Promitheas came into the game averaging 14.2 turnover per game, higher than all but two other teams, one of which was Ulm (15.2). But while the Promitheas defense made sure that Ulm reached its average and more, with 16 turnovers, the hosts had by far their best assist-to-turnover game of the season.
Telling numbers: For Promitheas, ball safety paid off
Promitheas dished 22 assists to just 7 turnovers, for a 3.1-to-1 ratio that was the fourth-best in the entire EuroCup so far this season. Dimitris Agravanis dished a career-high 8 assists, but was responsible for 3 of the turnovers. Kendrick Ray matched those 8 assists and lost the ball just once in almost 28 minutes. Their teammates only committed 3 more turnovers while their collective defense made 7 steals on the balls lost by Ulm, for whom nine different players had at least one turnover.
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That's how Promitheas was able to lose the rebounding and free throws wars, get matched at the three-point line and suffer more blocked shots but still led Ulm by 23 points early in the fourth quarter before holding on for a 79-68 win in Group B on Tuesday.