Elliot Williams scored 5 points in the final 27 seconds to lift Panathinaikos Athens to a thrilling 84-86 road win at Darussafaka Dogus Istanbul on Thursday night. The win improved Panathinaikos’s record to 8-4 in Group E, and it will qualify for the Turkish Airlines Euroleague Playoffs with one more win or one more Anadolu Efes Istanbul loss. Previously eliminated Darussafaka dropped to 3-9. Williams made both foul shots and the visitors held on to an important win. Williams finished with 19 points on 10-of-10 free throw shooting. Miroslav Raduljica paced the winners with 21 points, James Feldeine netted 12, and James Gist added 10 in victory. For the hosts, Erden scored 16 of his 18 points in the first quarter and Erden also rejected 4 shots. Wilbekin scored 13, Manuchar Markoishvili 12 and Emir Prledzic 11 points in defeat.
