By Eurohoops team / info@eurohoops.net
Losing to ERA Nymburk in the first week of this year’s Basketball Champions League Regular Season, Promitheas Patras put the ghosts away by exiting RASTA Vechta’s home victorious at 88-86 in a thrilling encounter.
KJ Williams was Ilias Papatheodorou’s highest scorer with 21 points and 5 rebounds off the bench. Wes Iwundu not only put up 16 points for his team but also made the decisive and winning go-ahead bucket. Former Olympiacos guard Michail Lountzis didn’t start the game as well but quickly brought experience, helping Promitheas with 14 points in a great shooting night (5/8 FG, 2/2 FT).
Jayden Gardner continued to be RASTA Vechta’s main player of reference with 16 points, while Tyger Campbell had an exciting double-double of 13 points and 12 assists.
2005-born center Johann Grünloh had once again another promising encounter in his first season in the Basketball Champions League, putting up 14 points over 6/10 from two-point range.
The Greek side started the game well and already reached a huge 17-point lead (33-16) entering the second quarter. Trying to come back into the picture, the Germans even found a lead at 83-82 late in the fourth quarter, but ultimately couldn’t succeed. They turned the ball over 13 times.
Considering ERA Nymburk’s yesterday’s win against Galatasaray, the situation in Group D now sees the Czech side on top with a 2-0 record, followed by both Promitheas and the Turkish team at 1-1. Martin Schiller’s newcomers, instead, are winless at the bottom.
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PHOTO CREDIT: Basketball Champions League