By Eurohoops Team/ info@eurohoops.net
Similar to its first Basketball Champions League road game, Peristeri winmasters returned from a large deficit, this time around defeated Mornar Bar, 73-65, at the Sports Hall Topolica on Tuesday.
The hosts were up 13 in the first half, held on for a nine-point lead midway through the last quarter, but Will Hatcher turned a bad shooting night to a game-high 21 points securing the “W” for the Greek team. The 35-year-old guard poured 17 of his points in the final six minutes.
An overall 21-4 finish turned the Gameday 5 affair around in favor of Peristeri. Apart Hatcher, Moses Kingsley was clutch down the stretch at Bar adding on his 13 point, 11-rebound double-double.
Jacob Pullen banked three shots beyond the arc en route for his team-high 16 points in the Group C affair.
Ilias Zouros’ side jumped to 3-2 and dropped Mihailo Pavicevic’s team to 0-5.
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Photo Credit: Basketball Champions League