Panathinaikos was defeated on the road by Fenerbahce/Ulker 73-64 in THY Euroleague game 4.
Fenerbahce/Ulker’s beyond the arc range was the element to offer it the superlative in first half. Going 7-for-3 three pointers the Turks found the weapon in quest versus Panathinaikos. In the first quarter both teams were unable to escape each other’s shadow. The host had first say, got to a +5 lead (15-10 at 6’50’’, 17-12 at 8’20’’) the Greens to tie (10-10 at 4’24’’, 17-17 at 9’29’). In the first minute of the second quarter opposing teams came eye to eye (19-19, 10’40’’) but from this point forward the home-team was the dominator on the floor appealing behind three point shots. Theymounted a +15 edge (42-27, 19’23’’).
Panathinaikos was unable to get to aspired solutions even in the third quarter. It gathered the rebounds but was unable to avoid turnovers result being it to offer Fenerbahce/Ulker the privilege of upping the ante to a +19 gap (52-33, 26’30’’). The Greens seemed to resolve certain issues in the final quarter. They picked up the trail to a 9 point distance (69-60, 39’25’’),only for the clash to end 73-64.
Referees: Jungebrand (FIN), Lottermoser (GER), Boltauzer (SLO)
Quarters: 19-17, 42-29, 58-41, 73-64
Fenerbahce/Ulker (Pianigiani): MacCalebb 13, Onan 4, Sato 7, Bremer 8, Andersen 2, Savas 3, Batiste 6, Karaman 12, Bogdanovic 13, Preldzic 5
Panathinaikos (Pedoulakis): Bramos, Panko 9, Maciulis 14 (10rbs), Armstrong 2, Ukic 11, Lasme 7 (8rbs), Tsartsaris 2, Diamantidis 12, Kitchen, Xanthopoulos, Giannopoulos, Schortsanitis 7
