Six different Greens scored in double figures as Panathinaikos Athens ran past Galatasaray Liv Hospital Istanbul 86-77 on Friday night at OAKA. The Greek champs improved to 3-2 for a share of third place in Group E, while Galatasaray dropped to 2-3. The game was not as close as the final score would make it appear. Janis Blums hit 3 three-pointers and James Gist rejected a pair of shots in an 11-0 second-quarter run that gave the hosts a 30-13 advantage.
It was 42-27 at halftime and Esteban Batista extended the difference into the 20s early in the second half. Panathinaikos led by as many as 25 and was cruising before a late Galatasaray rally drew the visitors as close as 6 in the final minute. Blums finished with 16 points to lead the winners. Dimitris Diamantidis tallied 14 points on 40of-6 three-point shooting plus and 6 assists, Antonis Fotsis posted 12 points and 11 rebounds, Vlantimir Giankovits also scored 12, Esteban Batista 11 and De Marcus Nelson amassed 10 points and 8 assists. Panathinaikos made 14 of 29 three-pointers. Vladimir Micov paced Galatasaray with 16 points, Kerem Gonlum scored 14 and Justin Carter 12.
Score in each period: 19-11, 42-27, 65-46, 86-77
| Time | Pts | 2FG | 3FG | FT | Rebounds | As | St | TO | Blocks | Fouls | |||||
| O | D | T | Fv | Ag | Rv | Cm | |||||||||
| Lefteris Bochoridis | 18:20 | 2 | 1/1 | 0/1 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| Vladimir Jankovic | 26:13 | 12 | 0/1 | 2/4 | 6/7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 |
| Antonis Fotsis | 35:1 | 12 | 3/5 | 2/5 | 0/0 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| DeMarcus Nelson | 26:36 | 10 | 3/6 | 1/4 | 1/2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| Dimitris Diamantidis | 27:4 | 14 | 1/2 | 4/6 | 0/0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| James Gist | 19:21 | 9 | 2/6 | 1/2 | 2/2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| Esteban Batista | 28:36 | 11 | 5/7 | 0/0 | 1/2 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| Janis Blums | 18:49 | 16 | 2/2 | 4/7 | 0/0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| Totals | 200:0 | 86 | 17/30 | 14/29 | 10/13 | 5 | 28 | 33 | 24 | 5 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 22 | 19 |
| Average | 56.7% | 48.3% | 76.9% | ||||||||||||
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