Panathinaikos OPAP Athens snapped its five-game losing streak with a 70-64 victory at home, coming back from a big early deficit thanks to an outstanding performance from Georgios Papagiannis.
Zenit was riding a five-game winning streak and scored the first 12 points of the game. Panathinaikos put together an 18-2 run in the third quarter and extended the gap to 10 points in the fourth. Zenit pulled back ahead but Nemanja Nedovic hit a crucial three-pointer in the closing stages to give Panathinaikos the win and a 3-9 record. Nedovic finished with 18 points and Papagiannis totaled 18 points, 13 rebounds and 4 blocks while Daryl Macon Jr. chipped in 11 points. Zenit was paced by Jordan Loyd with 15 points, Conner Frankamp scored 14 points and Mindaugas Kuzminskas tallied 13 points and 8 rebounds in the loss.
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