Victory over Panionios Cosmorama Travel to Close Out the Regular Season

ARIS Betsson defeated Panionios Cosmorama 75-65 in the 26th and final round of the Stoiximan GBL regular season.

Igor Milicic’s team finished in 5th place and will face AEK in the first round of the playoffs with home-court disadvantage. The series is a best-of-three.

ARIS Betsson struggled to score in the first half, but by making 9 of 16 three-pointers in the second, managed to build a double-digit lead and never faced in danger at the end.

The visitors led 6-10, but the home team, with a three-pointer by Bochoridis and three more points by Antetokounmpo, tied the score at 12-12 and closed out the first quarter at 19-15.

In the second quarter, ARIS Betsson struggled to score and made just 12 points, resulting in a 31-31 halftime tie.

In the third quarter, Mitrou-Long made three consecutive three-pointers for 40-36, before Panionios took the lead at 40-42. The “yellow-and-blacks” were accurate from beyond the 6.75-meter line, and with three-pointers by Poulianitis and Andjusic, they took a 46-45 lead. With four points from Jones, the quarter ended 51-49.

ARIS Betsson made four consecutive three-pointers to start the fourth quarter (one each from Jones and Mitrou-Long, and two from Bochoridis) to make it 63-52. Noua made it 65-52, and Jones, Bochoridis scored for 69-57. The visitors cut the lead to 70-64, but Mitrou-Long scored three consecutive points to make it 73-64, and the game ended 75-65 with a dunk by Hatzilambrou.

The quarters: 19-15, 31-31, 51-49, 75-65.

See the stat line HERE