4 seconds earlier than the tip of the sport, APOEL scored the successful basket that gave them the ticket for the semi-finals of the OPAP ECOMMBX Basket League Cup. Achillea prevailed 72-70 in an thrilling recreation, with Giannara main the way in which with 17 factors, 1 rebound and 1 help.
APOEL began the sport higher, taking a 9-2 lead with Nottaz's three-pointer within the third minute. Giannaras, additionally with a three-pointer within the sixth minute, made it 19-11, with Achillea decreasing it within the eighth minute with Smith's correct photographs to 21-16. Kaimaklio's group continued to shut the rating and earlier than the tip of the quarter Shabazz lower it to 24-22.
Within the second interval the match grew to become extra aggressive with each groups consistently near the rating. With the “good morning” of the interval, Watson tied the sport (24-24), whereas Shabazz's three-pointer within the thirteenth minute put his group in entrance with a rating of 29-28. Within the sixteenth minute, the distinction rose to +3 for Achilleas, with the “blue and yellow” leveling the sport within the subsequent minute with Koilaras.
At 23', Shabazz hit one other three-pointer to make it 45-40, and three minutes later Achilles went up +7 for 51-44. APOEL performed extra aggressively, turning the rating to 52-51 at 28', and the third quarter ended at 55-51 for APOEL. The match was balanced and aggressive till the tip. The 2 groups had been consistently near the rating, with Pilakouta giving his group a 5-point lead at 37' (67-62). APOEL tied the sport and took the lead once more within the subsequent minute (68-67). With Smith hitting 3 photographs, 20 seconds earlier than the tip of the match, he tied the sport at 70-70, whereas 4 seconds earlier than the ultimate whistle, Blackmon's layup gave APOEL the ticket to the semi-finals.
THE DECADES: 22-24, 36-37, 51-55, 70-72
Achilleas Kaimakliou (Mihalis Arvanitis)
Loukas, Watson 14, Smith 21 (5), Pilakoutas 6 (2), Shabazz 13 (3), X. Georgiou 16 (3), Kyriakou
APOEL Perestroika (Nicolas Papadopoulos):
Blackmon 4, Koilaras 14 (4), Papamichael 3 (1), Galloway 16, Nottage 8 (1), Giannaras 17 (4), Georgakoudis, Sturdy 4, Solomou, Grace 4, Pyrillis 2, Jacobs 4
