By Eurohoops team / info@eurohoops.net
AEK Athens beat Olympiacos 66-62 in the final game of Day 8 in the Greek league.
The key: Midway through the final period, the visitors put pressure on AEK, yet the latter managed to stay up with short leads until the end.
Dragan Sakota’s squad had a powerful start in the first period, leading their visitors with 22-12. The momentum didn’t change much in the second, though Olympiacos bounced back with a 25-17 run. Still, the hosts led 39-37 at halftime.
The star: Manny Harris finished the game with 15 points and 9 rebounds
Not enough: Jamel McLean’s double-double of 16 points and 12 rebounds couldn’t help the Piraeus side reach the win.
Earlier in the day, Panathinaikos had an easy evening against Aris.
Greek League Day 8 results:
| HOME | AWAY | FT | HT | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | OT |
| RETHYMNO BC | PROMITHEAS PATRAS | 82-78 | 33-33 | 18-16 | 15-17 | 21-20 | 28-25 | 0-0 |
| TRIKALA BC | GS KYMIS | 60-71 | 35-45 | 17-21 | 18-24 | 5-17 | 20-9 | 0-0 |
| GS LAVRIOU | PANIONIOS BC | 83-73 | 45-26 | 23-17 | 22-9 | 19-27 | 19-20 | 0-0 |
| KORIVOS BC | PAOK BC | 72-72 | 28-33 | 11-16 | 17-17 | 24-25 | 20-14 | 15-19 |
| KOLOSSOS RODOU | G.S LARISSAS FAROS BC | 94-74 | 42-35 | 21-22 | 21-13 | 20-13 | 32-26 | 0-0 |
| ARIS THESALONIKIS BC | PANATHINAIKOS BC | 70-88 | 32-48 | 17-21 | 15-27 | 17-16 | 21-24 | 0-0 |
| AEK ATHENS BC | OLYMPIACOS PIRAEUS BC | 66-62 | 39-37 | 22-12 | 17-25 | 12-13 | 15-12 | 0-0 |
Standings:
|
#
|
TEAM
|
PTS
|
MP
|
W
|
L
|
POINTS
|
+/-
|
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
1
|
16
|
8
|
8
|
0
|
699 – 523
|
176
|
||
|
2
|
OLYMPIACOS PIRAEUS BC
|
14
|
8
|
6
|
2
|
640 – 501
|
139
|
|
|
3
|
GS LAVRIOU
|
14
|
8
|
6
|
2
|
656 – 574
|
82
|
|
|
4
|
PROMITHEAS PATRAS
|
14
|
8
|
6
|
2
|
649 – 601
|
48
|
|
|
5
|
AEK ATHENS BC
|
13
|
8
|
5
|
3
|
619 – 567
|
52
|
|
|
6
|
PAOK BC
|
13
|
8
|
5
|
3
|
622 – 611
|
11
|
|
|
7
|
KOLOSSOS RODOU
|
12
|
8
|
4
|
4
|
578 – 586
|
-8
|
|
|
8
|
RETHYMNO BC
|
11
|
8
|
3
|
5
|
621 – 647
|
-26
|
|
|
9
|
ARIS THESALONIKIS BC
|
11
|
8
|
3
|
5
|
483 – 564
|
-81
|
|
|
10
|
G.S LARISSAS FAROS BC
|
11
|
8
|
3
|
5
|
582 – 642
|
-60
|
|
|
11
|
KORIVOS BC
|
11
|
8
|
3
|
5
|
598 – 658
|
-60
|
|
|
12
|
GS KYMIS
|
10
|
8
|
2
|
6
|
592 – 662
|
-70
|
|
|
13
|
TRIKALA BC
|
10
|
8
|
2
|
6
|
555 – 656
|
-101
|
|
|
14
|
PANIONIOS BC
|
8
|
8
|
0
|
8
|
588 – 690
|
-102
|
|