Splendid Vezenkov grants Olympiacos first Greek League spot / News - Basketnews.com

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Olympiacos Pireus (22-1) cruised past Apollon Patras (7-16), 94-68 (19-16, 29-20, 25-16, 21-16), and clinched the first spot in the regular season of the Greek Basketball League.

Points this season

48%80,4Points made:80,4Accuracy:48,4%Place in standings:5Record max:101Record min:67Best scorer:Aleksandr VezenkovTeamEuroLeagueStatisticsSchedule

The Reds will host third-placed Kolossos Rhodes on April 14. It will be the last match in the regular-season phase, but it won't have a significant meaning.

Olympiacos' archrivals Panathinaikos Athens (21-2) are left in the second spot.

In the duel against Patras, Olympiacos decided the game's outcome in the third quarter. They opened up the tally with a 14-4 spurt and gained a 22-point lead (62-40). That advantage was more than enough to finish the game comfortably.

Sasha Vezenkov posted a double-double with 15 points (5/6 2PT, 1/3 3PT, 2/2 FT), 10 rebounds, 3 rebounds, 1 turnover, and 1 steal for the winners.

Olympiacos: Giannoulis Larentzakis 16 (6 AST), Sasha Vezenkov 15 (10 REB), Tyler Dorsey 11, Kostas Papanikolaou 10.

Apollon: Gerel Simmons 16, Elijah Mitrou-Long 15, Georgios Tsalbouris 9 (8 REB).

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