
Olympiacos beat Zalgiris 90:80 and won the second victory in the same number of matches in the Euroleague. Piraeus dominated the pitch and were not affected by the absence of the crowd due to the suspension.
Sasha Vezenkov scored 23 points and 14 rebounds. In addition to Voulgaros, four other players scored in double figures.
The guests led 0:5 with Schmitz, and then 4:11 with a two-pointer from Brazdeikis. Piraeus responded and took a 10–0 lead in a 14–11 win against Walkup. Žalgiris folded with Hayes and took a 16–19 lead thanks to consecutive 3-pointers from Kanavos and Dimsa. Giorgos Bartzokas’ team lost to Slukas by a point, while Butkevičius made it 18-21 in the first period.
Olympiacos entered the second quarter furiously and led 27-23 with Vezenkov. With a two-pointer from Brazdeikis, the guests reduced the score to two points, but Piraeus again escaped at 31-25, and then 41-33 with Vezenkov. Larentsakis made it 44-35 at halftime, hitting an accurate three-pointer.
Zalgiris cut the score to 44-40 with Ulanovas early in the third period. Piraeus reached +9 (49-40) and Walkup kept the difference with relative comfort. The hosts took a double-digit lead (67-56) thanks to a three-pointer from Peters, and the Lithuanians cut it to 67-58 thanks to two shots from Hayes at the end of the third quarter.
Olympiacos reached +10 (72-62) with a fall, while the Lithuanians went down to 72-67 with Brazdekić’s 2-pointer and Kanavos’ 3-pointer. The guests reduced the score to 4 (74-70), but Barcoki’s wards stepped on the gas and reached 81-70 approximately three minutes before the end of the match. In the final segment of the match, the guests failed to show a reaction.
Quarters: 18-21, 44-35, 67-58, 90-80
Olympiacos (Bartzokas): Walkup 10 (3/4 two-pointers, 1/3 three-pointers, 1/1 shot, 3 rebounds, 6 assists, 2 steals), Kanan (0/2 two-pointers, 0/1 three-pointers), Larentsakis 15 (2/5 two-pointers, 3 /5 three-pointers, 2/2 shots, 2 rebounds, 2 assists, 2 steals), Fal 16 (6/9 two-pointers, 4/4 shots, 5 rebounds, 2 assists), Slukas 15 (2/4 two-pointers, 0/2 three-pointers, 11/12 shots, 2 rebounds, 6 assists), Vezenkov 23 (6/10 two-pointers, 2/4 three-pointers, 5/6 shots, 14 rebounds, 2 assists, 2 steals), Boloboy, Peters 6 (1/4 2-point, 1/4 3-point, 1/1 shot), Black, McKissick 5
Zalgiris Kaunas (Maksvytis): Evans 14 (3), Lekavicius 4, Hayes 6 (2/7 2-pointers), Schmitz 10 (2), Birutis, Lukosiunas, Brazdeikis 21 (7/10 2-pointers, 1/5 3-pointers, 4/5 shooting, 4 rebounds, 3 assists), Dimsa 3 (1), Kavanaugh 12 (4/8 three-pointers, 7 rebounds, 3 assists), Butkevicius 5 (1), Ulanovas 5 (1)
Source: Kathimerini

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