Aris BC Betsson suffered a defeat to PAOK BC, 88–77

Aris BC Betsson was defeated by PAOK BC 88–77 in a rescheduled Round 21 game of the Stoiximan GBL.

The team of Igor Milicic came back twice from deficits of 16 and 15 points but could not sustain the effort until the end, seeing its eight-game winning streak come to an end.

Lefteris Bochoridis opened the scoring (0–2), with Amine Noua making it 5–3. PAOK built an early 10–3 lead, but Bochoridis and Noua reduced it to 10–9. Elijah Mitrou-Long (13–11) and Danilo Andjusic (17–14) kept Aris close, while Bryce Jones brought it to 20–19 with a three-pointer. The hosts responded strongly, extending the lead to 29–19 through offensive rebounds and perimeter shooting.

PAOK pushed the margin to 35–19 before Mitrou-Long (35–22) and Ronnie Harrell (36–25) reacted. Jones, Noua, and Mitrou-Long gradually cut the deficit, with Aris closing the gap to 43–42 before trailing 49–44 at halftime.

In the third quarter, Noua and Jones brought the score to 50–49, but PAOK answered with another run (58–49, 69–54). Aris responded again through Noua and Jones, reducing it to 70–59 at the end of the period.

In the fourth quarter, Stelios Poulianitis, Mitrou-Long, and Bochoridis led another comeback, with Kostas Antetokounmpo tying the game at 72–72. Arnoldas Kulboka added a key three-pointer (72–70 earlier), but PAOK regained control, making it 80–72 and eventually 84–74 in the final minute to secure the win.

Quarter scores: 29–19, 49–44, 70–59, 88–77.

See the full match statistics HERE.