Petrolina AEK suffered an 81-64 loss on the road against Heraklis Thessaloniki in the 5th round of the FIBA Europe Cup, thus concluding the first round of the regular season with a record of three wins and two losses.
Heraklis scored the first points of the game on a three-pointer by Melvin, and by the 3-minute mark held a six-point lead (11-5) following a three-pointer by Huston. At the 5-minute mark, the Thessaloniki team led 15-8 following a layup by Diarra, followed by a 15-point run for Petrolina AEK, which took an eight-point lead (15-23) on Tate’s three-pointer at the 8-minute mark. For the remainder of the first quarter, the home team went on a six-point run (21–23).
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At the 12-minute mark, Hunt’s two-pointer tied the game at 25-25, followed by a six-point run by the home team, which, at the 24-minute mark, took a 31-25 lead on a basket by Styles. At the 28-minute mark, the lead reached double digits for the first time (44–34) following a three-pointer by Diarra, with the first half ending on two baskets by Styles (48–34).
In the second half, Heraklis maintained control of the game and held onto a comfortable lead, ending the third quarter ahead 62-45 and ultimately securing the win 81-64.
QUARTERS: 21-23, 48-34, 62-45, 81-64
Heraklis Thessaloniki (Zoran Lukic)
Lecque 8, Melvin 12 (2), Styles 11 (1), Horchler 4 (1), Diarra 19 (2), Hutson 13 (1), Slaftsakis, Syllas 11 (1), Arnokouros, Mastrogiannopoulos 3, Stavrakopoulos
Petrolina AEK (Christos Leivadiotis)
Diggs 2, Mucius 7, Pavlidis 3, Giannaras 3 (1), Varsos, Durham 13, Tate 23 (2), Markou, Hunt 13
*See the game stats here*
