By Eurohoops team/ info@eurohoops.net
The Reds prevailed 70-64 over Rethimnon, as the hosts tried their best and never let the defending champs get a big distance from them. Still Olympiacos controlled the game down the stretch and got the 70-53 win as Khem Birch scored 15 points and Vasilis Spanoulis added 12. Walter Lemon junior scored 18 points for the hosts.
The big game of this week was Panathinaikos’ win over AEK after two overtimes, which kept the Greens tied with Olympiacos at 22-1, while AEK remains third at 17-6 and the duo of PAOK and Aris are tied in the fourth spot with a 13-10 record.
HEBA 2016-17 – 23rd Day
AEK – Panathinaikos 87-106 (2 O/T, Singleton 22 p. 17 r.)
Trikalla – Koroivos 72-55 (Pollard 16 p.)
PAOK – Promitheas 78-75 (McFadden 18 p.)
Lavrio – Doxa Lefkada 80-60 (Nixon 15 p.)
Apollon Patras – Kolossos Rhodes 83-67 (Burtt 24 p.)
Kymis – Aris 77-80 (Cummins 17 p.)
Rethimnon – Olympiacos 63-70 (Birch 15 p.)