The change of coach seems to have been enough to… wake him up Ari Betsson and lead him to his first win in this year’s GBL, winning 90-73 at home Panioni.
After three defeats at the beginning of the season, Aris Betsson dismissed Karaicic and with Angelou on his bench, he managed to make… a save in the 4th matchday of the GBL, with “victim” the bottom of the standings, Panionios.
Neosmyrniotes again appeared inferior to the circumstances and allowed the “yellows” to reach a comfortable away victory. Jones with 15 points, 5 rebounds and 5 assists was the leader of the game for Aris, who also had double figures from Forbes, Enoch, Kulboka, Mitrou-Long and Bohorides. For the losers, Starks with 17 points and Lountzis and Tsalbouris with 14 and 16 points respectively, were not enough to prevent their team from going 0/4 in the GBL.
The quarters: 13-20, 34-38, 54-63, 73-90
Panionios (Hoogaz): Watson 8 (3 rebounds), Starks 17 (3/4 3-pointers, 3 rebounds, 6 assist), Luntzis 14 (4 rebounds, 2 assist), Lewis 2 (3 rebounds, 3 assist), Cruiser (6 rebounds), Pope 2, Chalbouris 16 (5/7 2-pointers, 2/5 3-pointers, 2 rebounds), Wall 6, Oikonomopoulos, Gikas 5 (1/1 three-pointer, 4 rebounds, 3 assists).
Aris Betsson (Angelou): Jones 15 (4/9 2-pointers, 2/6 3-pointers, 5 rebounds, 5 assist2 fouls), Forbes 13 (3/5 3-pointers), Poulianite, Enoch 10 (7 rebounds), Kulboka 11 (2/6 three-pointers), Mitrou-Long 14 (2/6 3-pointers, 2 rebounds, 3 assist), Forrester 3, Guizelis 7 (1), Bohorides 10 (2), Kazamias, Harel 8 (1/3 three-pointers, 8 rebounds).