By Eurohoops Team / info@eurohoops.net
Valencia Basket snapped its ten games losing streak with a 67-63 win over Panathinaikos Superfoods Athens. With 30 seconds remaining Bojan Dubljevic hit the go-ahead game-winner and the Spanish side won its fourth game this year after 10 defeats in a row.
The last three minutes: Aaron Doornekamp made two clutch three-point shots, to put Valencia up by 3 (63-60), but Matt Lojeski shot a three-pointer with 1:42 minutes left to tie the game. With 36 seconds on the clock, Bojan Dubljevic scored a lay-up and the home-side regained the lead (65-63). Justin Denmon missed a crucial three-point shot with 29 seconds, Valencia secured the rebound, but Rivers stole the ball. In the final possession, KC missed the lay-up and Valencia prevailed with two free-throws from Erick Green.
The key: Every time Panathinaikos built a double-digit lead, Valencia responded with a run of its own and tied the game.
The game: With a 0-7 run in just the first minute, Pascual’s team forced coach Vidorreta to call an early time-out. Valencia, however, responded with a 10-3 run tying the game at 10. In the second period, the visitors established a double-digit (12-23) lead but once again with Pleiss (11 pts) and Green (13 pts) leading the way Valencia tied the game at 28. The first half ended 32-32.
The game remained competitive in the second half as both teams played physical (Valencia: five fouls in four minutes) and tough defense. With a 0-13 run, PAO went up ahead by ten points (36-46). It was Valencia’s time to go on a 10-0 run and tie the game for the third time with PAO scoring just two points in 3:30 minutes.
In the fourth quarter, both squad played it out until the end but in the last minute, the home team prevailed.
The star: For the winners, Erick Green finished with 21 points but it was Doornekamp (8 pts) and Dubljevic (11 pts) with some clutch shots down the stretch.
Check out Erick Green’s 21-point performance
Not enough: Chris Singleton filled the stat-sheet scoring 9 points, grabbing 12 rebounds, while also putting up five steals and three blocks.
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