Panathinaikos OPAP Athens completed a perfect double-round week on the road by downing host FC Bayern Munich 75-87 on Friday. The Greens lifted their record to 6-4 and left Bayern behind at 4-6. Bayern led 19-10 late in the first quarter, but a 0-20 run that lasted more than 6 minutes of the third quarter put Panathinaikos in charge the rest of the way. Deshaun Thomas led six double-digit Panathinaikos scorers with 14 points. Tyrese Rice added 13, Nick Calathes 12, Ioannis Papapetrou and Dinos Mitoglou 11 each, while Jimmer Fredette downed 10. Bayern got a career-high 23 points and 7 rebounds from Paul Zipser, but only Greg Monroe, with 15 and 8, respectively, could join him in double figures. The victory left interim head coach Giorgos Vovoras with a 2-0 record on the road this week for Panathinaikos as reports suggest that Rick Pitino will return to the Greens' bench before Round 11.
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