PAOK beat Aris 88-66 in the Thessaloniki derby in the second game of the Basketball League. The team of Aris Likoyanni won the first victory in the championship.

PAOK managed to take the lead from the second quarter. Scored 11 out of 12 home team players who played in the match.

Kastritis’s team approached the match better and took a 5:12 lead thanks to Horchler’s three-pointer and Netzipoglu’s two-pointer. Margaritis cut the score to four with a three-pointer, PAOK led 16-17 with consecutive Franke points. The guests reached the score 18-21, and the team of Aris Likogianni equalized the score 21-21 in the first period.

PAOK entered the second quarter furiously and reached 28-21 with Polly. Three-pointer Toliopoulos reduced the gap to seven points, but the hosts had the advantage. Kelly made it 40-28 with about three minutes left in the half. Goodwin’s shots cut the score to ten points and Shiza made it 47-35 at half.

Aris scored the difference (50-46) at the beginning of the third period. Christidis with two points and Hunts with an accurate three-pointer made the score 57-46, and Kastritis took a timeout. The difference reached 15 points in favor of PAOK, the third quarter ended 65-50 with two points from Hants.

The hosts reached +21 (71-50) at the start of the last period. Aris tried to close the gap, but Aris Lykogianni’s team continued to shoot on goal, making it 84-60 with Riley. Nothing changed until the end of the match, when PAOK won a landslide victory.

Quarters: 21-21, 47-35, 65-50, 88-66

PAOK (Lykoyannis): Franke 12 (2/3 two-pointers, 1/5 three-pointers, 5/7 shots, 2 rebounds, 5 assists), Riley 5 (1/9 shots, 2 rebounds, 4 assists, 3 steals), Margaritis 12 (3/3 2 points, 1/1 3-pointers, 3/4 shots), Salustrosh 3 (1 3-pointers, 7 rebounds), Renfro 5 (5 rebounds, 3 assists), Darko-Kelly 11 (3/4 2-pointers, 1/1 3-pointers, 2/2 shots), Tsiakmas 1, Ruki 16 (2/4 2-pointers, 3/5 3-pointers, 3/4 shots, 5 rebounds, 4 assists), Poly 12 (3/ 4 two-pointers, 2/2 three-pointers), Slaftsakis 2, Christidis 6 (3/4 two-pointers), Kamberidis 3 (1)

Ares (Kastritis): Horchler 3 (1), Goodwin 13 (5/8 2-pointers, 3/4 shots, 5 rebounds), Noti 6 (4 rebounds, 4 assists, 4 assists), Nezipoglu 6, Huggins 12 (3/11 2-pointers , 2/3 three-pointers, 7 assists, 2 steals), Sanogo 8 (3/3 two-pointers, 2/4 shots, 10 rebounds), Toliopoulos 10 (1/3 two-pointers, 2/8 three-pointers, 2/2 frames), Schizas 6, Kavvadas 2, Fillios, Sidiroelias