Tremendous first half helps Olympiacos blow out Fenerbahce / News - Basketnews.com

Olympiacos started the game with a 12-0 run and never looked back.

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Olympiacos Piraeus (9-4) dominated throughout the entire game against Fenerbahce Beko Istanbul (10-3) and captured an easy 94-67 (31-11, 27-20, 16-20, 20-16) victory.

Player of the Game EFF 27 Aleksandr Vezenkov Points 21 Accuracy 9-12 Rebounds 4 Assists 2

Olympiacos immediately started dominating from the very first minute of the game. The Greek team began the battle with a 12-0 run and never looked back. After Sasha Vezenkov points with 100 seconds left in the first quarter, the difference between the teams was already 17 points (26-9).

In the end, the home team won the first quarter by 20 points (31-11). The trend continued in the second quarter as Olympiacos' lead grew even more (58-31).

The second half was just formality, and Fenerbahce suffered their second defeat in the EuroLeague.

As it is usual this season, Sasha Vezenkov was the top scorer on the Olympiacos roster. The Bulgarian forward finished the game with 21 points on 9-for-13 shooting, grabbed 4 rebounds, dished out 2 assists, and made 2 steals for 27 PIR.

Moustapha Fall was second in efficiency with 11 points and 18 PIR. On the other side of the court, Carsen Edwards had 13 points on just 4-for-12 shooting while Nick Calathes added 10.

It was the largest loss by the standings leader with at least 12 games played since 2016 when the new EuroLeague format was established. The previous record was held by FC Barcelona when they lost by 24 points to Maccabi Playtika Tel Aviv two seasons ago.

Additionally, George Papas made his EuroLeague debut and scored his first points in the competition as well.

Olympiacos: Sasha Vezenkov 21 (6/7 2PT, 3/5 3PT, 4 REB), Giannoulis Larentzakis 12, Alec Peters 12, Moustapha Fall 11.

Fenerbahce: Carsen Edwards 13 (2/8 3PT, 3/5 FT), Ismet Akpinar 11, Nick Calathes 10 (5 TO).

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