Petrolina AEK put up a good fight in Germany against Würzburg, leading by as many as 17 points at one point, but ultimately lost by two points, 78–76, in a Game 6 match in Group E of the FIBA Europe Cup.
Thus, after six games, the Larnaca team now has a record of three wins and three losses.
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Würzburg, led by Colbert, scored the first basket of the game, with Petrolina AEK responding with two free throws by Durham and another two by Tate (2-4) at the 2-minute mark. Halfway through the first quarter, the home team took a four-point lead (10-6) on a three-pointer by Pjanic, while at the 7-minute mark, the score was tied at 12-12 following a two-pointer by Ogunsipe. The rest of the first quarter belonged to the yellow-and-greens, who, with a 12-point run capped off by a three-pointer from Giannaras, pulled ahead by double digits (12-24).
At the 15-minute mark, the Larnaca team extended its lead to its maximum in the first half, with McKinnis’s two-pointer putting them ahead by 17 points (17-34). The Germans cut the deficit to single digits at the 19-minute mark after Dye’s three-pointer (34–43), followed by a three-pointer from Giannaras (34-46) and a free throw by Thompson to close out the first quarter (35-46).
Shortly before the 26-minute mark, Petrolina AEK held a ten-point lead (48-58) following a three-pointer by Hollingsworth, but as time went on, the Germans erased the deficit and, two and a half minutes before the end of the third quarter, tied the score at 59-59 with a two-pointer by Colbert. For the remainder of the quarter, Durham and Hollingsworth each scored a basket for Petrolina AEK, with Ogunsipe scoring in between for Würzburg (61–63).
In the fourth quarter, the game became thrilling, with the home team taking a five-point lead midway through the period (72–67) on a three-pointer by Colbert, but the Larnaca team fought back and tied the game at the 39-minute mark with a two-pointer by McKinnis (74–74). Then came a basket by Griffin, followed by one from Tate, with the home team ultimately securing the win thanks to two made free throws by Tischler (78-76), eight seconds before the end.
QUARTERS: 12-24, 35-46, 61-63, 78-76
Fitness First Wurzburg Baskets (Sasa Filipovski)
Collbert 18 (3), Herzog 3 (1), Jones 13 (2), Griffin 8 (1), Dye 4 (1), Tischler 12, Wishart 3 (1), Ogunsipe 4, Thompson 7, Pjanic 6 (2)
Petrolina AEK (Christos Leivadiotis)
Diggs 3 (1), Hollingsworth 7 (1), Mucius 13 (2), Giannaras 6 (2), Durham 12 (2), Tate 17, Markou, McKinnis 12, Hunt 6
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