One more positive result for Panathinaikos after edging Aris 75-59 at the "Alexandreio Melathro" for Basket League OPAP, Day 7. The "greens" played without the injured Stephane Lasme, while Mike Batiste returned to the Greek League, replacing Shang Ping.
Panathinaikos got the lead early in the game (3-13, 3'50''), Aris cut the lead (23-26, 14'30''), but the "greens" made their comeback (25-35). Aris managed to cut the lead again (41-43, 23'). Panathinaikos was there to set the tone to the game, till the final 59-75 at Thessaloniki.
Referees: Christodoulou, Papapetrou, Vardalos
Quarters: 15-22, 34-41, 52-59, 59-75
Aris (Aggelou): Bohoridis 5, Pelekanos 9, Gkikas 7, Asimakopoulos 22, Poulianitis, Charisis, Larentzakis 3, Vezenkov 13, Sarikopoulos 11, Mourtos 2, Athinaiou 7
Panathinaikos (Pedoulakis): Bramos 2, Curry, Batiste 8, Fotsis 11 (7reb), Ukic 4, Mavrokefalidis 1 (5r, 5as, 2st), Diamantidis 13 (4as), Gist 10, Pappas 10, Jankovic, Maciulis 6
