Dorsey explodes for 25 points, paves the way for Olympiacos' victory over Bayern / News - Basketnews.com

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Olympiacos Piraeus (15-7) defeated FC Bayern Munich (12-10) 98-88 (28-29, 22-24, 23-16, 25-19) at Audi Dome and got their fourth straight Turkish Airlines EuroLeague victory.

Player of the Game EFF 22 Tyler Dorsey Points 25 Accuracy 8-10 Rebounds 0 Assists 1

The first three quarters went back and forth, while Olympiacos had plus 4 (73-69) before the last 10 minutes of the game.

After Giannoulis Larentzakis and Shaquielle McKissic's buckets, Olympiacos gained their biggest advantage (87-69) with 4 minutes to play.

Both clubs were trading baskets and it was a favorable scenario for Georgios Bartzokas' squad. Hassan Martin converted two shots from the charity stripe and Oly were up by 10 (93-83) with 1:40 to play.

Vladimir Lucic cut the deficit to 8 points (85-93) on the other end but Giannoulis Larentzakis sealed the deal for the Greek club with a successful shot from deep.

Tyler Dorsey was feeling his touch tonight, finishing the game with 25 points (4/6 2PT, 4/4 3PT, 5/6 FT), 1 assist, 1 turnover, and 22 PIR.

"I got the hot hand early and stayed locked in the majority of the game. Credit to the guys who were on the court in the fourth quarter – they got stops, they got it done for us and they got the win tonight for us. Some nights are going to be high scoring, some are going to be low, so we just got to figure out what night it is and play it like that," spoke Dorsey post-game.

Kostas Sloukas registered a double-double with 11 points (5/5 2PT, 0/3 3PT, 1/1 FT), 1 rebound, 10 assists, 1 steal, 2 turnovers, and 21 PIR.

Augustine Rubit was the most efficient player for Bayern, accumulating 18 points (3/6 2PT, 3/3 3PT, 3/3 FT), 5 rebounds, 2 assists, 2 steals, 1 turnover, and 27 PIR.

"They were better in the second half. We were very bad defending their guards. Dorsey killed us. We made a lot of mistakes, a lot of turnovers. We were short in the rotation of the guards, but this is not an excuse. We have to play better to compete with them," said Andrea Trinchieri.

Olympiacos: Tyler Dorsey 25, Sasha Vezenkov 17 (5 REB), Hassan Martin 14, Kostas Sloukas 11 (10 AST), Moustapha Fall 10 (7 REB).

Bayern: Augustine Rubit 18 (5 REB), Vladimir Lucic 15 (8 REB), Othello Hunter 12, Darrun Hilliard 12.

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