Olympiacos was superior to Peristeri and left no room for doubt, beating the Western Suburbs team 87-68. Now the Red and Whites are waiting to know their opponent, who will be the winner of Prometheus – Panionios, but also the condition of Gos, who left injured.
THE Olympicwithout breaking a sweat, overcame him Peristeriou with a score of 87-68 and became the third team to advance to its semifinals Final 8 of the Greek Cup.
After the first 7′, when the Dove entered powerfully, o Olympic he came back and with a 14-0 took the lead, which he never let go of his hands. Essentially this series was also the point where everything was decided, as the Dove he fought, but he couldn’t do anything more.
Lorentzakis and Papanikolaou they each had 15 points for him Olympicwhile 12 was added by Wright and 12 o Mitrou – Longby Olympic but to worry about his condition Nigel Williams Gosswho was injured and will undergo tests in the next few hours.
THE Ragland with 14 he was his top scorer Peristeriou.
THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE MATCH:
Peristeri entered the game dynamically and with Ragland finding solutions, took control and took the lead (7-10, 4′), while despite Papanikolaou’s 8 points, he did not let the Olympian overturn the lead (13-16, 7 ‘). That changed in the 8th minute, when Walkup with a surprise three-pointer made the score 18-16, giving the Red and Whites the lead for the first time.
Somewhere there, Olympiacos stepped on the gas and started to drive away. With the defense as a weapon, the Red and Whites started a big run, and took control. Initially, they closed the quarter at 21-16 with a three-pointer by Papanikolaou, while then, reaching his streak to 14-0 in total, he made the score 27-16 at 11′. Essentially, Olympiacos did maintenance afterwards. He didn’t let Peristeri threaten, but he didn’t get away either, with the half finally ending at 40-32.
Olympiacos again increased the difference to double digits (45-34, 22′), with Peristeri having a problem in its defense and not being able to limit Olympiacos’ quick traffic. Nevertheless, through his own attack, he found solutions and stayed relatively close (57-47, 28′), before Olympiacos went on a 5-0 run, closing the period at 62-47.
Peristeri with Hougaz got a reaction, but Wright came forward for Olympiacos and the difference remained at 15 (72-57, 34′). The difference increased to 18 (80-62, 37′). As you can see, what followed was a formal process, with Olympiakos prevailing in the end with 87-68 and qualifying for the semi-finals of the Final 8 of the Greek Cup.
THE REFEREES: Pitsilkas, Karpanos, Marinakis
THE DECADES: 21-18, 40-32, 62-47, 87-68.
OLYMPIC (Bartzokas): Oukap 7 (2/7 three-pointers, 10 assists, 3 steals), Williams-Goss, Wright 14 (6/8 two-pointers, 2/4 shots, 8 rebounds), Larentzakis 15 (3/4 three-pointers, 4 assists ), Mitrou – Long 12 (2), Fall 4 (4 rebounds), Papanikolaou 15 (2), Peters 5 (4 assists, 3 steals), Petrusev 6.
DOVE BWIN (Spanoulis): Mitrou-Long 7 (1 three-pointer, 4 assists), Ragland 14 (3 assists), Dangubich 4, Xanthopoulos 5 (1), Lov 10 (2 three-pointers, 4 assists), Poulianitis, Kaselakis 9 (3/ 4 three-pointers), Renfro 4, Williams 10 (2), Thompson 2, Hugaz 3, Zougris.
Final result, Olympiacos – Peristeri 87-68
- 82-65 in the 38th minute, everything has gone their way in Heraklion.
- 77-62 in the 37th minute with Williams reducing.
- 75-57 in the 36th minute with Mitrou Long.
The energy that Moses Wright brings out on the floor raises the tempo of Olympiakos, in general. The Piraeus with the American center on the floor are a click faster in their reactions and this leads to an imbalance in Peristeri.
- 72-57 in the 35th minute with Wright scoring for his team.
- 70-57 in the 33rd minute with Wright and Larentzakis scoring.
Whenever Olympiacos wants to, it increases the tempo and the difference. Piraeus are dominant as they have not allowed Peristeri to find a rhythm and score.
- 64-54 in the 32nd minute with Mitrou Long
- 64-52 in the 31st minute after attempts by Larentzakis and Xanthopoulos.
End of the third period Olympiacos-Peristeri 62-47
- 57-45 in the 28th minute with Fal’s header.
- 54-45 in the 27th minute with a three-pointer by Kaselakis.
- 52-42 in the 26th minute with Mitrou Long reducing with a three-pointer for Peristeri.
In the middle of the third period, Olympiacos makes a show of strength against Peristeri, having set the pace where it wants from the start.
- 50-36 in the 24th minute with Kanaan and Papanikolaou scoring.
- 45-34 in the 23rd minute with Walkup scoring with a three-pointer.
- 40-34 in the 21st minute with Dangubic
Achilles Blacktooth: One… touch of Olympiakos on the gas was enough to throw the difference. Of course, after 14-0, Peristeri showed a reaction, mainly with Ragland and Love, but the difference in quality is such that even the “relaxed” Olympiacos closed the half at +8 (40-32). Message to Achilleas Mavrodontis
End of the half, Olympiacos – Peristeri 40-32
- 40-32 in the 18th minute with Love and Renfro
Olympiacos completely controls the pace, playing physical in defense which allows them to run in the open field. Peristeri took advantage of a momentary inactivity of Piraeus and collected the difference.
- 39-25 in the 17th minute with baskets from Wright and Ragland.
- 34-20 in the 15th minute with Olympiakos completely controlling the tempo.
- 29-20 in the 13th minute with Lov.
- 27-16 in the 11th minute with Larentzakis and Mitrou Long making the difference.
Ergin Ataman is in the closed “Two Aorakia” and is watching the match between Olympiakos and Peristeri, together with his colleagues.
End of first period: Olympiacos – Peristeri 21-16
- 18-16 in the 9th minute with a three-pointer by Walkup.
Achilles Blacktooth: Experience in such games plays a key role. It is no coincidence that Papanikolaou already has 8 points, as does Ragland who on the other hand has 7
- 13-16 in the 7th minute with Thompson pinning and Pigeon in control
In the first half of the quarter, Peristeri stands very well. Ragland has set the tone for his team offensively, while Olympiacos has yet to pick up the pace. Positive start for Papanikolaou who counts 8 points.
- 11-12 in the 5th minute with Papanikolaou scoring, taking a foul
- 8-12 in the 4th minute with Lov entering the equation
- 7-7 in the 3rd minute with Ragland and Papanikolaou.
- 2-5 with Ragland in the 2nd minute.
- 2-0 with Alec Peters opening an account.
The match begins!
- Starting five of Olympiakos: Walkup, Kanaan, Papanikolaou, Peters, Fal.
- Starting five of Peristeri: Ragland, Love, Dangubich, Kaselakis, Thompson.
- The presentation of the two teams in apotheosis was completed.
- Apotheosis for Giorgos Bartzokas and Vassilis Spanoulis upon their entrance to the floor of the closed Dyo Aorakia.
- The Sportal Studio Live show had all the coverage of the first day of the Hellenic Cup Final 8 and announced the games of the second day.
The 12 team of Olympiakos: Walkup, Williams – Goss, Wright. Kanaan, Lountzis, Larentzakis, Mitrou-Long, Fall, Papanikolaou, Peters, Miloutinov and Tanoulis.
The 12 team of Peristeri: Mitrou – Long, Ragland, Dangubich, Xanthopoulos, Love, Poulianitis, Kaselakis, Renfro, Williams, Thompson, Hougaz and Zougris.
Olympiacos and Peristeri are preparing for the big match in the quarter-finals of the Final 8 of the Greek Cup, with Bartzokas and Spanoulis deciding the 12 they will throw into the “battle”.
- The captain of Olympiakos, Kostas Papanikolaou, spoke to Sportal’s camera about the quarter-final with Peristeri. See what he said here
- Olympiacos faces Peristeri Bwin for the quarterfinals of the Men’s Basketball Cup Final 8.