THE PAOK He got a great 90-88 victory over Sole in France and managed to get a great qualification to the big final of the FIBA Europe Cup where he will face Bilbao.
PAOK will play for the fifth time in its European history in the final, with the Thessaloniki with an unreal night Frank Bartley scoring 29 points (the most critical of all the three -point expiration of the time the game sent to the extension).
Massimo Kanchelieri’s team, who had lost 89-88 in the first game in Thessaloniki, wanted a victory with at least one point difference to get the game to the extension, something he finally succeeded!
In the first half, the “black and white” took the lead with impressive three-pointers and good attack, closing the first part with 40-43. Sleele then overturned the score, escaping +8 in the third quarter, while in the fourth preceded 76-72. PAOK, however, reacted, with Bartley equalizing and sending the game to the extension.
PAOK WITH A BUZZER BEATER THREE TO TIE THE SEMI-FINAL AND SEND IT TO OT #FIBAEuropeCup pic.twitter.com/svnYZvINbv
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There, the hosts equalized with a three-pointer, but PAOK with the right shots and critical shots from Reynolds and Grandison took the victory 87-90, securing the finals.
DEMBERS: 16-27, 40-43, 65-56, 80-81, 88-90.