Huge win over Buduchnost 63-65
Great twist for Mars! He may have been losing by 16 points but he showed character and won 63-65. So he got a great double, which can change the balance of the group.
At the start of the match, Aris had difficulty scoring (6-2 in the 4th minute) and at 8-2, Kastritis called for a time-out. Galinat “unstuck” the “yellows” (8-5), Souza completed two early fouls while Bankston’s two consecutive baskets made it 12-9. The hosts escaped with 18-9 and the first quarter – in which Toliopoulos also entered – ended with 20-11.
Buduchnost reached +13 (24-11), Aris didn’t stop making mistakes and scored 26-11. Bankston scored (26-13 at 14′) and Kastritis’ team scored the first points in the second quarter. With three shots by Galinat it was 29-16, Aris stole balls (8 steals) but that was not enough (31-16) and Toliopoulos was charged with the third personal foul at 15′.
The difference fell to 11 points (35-24) and to 7 points later, with a basket and a foul by Galinat (37-30). Aris forced (37-32) but was “hurt” by the defensive rebounds (39-32) and the half ended 39-34 (12 points by Bankston and 11 by Galinat.
Bankston was unstoppable (14 points) to make it 42-39, Sanogo was reduced to a point (42-41) and Gallinat made three foul shots (47-41). The hosts escaped (51-41), De Souza helped (with points and rebounds) and reduced to 52-47 and 56-51, which was the score of the third period.
Harrell was not fouled and then the refs charged him with unsportsmanlike conduct, quickly making it 60-51. At 60-53, Galinat made a mistake, Sanogo reduced the difference to 4 points (60-56 at 35′) after a great assist from Katsiveli, while De Souza made it 60-59 with another offensive rebound he took.
Katsivelis gave the lead (60-61) while he also made it 60-63 (37′). Galinat was charged with steps and the opportunity to increase the difference was lost, Sanogo was charged with an offensive foul at 62-63 while at 54” before the end Galinat won two shots. He hit one (62-64), the hosts also missed a shot (63-64). Bohorides stepped on the line in an attack by Aris after a bad pass by Sanogo and at 3″ Katsivelis won a foul after a missed attack by Buduchnost. They made it 63-65 and Aris won!
DECEMBER: 20-11, 39-32, 56-51, 63-65
BUDUCHSNOST (Mijovic): McGee 9 (1/2 2-pointers, 1/5 3-pointers, 4/4 shots), Ross 2 (1/6 shots, 4 assists, 6 turnovers), Slavkovic 1, Macudo 20 (7/11 2-pointers, 1 /3 3-pointers, 3/6 shots, 4 rebounds), Grbovich 1, Jones 4, Williams 10 (6 rebounds), Wright 9 (1/9 2-pointers, 7/8 shots), Popovich 5 (1/4 2-pointers, 3/ 3 shots), Paul 2
MARS (Kastritis): Sanogo 11, Toliopoulos, Carr, Katsivelis 7, Fillios, Bohorides 8 (2), Persedis, De Souza 10 (5/6 two points), Harrell, Bankston 14, Gallinat 15 (2)
