Leading 24-18 in the first quarter of the third game of the play-off series played at Telekom Center, the guest team, Valencia Basket, went into the locker room with a 52-39 advantage.
Continuing its scoring superiority in the second half, the Spanish representative won the match 91-87, leading 75-66 in the third quarter.
Brancou Badio and Jean Montero scored 16 points each for Valencia Basket. TJ Shorts’ 17 points could not prevent the defeat in Panathinaikos AKTOR. For the home team, national basketball player Cedi Osman produced 10 points and 5 rebounds.
On the other hand, after the harsh argument between Ergin Ataman and Valencia Basket coach Pedro Martinez, both head coaches were disqualified.
The 4th match of the series, where Panathinaikos AKTOR has a 2-1 advantage, will be played in Greece on Friday, May 8.
The Greek team won 68-67 and 107-105 in the first two matches.
The side that achieves three wins in the series will make its name in the Final Four and will be matched with the winner of the Real Madrid-Hapoel IBI Tel Aviv (2-1) match.
The Final Four matches, hosted by Telekom Center, home of Panathinaikos AKTOR, will be played on 22-24 May.
