Panathinaikos registered its first win of the 2015-16 Turkish Airlines Euroleague season by downing Pinar Karsiyaka Izmir 85-73 in the Greek capital on Thursday. Both teams are now tied in Group C, each with a 1-1 record. James Gist paced the winners with 27 points on 8-of-10 two-point shooting and 3-of-3 three-pointers. Dimitris Diamantidis added 12 points and 8 assists, while Nick Calathes dished 11 assists for Panathinaikos. Kenny Gabriel led Karsiyaka with 17 points, Juan Palacios added 14, Joe Ragland had 12 while Josh Carter got 10 for the guests.
Score in each period:
30-15, 47-34, 64-52, 85-73