Prokom bows out after incredible come-from-behind win

sseco Prokom Gdynia finished its 2012-13Turkish Airlines Euroleague campaign with a smile by rallying from a 28-point second-half deficit to force overtime and defeat Montepaschi Siena 88-95 on the road in Group B on Thursday. Prokom broke a six-game losing streak and finished sixth in Group B with a 2-8 record. Montepaschi dropped to 5-5, ranked third in Group B and will keep fighting for Euroleague glory in the Top 16. Jerel Blassingame led the winners with 26 points. Lukasz Koszarek added 20, Rasid Mahalbasic tallied 18 and 16 rebounds, Mateusz Ponitka scored 14 points and Piotr Szczokta contributed 10 for Prokom. Bobby Brown had 23 points for Montepaschi, while Matt Janning added 11. Brown scored 11 first-quarter points and Aleksandar Rasic struck three times from downtown to give Montepaschi a 26-13 lead after 10 minutes. Montepaschi held Prokom scoreless for almost six minutes and used a 14-0 run to break the game open, 40-13. Montepaschi kept a 51-28 lead at the break and extended it to 58-30 early in the fourth quarter. Ponitka and Blassingame fueled a game-changing 5-30 run that tied it, 68-68, with 5 minutes left. A three-pointer by Ponitka gave Prokom a 73-76 lead with 1.30 to go. Brown answered from downtown to send the game to overtime, 76-76. Prokom soon got a 77-83 margin and managed to keep a safe lead throughout the extra period, cruising to an incredible road win.