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10 things to look out for in the 3rd-Place Game

BELGRADE (Serbia) - Peristeri bwin, who are playing in their first ever Final Four, are taking on UCAM Murcia, who finished third the only previous time they made it to the season-ending tournament.

Which of the two will finish Season 8 of the Basketball Champions League on a high note by prevailing in the 3rd-Place Game? Take a look at 10 interesting facts and figures to know before the game tips off in Belgrade.

Peristeri bwin vs. UCAM Murcia

3rd-Place Game - April 28, 17:00 CET - Belgrade Arena


If Murcia win on Sunday, don't be surprised if it's behind another solid 15/5 outing by Marko Todorovic

● This will be the first ever game between Peristeri and Murcia. If Peristeri win it will be the first time they finish on the BCL podium as this is their first Final Four, while Murcia finished third in their previous Final Four appearance, in 2018.

● If Peristeri win, they will become the first team from Greece to get a third-place finish in the BCL and the second to get on the podium after AEK, who won the title in 2018.

● Three of the previous seven winners of the 3rd-Place game were teams from Spain.

● Peristeri are 5-2 in their last seven BCL games and scored more than 90 points in three of their most recent five. They have however a 3-6 record against teams from Spain and have never defeated a Spanish team outside of Greece.

● Murcia are 11-3 in their last 14 BCL games and have not lost back-to-back BCL games.

● Both Peristeri and Murcia get off to a good start in their BCL games. Each one of them was leading at the end of the first quarter in 14 of their last 15 games in the competition. Murcia score a league-high 22.9 first-quarter points, while Peristeri rank third, with 22 points on average.

● Murcia are averaging a league-high 31.3 made field goals per game, while Peristeri are second with 29.7 on average. In the case of Murcia, this is in great part thanks to the fact they are shooting 53.4 percent from 2-point range, which is the second-highest 2-point field goal percentage in this season's BCL (after AEK betsson).

● Peristeri's opponents score 24.2 percent of their points from the free-throw line. This is the highest percentage among all teams in this season's BCL.

● Peristeri's Elijah Mitrou-Long is going through a purple patch, as he has averaged 16.1 points per game over his last seven BCL appearances, and scored 15 or more in five of those. This stretch comes after he averaged 4.3 points per game over his first 11 BCL appearances. His 6 assists in the Semi-Final against Lenovo Tenerife where a BCL career high for him.

● Murcia's Marko Todorovic has had more than 15 points, 5 rebounds and 2 blocks in three of his last four BCL games, after posting this kind of statline in just one of his first six appearances in the competition The Montenegrin center was a perfect 6-of-6 from 2-point range. in the Semi-Final against Unicaja.