Panathinaikos BC AKTOR claimed a 78–65 road victory over Mykonos Betsson BC, in a matchup for Round 8 of the Stoiximan GBL regular season. Top scorer for the Greens was Kendrick Nunn with 23 points.

Mykonos Betsson BC started the game better, taking an early 8–2 lead in the 7th minute. Panathinaikos BC AKTOR responded, cutting it to 8–7 in the 5th minute and later to 12–11 in the 8th. The hosts maintained their rhythm, extending the gap to +6 (19–13) in the 9th minute, with the first quarter closing at 19–16.

In the 12th minute, Mykonos Betsson BC went up by +8 (24–16), reaching a double-digit advantage for the first time in the 15th minute (30–20). With a 6–0 run, the Greens cut it down to 30–26 in the 17th, equalizing at 34–34 in the 19th and at 39–39 by halftime.

Panathinaikos BC AKTOR took their first lead at 43–41 in the 22nd minute, building it to +5 (46–51) in the 28th. Mykonos Betsson BC closed the gap to a single possession (48–51) in the same minute, before the quarter ended with the Greens enjoying their biggest lead of the night up to that point (51–58).

From +9 (51–60), Mykonos answered with a 9–3 run to make it 60–63, before Panathinaikos BC AKTOR pulled away again to 68–60 in the 35th minute, and later 73–60 in the 37th. The Greens sealed the win with a final score of 75–68.

Quarter scores: 19–16, 39–39, 51–58, 68–75.

Mykonos Betsson BC (Ziagos): Appleby 10, Moore 17 (3), Ray 2, Kavvadas 11, Geromichalos 6, Ermidis, Skoulidas 2, Billis, Sidiroilias, Mantzaris 3 (1), Hesson 7 (1), Canady 7 (2).

Panathinaikos BC AKTOR (Ataman): Shorts 12 (1), Kalaitzakis 2, Sloukas 3 (1), Rogkavopoulos 2, Samodurov 13, Grant 3, Kouzeloglou 4, Nunn 23 (2), Faried 10, Hernangomez, Mitoglou 6.

Ataman: “Mykonos fought until the end, but we found the way”

Panathinaikos BC AKTOR head coach Ergin Ataman stated the following during the post-game press conference after the road matchup against Mykonos Betsson BC:

“It’s exciting to come to Mykonos to play a first-division game. Maybe the gym is small, but I liked the organization, the atmosphere, the passion that all the authorities and the people here have for basketball. In Mykonos you have great potential, many sponsors, big companies that make a lot of money during the summer — I know that. I hope Mykonos continues its journey in the top division.

It wasn’t easy for us to be 100% focused, especially after the EuroLeague game, where we played a perfect second half. When you come to Mykonos, it’s not easy to motivate the players to compete in the domestic league, so we had many concentration issues. We missed a lot of open shots, three-pointers. We scored only 4 out of 24 from deep, which is unusual for us. Mykonos fought until the end, but we found the way to win the game.

We didn’t use Juancho because he has a knee injury and a back problem. The doctors told me not to use him. We also have an issue with Osman — he stayed in Athens due to the ankle problem he suffered in the previous EuroLeague game, but I believe that on Tuesday everyone will be on the court at 100% and will try to get another win at the Telekom Center Athens. After Tuesday we will have a EuroLeague break due to the National Teams. We will be fine. I believe Yurtseven will return on Tuesday. As for Holmes, I hope he will join the team after the break.”