Panathinaikos OPAP Athens never trailed and made a move in the standings when it beat visiting FC Bayern Munich 77-67 on Wednesday. Both teams are tied with 8-9 records, but Panathinaikos moved into eighth place based on an better point difference in the overall standings. Ioannis Papapetrou paced the Greens with 18 points and 8 rebounds, while Nick Calathes amassed 14 points and 11 assists. James Gist (13 points), Matt Lojeski (11) and DeShaun Thomas (10) all scored in double digits for the winners, too. That was the case only for Derrick Williams of Bayern, who tallied 21 points in his first start of the season. A 16-2 run over almost 9 minutes between the first and second quarters put Panathinaikos in control, and Bayern never got closer than six behind thereafter.
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