Coach Xavi Pascual and Panathinaikos Superfoods Athens registered their second consecutive win together, a comfortable 70-59 win over visiting Crvena Zvezda mts Belgrade in the Greek capital on Friday night. The victory improved Panathinaikos’s record to 3-1, while Zvezda dropped to 2-2.

Other than the visitors’ opening lead, Panathinaikos Superfoods Athens controlled things for 40 minutes. The hosts used defense to open a double-digit margin in the first quarter and increased it to 23 points early in the second. Behind Nick Calathes and James Gist, Panathinaikos had a 46-25 cushion at halftime and Zvezda never threatened. Calathes finished with 16 points, 6 rebounds and 5 assists, while Gist netted 17 in victory. K.C. Rivers and Ioannis Bourousis contributed with 12 points apiece for Panathinaikos. Ognjen Kuzmic stared with 15 points and a career-high 15 rebounds for the visitors, and Milko Bjelica scored late to finish with 12. Nate Wolters made his EuroLeague debut, scoring 8 points with 3 assists in defeat.

Score in each period: 23-14, 46-25, 61-41, 70-59