In a battle of EuroLeague powerhouses that lived up to the expectations, Panathinaikos Superfoods Athens held off FC Barcelona Lassa 71-65 on Tuesday night in the Greek capital. Panathinaikos Superfoods improved to 11-8, while Barcelona lost its seventh consecutive road game and dropped to 8-11 for the season. Panathinaikos Superfoods took the lead for good in the second quarter and despite rarely holding a double-digit margin, the hosts kept control thanks to forcing 21 turnovers and hitting 11 three-pointers. Ioannis Bourousis stepped up with a double-double of 14 points and 11 rebounds, along with 3 assists and 2 blocks, to lead the Greens. K.C. Rivers added 13 points, while Chris Singleton and Mike James each scored 10 in victory. Tyrese Rice had 12 points, Justin Doellman 11 and Vitor Faverani and Petteri Koponen each netted 10 in defeat.
Score in each period: 15-13, 36-29, 54-46, 71-65
| Time | Pts | 2FG | 3FG | FT | Rebounds | As | St | TO | Blocks | Fouls | |||||
| O | D | T | Fv | Ag | Rv | Cm | |||||||||
| Chris Singleton | 20:0 | 10 | 0/1 | 3/3 | 1/2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Demetris Nichols | 5:57 | 0 | 0/0 | 0/1 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| KC Rivers | 25:17 | 13 | 2/3 | 3/8 | 0/0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Mike James | 28:31 | 10 | 4/9 | 0/1 | 2/5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| Nikos Pappas | 18:38 | 2 | 1/3 | 0/2 | 0/0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| James Feldeine | 17:11 | 8 | 1/1 | 2/4 | 0/0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Kenny Gabriel | 21:26 | 7 | 2/3 | 1/1 | 0/0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Alessandro Gentile | 14:43 | 2 | 1/6 | 0/2 | 0/2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Ioannis Bourousis | 32:37 | 14 | 3/5 | 1/4 | 5/6 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 |
| Nick Calathes | 15:40 | 5 | 1/4 | 1/4 | 0/0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Totals | 200:0 | 71 | 15/35 | 11/30 | 8/15 | 8 | 22 | 30 | 15 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 21 |
| Average | 42.9% | 36.7% | 53.3% | ||||||||||||
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