Brose Bamberg used a huge fourth quarter to take down the visiting Panathinaikos Superfoods Athens 95-74 on Friday night. Bamberg improved to 8-13, three victories behind the eighth and final playoff position, while Panathinaikos dropped to 13-8 in a three-team share of fourth place in the standings. The hosts were up by double digits at the halftime, but the Greens rallied in the third quarter behind a brilliant Nick Calathes. However, Brose was near-perfect in the fourth, converting one possession after another to open a 86-65 lead with 3 minutes to go. Augustine Rubit led the way with a career-high 26 points and also pulled down 8 rebounds. Dorell Wright added 15 points in victory, Maodo Lo scored 12, and 19-year old Louis Olinde had 10 points, surpassing his total of 8 points in his previous eight EuroLeague appearances. For Panathinaikos, Calathes scored 15 of his career-high 31 points in that third quarter and dished 7 assists. Nikos Papas was the only other Panathinaikos player in double figures with 11 points.
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