Baskonia Vitoria Gasteiz gained its first win of the season in thrilling fashion by edging Panathinaikos Superfoods Athens 85-84 as Rodrigue Beaubois scored the winning basket with just 1.5 seconds remaining at Fernando Buesa Arena. The last-gasp win lifted Baskonia to 1-4 and provided an ideal start for new coach Pedro Martinez, while Panathinaikos dropped to 2-3 after letting slip a 5-point lead in the last two minutes. Baskonia’s backcourt led the way, with Beaubois scoring 15 points and Jayson Granger adding 20 on 6-of-7 three-point shooting. Toko Shengelia scored 15 points and Matt Janning netted 12 for the hosts. Panathinaikos rode a fine performance from Nick Calathes, who combined 14 points with a career-high 14 assists. Many of those assists were dished to James Gist, who scored 16 points, but fouled out with four minutes remaining. Nikos Pappas top scored with 22 points, while Chris Singleton scored 15 and KC Rivers combined 12 points with 9 rebounds.
Score in each period: 27-24, 47-45, 63-67, 85-84
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