Panathinaikos record first EuroLeague road win, taking down ASVEL / News - Basketnews.com

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Panathinaikos OPAP Athens (6-17) extended the losing streak of LDLC ASVEL Lyon-Villeurbanne(9-16) to five in the Turkish Airlines EuroLeague by defeating them on the road 76-63 (23-15, 23-17, 13-21, 17-10).

Player of the Game EFF 24 Georgios Papagiannis Points 15 Accuracy 6-8 Rebounds 10 Assists 0

The hosts came within two points at the start of the fourth, but Okaro White helped PAO extend their lead to nine (68-59). He scored nine points in the fourth, finishing his EuroLeague career-high and helping Panathinaikos to a 13-point victory.

It was their first road victory during this EuroLeague season for Panathinaikos. In fact, they secured their first EuroLeague win outside of Greece for the first time in 371 days.

White finished with 19 points (6/8 2PT, 2/2 3PT, 1/1 FT), 4 rebounds, 2 blocks, 1 turnover, and 20 PIR. Georgios Pappagiannis added a double-double: 15 points (6/8 2PT, 3/3 FT), 10 rebounds, 2 steals, 1 block, 4 turnovers, and 24 PIR.

"We came here with a purpose," Papagiannis said. "We had to take an away win, and we did today. I'm really proud of our effort today, our energy, and we are going back home with a boosted mind. [Getting the first win on the road this season] was really important for our psychology, for sure. We are really happy for it and we want to continue from it."

Nemanja Nedovic had 18 points (2/8 2PT, 4/10 3PT), 5 rebounds, 4 assists, 1 steal, 3 turnovers, and 15 PIR. On the opposing side, Dylan Osetkowski led ASVEL with 18 points (3/3 2PT, 4/4 3PT), 5 rebounds, 1 turnover, and 23 PIR in 18.8 minutes of play.

Panathinaikos started strong right off the bat, gaining a commanding 19-7 advantage in the first quarter. Chris Jones and Dylan Osetkowski helped ASVEL cut their deficit to three (20-23).

However, Panathinaikos went on another run. They outscored ASVEL 11-2, led by Nemanja Nedovic who had 15 points in the first half. His team was up by 14 going into halftime (46-32). Victor Wembanyama scored five consecutive points in the third, and ASVEL mounted a 12-2 to come within five (48-53).

"First of all, I want to congratulate my guys," coach Priftis said. "The most important thing to emphasize is that we kept our composure when the game started to go to the side of ASVEL, as well as the momentum. At that moment, we kept our composure, we scored some crucial baskets, we had a couple of good defenses, and finally, we won."

Panathinaikos: Okaro White 19, Nemanja Nedovic 18 (5 REB), Georgios Papagiannis 15 (10 REB), Jeremy Evans 7, Stefan Jovic 6.

ASVEL: Dylan Osetkowski 18 (5 REB), David Lighty 10, Chris Jones 10, James Gist 9, Victor Wembanyama 5 (5 REB), Youssoupha Fall 5 (9 REB).

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