By Eurohoops team / info@eurohoops.net
Keith Langford drained one of his classic midrange jumpers at the buzzer of the extra period to give AEK Athens a 87 – 85 road win over PAOK Thessaloniki.
Jermaine Love tied the score at 85 and then tried to put some pressure on Langford on the other. Despite Love’s defense, Langford managed to make the basket for the victory that improved his team’s record to 12 – 4.
Langford finished with 16 points plus five assists. Daryl Macon led a shorthanded (Jonas Maciulis, Nikos Zisis, Yanick Moreira, Vlado Jankovic, Nikos Gkikas were out) AEK overall with 18 points while Linos Chrysikopoulos scored 16.
Josh Carter dropped 27 points on 6 – 9 3-pointers for PAOK that is now 8 – 8. Malcolm Griffin contributed 17 points and seven assists and Dimitris Kaklamanakis had 15 points.