Petrolina AEK continued its undefeated run with an away win 103-78 victory over ACRO4U Digenis Akritas Morphou in a game for the 5th round of the ECOMMBX Basket League.
At the 3-minute mark, ACRO4U Digenis Akritas Morphou held a 6–4 lead following a basket by Jackson,with Petrolina AEK then taking the lead and, at the 8-minute mark, building a double-digit lead (10-21) thanks to Varsou’s two free throws, and by the end of the period, the lead had grown to nine points (10-29) following Markos’s three free throws (10-29).
At the 14-minute mark, after two free throws by Hudson for the home team, the lead stood at 15 points (18-33), with the yellow-and-greens extending it to 29 (25–54) with a three-pointer by Giannaras, half a minute before the end of the quarter, which closed with a three-pointer by Burraston (28–54), who had a total of seven three-pointers in the game.
Things had now become easy for the Larnaca team, although the Morphou squad cut the deficit by 12 points (61-75) in the third quarter; in the fourth, the yellow-and-greens widened the lead once again, securing the win 103-78.
Quarter scores: 10-29, 28-54, 61-75, 78-103
ACRO4U Digenis Akritas Morphou (Hadi El Haji): Jackson 14, Hudson 12 (1), Georgiou 15 (3), Burraston 21 (7), Hall 5, Kruse, Vassiliou 3 (1), El Bejjami 6, Ieronimidis 2
Petrolina AEK (Christoforos Leivadiotis): Mucius 16 (3), Giannaras 9 (2), Durham 11, Tate 16 (2), Hunt 8 (1), Diggs 5 (1), Pavlidis 6 (1), Varsos 6, Savva, Koukouris 3, Markou 10 (2), Mckinnis 13
