KIROLBET Baskonia Vitoria-Gasteiz led from start to finish and snapped its three-game losing streak by holding off visiting Panathinaikos OPAP Athens 86-77 at Fernando Buesa Arena on Friday. It was the first victory for head coach Velimir Perasovic in his third coaching stint on the bench of Baskonia, which improved to 3-6 on the season, while Panathinaikos dropped to 5-4. Baskonia entered the fourth quarter with an 18-point lead, but the unstoppable Keith Langford single-handedly brought Panathinaikos back to life, before the hosts held on. Tornike Shengelia paced the winners with 16 points, 7 rebounds and 7 assists, while Langford scored 33 points in a losing effort.
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