Achilleas Kaimakliou won 80-62 against PAEK for the qualifying phase of the OPAP ECOMMBX Basket League Cup and qualified for the next round of the competition. The Kaimaklion team's opponent in the quarterfinals will be APOEL.
Christos Georgiou was the leader for the winners with 17 points, 5 three-pointers, 2 rebounds and 1 assist.
Achilleas Kaimakliou started the match with a three-pointer by Pilakouras and a two-pointer by Watson (5-0), with PAEKE then scoring two baskets with Ikpe (5-4), while in the 5th minute he took the lead with his second consecutive basket Hieronymides (7-8).
A streak of six points followed for the home team, who took a 13-8 lead in the 7th minute with Watson's layup, with the first quarter ending with a three-pointer by Tention (19-15).
Halfway through the second quarter, the difference was one point (28-27) after a three-pointer by Hieronymides and at 17' it was tied 29-29 after Ikpe's layup. The first half ended with the difference at four points (41-37) with Tention's 3-pointer in the final seconds.
In the 26th minute, Ieronimidis put his team in front with a three-pointer (48-49), with the Kaimakli team making a ten-point streak until the end of the third period, which ended with Smith's three-pointer (58-49).
The home team maintained their lead in the fourth quarter, increasing the gap by nine points and taking the pink card with a final score of 80-62.
THE DECADES: 19-15, 41-37, 58-49, 80-62
Achilleas Kaimakliou (Mihalis Arvanitis)
Watson 22 (1), Christoudias, Smith 12 (2), Pilakoutas 3 (1), Tention 15 (2), Loukas 2, X. Georgiou 17 (5), S. Georgiou, Kyriakou, Anthymiadis 3 (1), Shabazz 6 (1)
PAEK (Euripidis Andreou)
Ikpe 12, Sanders 10 (1), Andreou 3, Paphitis, Ieronimidis 19 (2), Panziaros 6 (2), Vassiliou 6, Gavriel 6 (2).