Howard Sant-Roos leads Panathinaikos to the win over AEK Athens / News - Basketnews.com

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In the Greek League, AEK Athens (9-10) suffered a home loss against Panathinaikos (17-1) who continued in their almost perfect run in their domestic league. Coach Priftis' side won the game in a comfortable way, building a solid lead already in the first half. The final result was 83-69 (20-17, 25-14, 17-17, 21-21).

3-pointers this season

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In the second half, Panathinaikos maintained a comfortable lead with Papagiannis and Papapetrou taking over offensively and contributing heavily. AEK relied a lot on Ian Hummer but defensively struggled to find solutions to stop Panathinaikos.

After a very balanced first quarter, Panathinaikos took control of the game in the second quarter. The Greens shot the ball extremely well from outside (7/13) and Nemanja Nedovic gave an important boost with 10 points in the first half. At halftime, Panathinaikos were leading by 14 points (45-31).

For Panathinaikos, the top scorer was Howard Sant-Roos with 14 points (2/3 2PT, 3/4 3PT, 1/3 FT), 5 rebounds, and 4 assists.

On the other hand, for AEK Athens the top scorer was Ian Hummer with 23 points (7/11 2PT, 2/2 3PT, 3/6 FT), 4 rebounds, 2 assists, and 1 steal.

AEK Athens: Ian Hummer 23, Andy Rautins 12

Panathinaikos: Howard Sant-Roos 14 (5 REB), Nemanja Nedovic 11, Georgios Papagiannis 11 (9 REB), Ioannis Papapetrou 11 (5 REB), Darryl Macon 10

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