With Fabbrica E.N. Paralimni securing an 89-71 victory over APOEL in Lefkotheo, the 6th round of the ECOMMBX Basket League kicked off on Friday night (11/13). For the Paralimni team, this marks their fourth win in six games, while the blue-and-yellows suffered their third loss and have an equal number of draws.
The visitors laid the groundwork for their victory right from the first quarter. Opening the game with a three-pointer by Thompson, they managed to build a double-digit lead (7-18) by the 4-minute mark following Weston’s two-pointer.
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Two and a half minutes before the end of the quarter, the lead stood at 20 points (9-29) following Thompson’s three-pointer, while at the end of the quarter it was 18 (16–34), as it stood after Funderburk Jr.’s three-pointer at the 9-minute mark.
The Crimson maintained their solid lead in the second quarter as well, with the home team managing to cut the deficit by just three points at the end of the first half, which closed with a two-pointer by Blackmon (36-51)
With two and a half minutes remaining in the third quarter, APOEL closed the gap to nine points (51-62) on two free throws by Sherman, but Enosis, with two layups by Johnson and two three-pointers by Thompson and Beale, widened the gap once again (51-72).
In the fourth quarter, the margin remained the same, with Simitzis hitting a three-pointer for the final points of the game and Enosis securing the victory with a score of 89-71.
QUARTERS: 16-34, 36-51, 51-72, 71-89
APOEL (Nikolas Papadopoulos)
Gaffney 10 (2), Simitzis 12 (2), Sherman 13, Skinner 7 (1), Funderburk Jr. 5 (1), Blackmon 20 (4), Sofokleous, Mythillos, Aggeli 4, Papamichail
Fabbrica E.N. Paralimni (Panagiotis Giannaras)
Johnson 24 (1), T. Thompson 22 (5), Weston 17 (2), Beale 15 (2), Solomou 1, B. Thompson 7 (1), Loizidis, Papadimitriou 3 (1)
