Olympiakos finished the first quarter ahead 30-21 and the first half ahead 60-44 of the match played at Athens’ Telekom Center Hall.
Leading 80-74 in the 3rd quarter of the match, the guest team won the match 101-94.
For Olympiacos, Tyler Dorsey was the top scorer of his team with 18 points, while Donta Hall scored 13 and Giannoulis Larentzakis scored 12 points.
Panathinaikos national player Cedi Osman was the top scorer of the match with 19 points and 6 rebounds. TJ Shorts finished the game with 18 points and Kendrick Nunn with 17 points.
With this result, undefeated Olympiakos maintained its leadership with its 21st victory in the league.
Panathinaikos suffered its 5th defeat and remained in second place.
In the tense match, the tension between Panathinaikos’ American point guard Kendrick Nunn and Olympiacos basketball player Tyler Dorsey grew due to the participation of other players. Dorsey’s jersey was torn in the fight between the players. After the tension, Nunn and Dorsey were disqualified.
Panathinaikos Head Coach Ergin Ataman objected to the referee on the grounds that the intervention against Cedi Osman was a foul. Ergin Ataman, who continued his objections, was given a technical foul for entering the field.
