Panathinaikos AKTOR suffered a defeat against Zalgiris Kaunas (84-77) in Lithuania during Round 11 of the EuroLeague. Kendrick Nunn was the Greens' top scorer with 19 points.
Zalgiris Kaunas established an early lead, reaching an 11-point advantage (20-9) by the 6th minute. Although Panathinaikos AKTOR momentarily cut the deficit to single digits (20-14 at the 8th minute), the gap widened again to +10 (28-18) at the end of the first quarter.
Despite the efforts of the Greens, the Lithuanian team extended their lead to +18 (44-26) by the 15th minute. However, Panathinaikos AKTOR improved defensively and found better shooting efficiency toward the end of the first half, reducing the deficit to 7 points (49-42) at halftime.
At the start of the second half, the Greens closed the gap further (55-54 at the 24th minute) and even took the lead briefly (57-59 at the 27th minute). Nevertheless, the third quarter ended with Zalgiris Kaunas back in front (65-63).
Throughout the fourth quarter, the home team maintained their advantage (71-66 at the 32nd minute and 78-70 at the 36th minute), resulting in a road loss for Panathinaikos AKTOR at the Zalgirio Arena.
Quarters: 28-18, 49-42, 65-63, 84-77.
ZALGIRIS KAUNAS (Trinchieri): Walker 24 (4), Francisco 12, Giedraitis 4, Birutis 1, Smailagic 3 (1), Mitchell 4, Dunston 6, Manek 3 (1), Butkevicius 5 (1), Sirvydis 19 (5), Ulanovas 3 (1).
PANATHINAIKOS AKTOR (Serelis): Kalaitzakis, Brown 11 (1), Sloukas 5 (1), Papapetrou 2, Grant 8 (2), Nunn 19 (5), Hernangomez 4, Mitoglou 2, Yurtseven 16.
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