George Conditt scored 7 of his personal-best 22 points in the fourth quarter to help Promitheas Patras hold on for an 81-77 victory over Veolia Towers Hamburg on Tuesday night at Dimitris Tofalos Arena. The game featured 10 lead changes in the fourth quarter alone before Joe Young sank go-ahead free throws in the final minute.
Conditt, Young shine as Promitheas edges Hamburg 81-77



Young finished with 23 points for the winners and Conditt also collected 10 rebounds for his first EuroCup double-double. Trevis Simpson added 10 points for Promitheas. Yoeli Childs shined for Hamburg with a double-double in the first half (12 points and 10 rebounds) before finishing with 17 points and 16 boards. Kendale McCullum scored 15 in defeat, James Woodard added 12 and Seth Hinrichs 11.
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Despite committing 4 turnovers in the first 5 minutes, strong play by Childs helped Hamburg surge ahead 5-11. Anthony Cowan and Young took charge to rally the hosts to lead by as many as 6 before Hinrichs’s tip-in at the buzzer made it 21-17. Hamburg tied it early in the second, but had no answer for Conditt, whose big plays at both ends soon had Promitheas back on top. The margin grew and free throws by Dimitris Kaklamanakis gave the hosts a 45-36 halftime advantage.
McCullum had an assist and free throws in a 0-7 Hamburg run to start the second half. Slowly but surely, Promitheas pushed back and a three-point play by Cowan got the margin to 59-50. Hamburg answered with 8 straight points and McCullum ended the quarter with free throws that made it 61-60. Jonas Wohlfarth-Botterman’s hook shot gave Hamburg its first lead since the first quarter, 63-64, and resulted in a Promitheas timeout. The lead changed on each of the game’s next six baskets and continued to change hands going into the final minute. Childs tied it at 74-74 with free throws with 55 seconds to play and then Young drew a foul shooting a three-pointer and made the resulting 3 shots. After a timeout, a steal by Michalis Tsairelis led to a Nemanja Dangubic slam that all but iced the win for Promitheas.