In an intense and physical Athens derby, Olympiacos Piraeus grabbed its sixth win in its last seven Turkish Airlines EuroLeague games by downing archrival Panathinaikos Superfoods Athens 77-69 in front of a sellout crowd at Peace and Friendship Stadium on Friday. Olympiacos improved to 11-5, while Panathinaikos Superfoods to 9-7. The Reds won both games against Panathinaikos Superfoods, giving it the tie-break advantage if needed. Ioannis Papapetrou led the winners with 13 points, Vassilis Spanoulis scored 12, Khem Birch 11 and Erick Green had 10 for Olympiacos. Mike James led Panathinaikos with 24 points and K.C. Rivers added 23 for the Greens. James and Rivers combined for 40 of Panathinaikos’s 50 points through three quarters. Olympiacos outrebounded Panathinaikos Superfoods by 34-27 and limited Panathinaikos Superfoods to poor shooting percentages – 44.2% from two-point range and 36.8% from downtown. Olympiacos had 16 assists and Panathinaikos Superfoods only dished 9.

Score in each period: 17-11, 38-37, 55-50, 77-69