Panathinaikos AKTOR faced a defeat against Real Madrid with a score of 90-86 in Spain, during the 4th round of the EuroLeague regular season. The top scorer for Panathinaikos was Kendrick Nunn with 23 points.
The hosts began the game with an 8-0 run, extending their lead to 14-3 by the 4th minute. By the 5th minute, Real Madrid had widened the gap to +14 (19-5), but Panathinaikos trimmed it down to 23-14 at the 7th minute. The first quarter ended with a score of 28-19 in favor of Real Madrid.
Panathinaikos AKTOR closed in at 32-26 by the 15th minute and further reduced the deficit to 40-36 by the 19th minute. The first half concluded with Real Madrid leading 43-38.
At the 21st minute, Panathinaikos AKTOR narrowed the score to 43-41 and kept the margin close at 50-48 by the 23rd minute. However, Real Madrid pulled away once again to lead by 59-48 by the 26th minute and further extended the lead to 66-49 by the 28th minute. Panathinaikos AKTOR reduced the gap to 70-58 at the end of the third quarter and to 70-60 at the 31st minute.
Real Madrid built a 16-point lead by the 33rd minute (78-62), though Panathinaikos managed to rally back to 78-71 by the 35th minute. Despite this comeback, Panathinaikos ultimately could not secure the victory, falling 90-86 in the end.
The quarters: 28-19, 43-38, 70-58, 90-86.
Real Madrid (Mateo): Abalde 13 (3), Campazzo 19 (3), Rathan-Mayes 4, Gonzalez, Hezonja 7 (1), Musa 15 (3), Deck 11 (2), Ibaka, Tavares 8, Llull 8 (2), Ndiaye 5 (1).
Panathinaikos AKTOR (Ataman): Kalaitzakis, Brown, Sloukas 3 (1), Osman 13 (3), Papapetrou 12 (1), Grant 3, Nunn 23 (2), Lessort 8, Grigonis, Hernangómez 16 (4), Mitoglou, Yurtseven 8.
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