By Eurohoops team/ info@eurohoops.net
It was a close game, decided almost on the last shot and Cedevita in the end got the big road win over Dogus Darussafaka. The three pointer of Henry Walker with 28 seconds left paved the way for the 79-72 win.
With the score being tied at 72 after a made shot by Jamon Gordon, Luka Babic missed a three, Turkish center Semih Erden made a turnover and Walker gave a 75-72 lead to Cedevita which was the key for the outcome. The hosts couldn’t score after that and the duo of Jacob Pullen and James White with 4/4 free throws sealed the win.
The two opponents traded places in the first two periods as the hosts had a 26-19 lead after the first quarter and Cedevita reacted with a 21-13 partial score in the next 20 minutes, getting a one point advantage (40-39) at half time. Erden with 9 points led Darussafaka and Henry Walked had 7 points for Cedevita.
The hosts started the second half with a 11-6 partial score, but Jacob Pullen started shooting, he finished the third quarter with 18 points and the two teams entered the last quarter tied at 58. The balance in the numbers between the two teams was admirable and the main problem for the hosts was making just 2/15 three pointers until this point.
That note proved to be a key factor in the end, as Cedevita finished the game with 3/21 threes. Scotty Wilbekin made two of those and with just 12 points was the top scorer of the hosts. Pullen finished the game with 25 points and 5 assists, while Henry Walked, the hero of the night scored 13 points.