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Brancou Badio came off the bench to score 25 points on 6-of-7 three-point shooting as Panathinaikos beat AEK 83–74 in the Greek Basketball League. He added five rebounds and an assist to go with his four steals in just over 34 minutes.
AEK led 40–37 at halftime, but Panathinaikos pulled ahead in the third quarter and took a 58–55 lead into the fourth. Badio accounted for more than half of the visitors’ 43 bench points, while AEK got 22 from its reserves.
Panathinaikos improved to 5–1 on the court, with a two-point deduction from last season still applied in the standings. AEK dropped to 2–4.
Olympiacos overcomes Marousi in a thriller
Olympiacos secured their sixth victory in the Greek championship after defeating Marousi 83-81 in a thrilling match.
The hero for the visitors was Tyson Ward, who scored three seconds before the end, securing the win for the Euroleague champions.
Before that, we witnessed real drama, as Marousi had a five-point lead in the last quarter (72-67), but Olympiacos survived and avoided a second consecutive loss, following their defeat in the Euroleague against Crvena Zvezda.
Evan Fournier scored 20 points for the winning team, Sasha Vezenkov added 18, while hero Ward contributed 16. For the home team, Antonios Koniaris had 14 points, Trey Dreschel 12, and Maksim Salash scored 12 along with 11 rebounds, while Jordan Walker achieved a double-double with 11 points and 11 assists.
Greek Basketball League Round 6
Doxa Lefkadas – Aris 77–88
Kolossos Rhodes – Peristeri 81–78
Promitheas – Karditsa 73–90
Iraklis – Mykonos 95–64
PAOK – Vikos 93–67
AEK Athens – Panathinaikos 74–83
Marousi – Olympiacos 81-83
Standings: PAOK 6–0, Aris 5–1, Olympiacos 6–0, Karditsa 4–2, Panathinaikos 5–1, Kolossos Rhodes 3–3, Peristeri 3–3, Doxa Lefkadas 2–4…
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