KK Mega Superbet defeats Auburn 70-68 in recreation two – Auburn Tigers

MYKONOS, Greece – Caleb Williams’ final second 3-point try was no good as KK Mega Superbet held on to defeat the Auburn males’s basketball crew 70-68 on Sunday evening at Ano Mera Indoor Hall in Mykonos.

In a recreation through which Tahaad Pettiford solely performed the primary quarter and Kevin Overton sat for the ultimate 17 minutes, the Tigers battled again from 9 down within the fourth quarter and had an opportunity to win the sport on the buzzer however the final second try was simply off.

Bukky Oboye led Auburn with 17 factors, whereas Adam Olsen and Kevin Overton joined him in double figures with 14 and 11 factors, respectively. Thomas Dowd was a monster on the glass, ending with 18 rebounds (9 on each ends) to associate with eight factors and 4 assists.

“I thought KK Mega Superbet did a great job of coming out being aggressive and played physically,” Head Coach Steven Pearl stated. “They did a good job of limiting us to one shot early in the game. We had way too many turnovers and without Tahaad and KO in the second half that was to be expected. I thought our guys competed, but we just didn’t make the shots we made last night.”

Pettiford led the primary quarter efforts with 5 factors, 4 rebounds, three assists, a steal and a block because the Tigers led 18-12 after one.

The two groups performed evenly within the second quarter with Superbet outscoring Auburn 25-23, however an alley-oop from Willaim to Oboye as time expired gave Auburn a 41-37 halftime lead.

Superbet took its first lead because it was 3-2 early within the third quarter on a 3-pointer from Mihailo Boskovic to provide them a 44-43 benefit. Superbet outscored Auburn 23-14 within the third and led 60-55 getting into the fourth quarter.

The Serbian membership scored the primary 4 factors of the fourth to achieve its largest lead of 9 (64-55) with 7:44 remaining which pressured Auburn right into a timeout.

Out of that timeout, The Tigers responded with a 7-0 run capped by a putback dunk from Oboye to pressure a Superbet timeout with 5:55 left with the rating 64-62.

Superbet had one ultimate possession with a 70-68 lead and Auburn received the defensive cease it wanted with seven seconds remaining. Williams grabbed the rebound, raced up the courtroom and had an excellent look from straight on to win the sport, however it was simply off as the 2 groups break up their two video games in Mykonos.

“It was a great experience. We have really good film on the guys who were able to play,” Pearl stated. “Not having the depth we currently have on the roster showed during the second game. If we had those guys things would have been different, but I think our guys really competed defensively. That is a talented group we played against. We came out of here injury free so those are the types of things you are looking in these foreign trips.”