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7Days EuroCup<\/strong><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/strong>Promitheas Patras 67-77 London Lions (18-25, 36-40, 55-54) London Lions<\/a> scored a memorable 77-67 road win over Promitheas Patras<\/a> in Group B of the EuroCup at the Dimitris Tofalos Arena in Patras, Greece on Tuesday evening.<\/p>\n With the game tied at 64-64 midway through the final period, it was all about who could keep their cool in a fiercely competitive encounter that looked to go to the wire.<\/p>\n However, Patras coach Yannis Christpoulos was unable to remain calm and his ejection proved to be the fall of the Greek side, who were 4-2 before tonight.<\/p>\n Smelling blood, Lions responded with a 13-3 finish, executing at both ends of the floor to improve to 4-3 in EuroCup, Group B.<\/p>\n Sam Dekker paced the winners with 20 points, going 9\/13 from the field along with six rebounds, supported by 14 for Vojtech Hruban.<\/p>\n Arnoldas Kulboka had 18 points to lead Patras, who, like London, go to 4-3.<\/p>\n Dekker and Aaron Best got things going for London from outside early as they found solace from the three-point line, while Kosta Koufos, who hit his first three field goal attempts, kept the Lions ahead.<\/p>\n But the visitors were having trouble containing Trevis Simpson in the first quarter as the Patras American scored nine points to give his side a brief lead.<\/p>\n Emphatically, Dekker responded immediately with a one-hand slam to restore order.<\/p>\n With Lions needing a spark off the bench, they looked no further than Hruban, as he connected on back-to-back three-pointers to hand London an eight-point advantage before settling for a 25-18 cushion after one.<\/p>\n
<\/strong>(Patras: Kulboka, 18; Simpson, 16; Gkikas, 9 \u2014 Lions: Dekker, 20; Hruban, 14; Best, 13)<\/strong><\/p>\n