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AEK is ready for a cup!
Elias Papatheodorou’s team was not a second behind the scoreboard, they put everything πίσω behind 6.75 in the first half and turned the semifinal of the Basketball Champions League against the tragic Zaragoza into a walk, winning 99-79 and They looked ready for the final on Sunday against Burgos.
Tyrese Rice was nice to the Union, who showed that they are a class on their own at this level, scoring 18 points and sharing 5 assists in just 16:45. Decisive for the flow of the game was Matt Lodzeski, who despite playing only 6:26, scored three consecutive triples, sending the difference to 20 points in the first half.
Langford stopped at 18, while Rogavopoulos, Chrysikopoulos and Moreira were in double figures with 10 points each.
None of the Spaniards survived and the top scorers were simply Siley (18 points) and Brusino (15 points).
The match
AEK showed their willingness to qualify for the grand final with… good match day, as with Chrysikopoulos in front who scored two triples and with Langford the score went to 12-0, forcing the Spanish to a time out. Zaragoza reacted reducing to 12-8, however the storm of triples continued with Langford and Rogavopoulos taking the difference to +10 (22-12). Matt Lodzeski also entered the equation, and the American also connected from 6.75, to make it 26-15 in the first period.
The experienced striker continued “hot” in the second half, as with two more triples he reached the difference for the first time on the… edge of 20 points (36-17). Zaragoza began to react with personal actions from Siley (42-28), but it was Langford and Rogavopoulos’s turn to take the lead again, since with consecutive triples the difference rose to 18 (50-32) and in fact Half finished 53-32 with a basket and a foul by Rice. That was the score for the first part.
The question that existed was if AEK would have the appropriate reaction to the counterattack launched by Zaragoza and that was answered by Tyris Rice. The American base, who has stated that this event is special for him, was excellent in organization and execution and with his own actions he arrived at AEK as a pilot at +30 (83-53), turning the rest of the game into a formal procedure. . The third period ended 83-57. The fourth period needs no comment as it advanced at a very leisurely pace, and the game ended at 99-75.
Referees: Glisic, Lanzarote, Kozlowski
The ten minutes: 26-15, 53-32, 83-57, 99-75
AEK (Elias Papatheodorou): Atkins, Chrysikopoulos 10 (2/2 two points, 2/3 three points, 6 rebounds), Gikas 3 (8 assists), Langford 18 (3/6 two points, 4/7 three points), Matsioulis 6 (1 three points , 9 rebounds), Jankovic 6, Lodzeski 11 (3/4 three points), Moreira 10 (5/8 two points, 6 rebounds), Rice 18 (6/6 two points, 1/3 three points, 3/3 shots , 5 assists), Rogavopoulos 10 (2/4 two points, 2/2 three points), Sloter 5, Zisis 2 (6 assists)
Zaragoza (Okambo): Benzing 6, Ennis 13, Fernández, García 6 (2), Hlinason 11 (8 rebounds), Barreiro 4, Brusino 15 (9 rebounds), San Miguel, Siley 18, Sulaiman, Thompson 2
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