By Eurohoops team / info@eurohoops.net
Despite being down even by 11 points (46-35) in the second half, Aliaga Petkimspor won for the first time in the club’s history a BCL Play-In game, getting up 1-0 in the series with the 82-81 win over Holon.
Wesley Van Beck never scored more than 19 points this season for the Turkish team but erupted not only for a game-high 24 points over 6/9 from three.
He was the one deciding the whole game with a clutch block over Yiftah Ziv in the remaining seconds of the encounter.
This was a bittersweet night for Michale Kyser, who suffered a defeat but still became the All-Time leader in shots blocked in Basketball Champions League’s history.
He finished with 10 points, 6 rebounds, and 3 blocks tonight.
Following this first game of the series, Hapoel Holon will now host Aliaga Petkimspor but still away from Israel. Game 2 is set to take place on January 14 at 18:00 CET.
Post-game press conference:
PHOTO CREDIT: Basketball Champions League