EA7 Emporio Armani Milan survived a tough fight to beat Panathinaikos Athens 66-64 at home and advance to the Top 16 of the Turkish Airlines Euroleague. Dimitris Diamantidis missing two free throws with 0.7 seconds left which would have tied the game. Daniel Hackett led the way with 21 points for Milan, while Alessandro Gentile had 9 points, 3 rebounds, 3 assists and 3 steals. Janis Blums scored 13 points and Diamantidis had 12 points and 11 assists for the Greens, who dropped to 5-4 – having already qualified for the Top 16 before the game. Panathinaikos turned the ball over 21 times, losing despite out-rebounding Milan 41-28 and holding Milan to 7-of-30 (23.3%) from three-point range.
Score in each period: 18-11, 32-28, 52-51, 66-64
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