Cowan saved short-handed Promitheas in Paris
Promitheas Patras arrived to Paris without Trevis Simpson. The 7DAYS EuroCup's leading scorer, Joe Young, travelled but couldn't play in the end. Luckily for Promitheas, Anthony Cowan was fit. He made the difference for a good-as-gold 71-74 Group B road win over Paris Basket.
Cowan, a 1.85-meter point guard, stepped up after halftime to score 17 of his 21 points in the final 15 minutes. He buried a couple of three-pointers late in the third quarter to keep Promitheas in charge, 47-51, and kept going to give the visitors a 61-66 lead mid-way through the fourth.
Paris managed to get a 68-67 lead with 34 seconds left but Cowan proved perfect from the foul line, hitting 4 of 4 attempts to make sure Promitheas returned to Greece with a prestigious road victory. The winners are now tied with Paris and Buducnost VOLI Podgorica for third place with 5-3 records.
In the end, Cowan buried 4 of 10 three-pointers and 9 of 11 free throws on his way to a career-high 21 points. Cowan also had personal-best marks in fouls drawn, 9, and PIR, 24. His previous PIR record was 11 against Gran Canaria in Round 2.
"It is definitely a big one for us, especially having two big-time players out," Cowan said after the game. "But definitely a big win coming in and staying locked in. I am happy that we were able to bring it out."