Stadium: ΟΑΚΑ
Tickets: 6000
Panathinaikos showed their real potential against the French club Roan and beat them by 102-78. Taking into consideration Barcelona’s defeat to Real, PAO need a win next week at OAKA against Ulker to secure the group’s first place. Tonight’s game went as planned and Zeliko Obradovic had the opportunity to use all 12 players and at the same time rest some of them in light of the upcoming games. The final score margin pictures the game that went from start to end according to the home team’s tempo. Led by Kostas Tsartsaris and Nikos Chatzivretas, PAO started very well and already in the 6th had a 23-8 lead. Good defense, pluralism in offense and composure for the whole game were the elements of PAO’s game that took a 38-17 lead in the 13th ending the first half at +15 (52-37). The second half was all Panathinaikos as the Serbian coach used all players, and even Aris Tatarounis made his European debut. Despite all the changes, Panathinaikos did not lose their tempo, as the players were giving a very good show on court for the fans. The margin went to its highest value in the 32nd (82-54) and Vassilis Spanoulis closed up the game with a three-pointer 6.5΄΄ before the end and the standing ovation for the final score of 102-78.
