Petrolina AEK continued its undefeated run, going 3-for-3 with an 85-74 road win over Fabricca E.N. Paralimni in a game for the third round of the ECOMMBX Basket League.
Tate scored the first basket of the game for Petrolina AEK, followed by a three-pointer from Thompson for Fabricca E.N. Paralimni (3-2). Mucius’s three-pointer extended the lead to seven points (8-15) with three and a half minutes remaining in the first quarter, with the home team tying the score at the 9-minute mark with another three-pointer by Thompson, who shortly afterward put his team ahead with a free throw (16-15). Half a minute before the end of the period, Giannaras once again gave Petrolina AEK the lead (16-18).
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The Larnaca team’s run continued into the early stages of the second half and culminated at the 12-minute mark with a three-pointer by Varsou that extended the lead to double digits (16–26). The same was true at the end of the first half, as the remainder of the second quarter saw some back-and-forth action, with McKinnis’s basket in the final seconds putting the yellow-and-greens back in front by ten points (38-48).
At the 23-minute mark, following Thompson’s two free throws, the burgundy-clad team closed the gap to two points (48–50)—the same margin that existed at the 26-minute mark after a three-pointer by the same player (53-55). A minute and a half before the end of the third quarter, Diggs’s basket extended the lead to nine points (54-63). This was followed by a five-point run by the home team, all scored by Johnson (59–63).
At the 31-minute mark, Enosis cut the deficit to one point (62-63) after Weston’s free throw. At the 37-minute mark, Johnson’s free throw made it a four-point game (70–74), followed by a six-point run for Petrolina AEK, which, at the 39-minute mark, took a 12-point lead (70–82) on Hunt’s two-pointer. At the end of the game, the margin was 11 points (74–85), as the final score stood after Johnson’s basket with half a minute remaining.
Quarter scores: 16-18, 38-48, 59-63, 74-85
Fabricca E.N. Paralimni (Panagiotis Giannaras): T. Thompson 16 (4), Weston 20 (2), Beale 3, Solomou 2, Loizidis, Johnson 11, B. Thompson 20 (4), Louka 2, Papadimitriou
Petrolina AEK (Christoforos Leivadiotis): Mucius 22 (5), Durham 6, Tate 21 (3), Markou, Hunt 8, Diggs 2, Pavlidis, Giannaras 9 (3), Varsos 5 (1), McKikkins 12
