Petrolina AEK gave it their all in Poland against Dzikie Warsaw, coming back from a 24-point deficit, but ultimately lost 94-80, suffering its first defeat in Group 5 of the FIBA Europe Cup in the second round of the tournament.
Petrolina AEK scored the first points of the game on a basket by Tate, with Dziki taking the lead for the first time at the 3-minute mark on a two-pointer by Girard. At the 7-minute mark, Adetukasi’s three-pointer pushed the lead into double digits (19-8), while at the end of the first quarter, the two teams were separated by 15 points (29-14) after McKinnis’s basket.
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At the start of the second quarter, the home team hit two three-pointers, first by Aleksandrowicz and then by Luke (35-14), with the lead reaching 24 points (42-18) midway through the quarter following a basket by Osunniyi. For the remainder of the second quarter, the Larnaca team fought back and narrowed the gap to 48-34, the halftime score as it stood after Durham’s free throws seconds before the end of the second quarter.
Petrolina AEK’s counterattack continued at the start of the second half, and with a six-point run that culminated in Mucius’s two-pointer one and a half minutes into the third quarter, they narrowed thethe lead to single digits (48–40). The comeback continued, and at the 28-minute mark, the Cypriot team closed the gap to one point after Mucius’s basket (61-60), followed by a three-pointer from Luke (64-60).
Scoring the first points of the fourth quarter with Tate’s two free throws at the 31-minute mark, Petrolina AEK took the lead (65-67), but the home team then went on a seven-point run and, at the 33-minute mark, took a 72-67 lead on Kaminski’s three-pointer.
At the 38-minute mark, the margin was just two points (82–80) after McKinnis’s basket, with the home team then hitting two three-pointers by Girard and Krasuski (88-80), followed by another six points to seal the game with a final score of 94-80.
QUARTERS: 29-14, 48-34, 64-60, 94-80
Dziki Warszawa
Luke 6 (2), Ashton 10 (1), Girard 16 (3), Aleksandrowicz 5 (1), Kempa 5, Kaminski 15 (4), Jackson 14 (1), Krasuski 6 (1), Adetukasi 3 (1), Osunniyi 8, Frackiewicz 6
Petrolina AEK (Christos Leivadiotis)
Diggs 2, Mucius 18 (1), Giannaras, Varsos 2, Durham 15 (2), Tate 15, Markou, McKinnis 20, Hunt 8
