Evans, Papapetrou combine for 45 points to lift dominant PAO over Larisa / News - Basketnews.com

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Panathinaikos OPAP Athens (19-2) crushed Larisa Basket (9-11) 98-67 (17-20, 32-15, 24-15, ) at OAKA Arena in the Greek Basketball League.

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Even though Larisa started the game strongly and gained an early 10-point advantage (15-5), PAO solved everything in the second quarter. First, the Greens arranged an 11-0 run and retook the lead (28-24).

Later in the second tally, Panathinaikos fortified their positions by organizing 8-0 and 13-3 spurts, which gave them a 14-point cushion before the second half (49-35). PAO's lead grew up to 25 points (73-48) in the third and it was more than enough to finish the duel with a crushing W.

Jeremy Evans shone brightly for the winners, accumulating 23 points (4/5 2PT, 5/8 3PT), 4 rebounds, 2 assists, 1 turnover, and 2 steals.

Team captain Ioannis Papapetrou had 22 points (5/7 2PT, 3/5 3PT, 3/5 FT), 6 rebounds, 2 assists, and 2 turnovers.

Panathinaikos: Jeremy Evans 23 (4 REB), Ioannis Papapetrou 22 (6 REB), Okaro White 12 (4 REB), Nikos Chougaz 10 (7 REB), Daryl Macon 10 (6 AST).

Larisa: Stefan Moody 16 (4 AST), Marin Maric 14 (8 REB), Michalis Tsairelis 12, Janis Berzins 10, Jalen Hudson 10 (5 REB).

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