game. Ronnie Harrell was the all-time leader for the Greek team as he recorded 24 points (4/6 two-pointers, 4/5 three-pointers, 4/5 shots), 5 rebounds and 3 in 33’43” playing time Steals scored.

The race

The game was fairly even in the first half (17:17 in the 10th minute and 32:32 in the 20th minute), with Aris taking the pace at his own pace. The only negative point for Yannis Kastritis’ team was the lost rebound battles, as Trento conceded 21 – 9 of which were offensive – without being able to capitalize on them.

With a partial 15:2 in the middle of the third period, the home team escaped with 13 points (47:34). Aris responded with a 7-0 run to bring the score to 47:41, but the home team again extended its lead to double digits (53:43, 30th minute).

At 32′ the gap increased to 15 points (58-43), but with 10 points from Ronnie Harrell Aris was just a breath away at 38′ (65-64). This was followed by a basket by Kamar Baldwin, 1/2 shots by Lefteris Bohorides, excellent defense by the yellow-blacks and 2 missed shots by Andreas Kalogiros.

Andrei Grazulis also went 0/2 from the charity stripe, while Ronnie Harrell hit a 3-pointer and earned a foul with 4.2 inches on the clock. He had 2/3 shots to tie the game (67-67), but it was Quinn Ellis who had the final say, making it 69-67 0.9 inches before halftime.

THE REFEREES: Dragojevic, Juras, Porobic

THE DECADES: 17-17, 32-32, 53-43, 69-67

TREND (Galibiati): Ellis 10 (0/4 three-pointers, 4 rebounds, 5 assists), Hubb 10 (1/9 three-pointers), Niang, Cody 6 (1/1 three-pointers, 4 rebounds), Forey 2, Cook 8, Udom 2 , Biliga 6 (4 rebounds, 6 turnovers), Grazoulis 10 (2/6 3-pointers, 7 rebounds), Baldwin 15 (2/5 3-pointers, 6 rebounds, 3 assists, 2 steals, 3 turnovers)

MARS (Castritis): Slaftsakis 4, Carr 6 (3 rebounds), Katsivelis 9 (1/1 three-pointer, 3 steals, 5 errors), Bloombergs 2 (5 rebounds), Fillios 4, Bohorides 8 (1/4 three-pointer, 4 rebounds, 4 assists, 3 steals), Persedis, De Souza 8 (4 rebounds), Harrell 24 (4/6 2-point shots, 4/5 3-point shots, 4/5 shots, 5 rebounds, 3 steals)Monk Bankston 2

Trento team statistics: 21/36 2-pointers, 7/28 3-pointers, 6/11 shots, 39 rebounds (24 defensive + 15 offensive), 18 assists, 6 steals, 16 turnovers, 2 blocks

Mars Team Statistics: 19/39 two-pointers, 6/16 three-pointers, 11/15 shots, 29 rebounds (23 defensive + 6 offensive), 7 assists, 16 steals, 15 fouls

The next games of the two teams: On matchday 10 of the EuroCup, Aris will play at home against Gran Canaria (June 12th, 10:00 p.m.), while Trento will host Ulm (June 12th, 9:00 p.m.).