Panathinaikos Superfoods Athens registered its seventh consecutive home win, downing Brose Baskets Bamberg 81-72 on Thursday night in the Greek capital. Panathinaikos Superfoods improved to 13-9 on the season and now has sole possession of fifth place in the standings. Bamberg’s record dropped to 8-14. Panathinaikos Superfoods controlled the game and built an 11-point lead in the second quarter, a nine-point margin in the third, and an 11-point lead again in the fourth quarter. But Bamberg kept coming back each time before Mike James scored key baskets that helped Panathinaikos Superfoods take another cushion and get to victory. Chris Singleton collected 17 points and 6 rebounds for Panathinaikos Superfoods. Ioannis Bourousis and James Feldeine had 16 points apiece, and James finished with 15 points for the hosts. Daniel Theis had 18 points in 18 minutes for Bamberg. Darius Miller and Leon Radosevic each had 11 points, and Nikos Zisis netted 10 in defeat.

Score in each period: 27-19, 42-41, 62-54, 81-72