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Fenerbahce arrive in sold out Peace and Friendship Stadium to try and become the first away team to win Game 5.

Credit: Panagiotis Moschandreou/Euroleague Basketball via Getty Images Credit Panagiotis Moschandreou/Euroleague Basketball via Getty Images

Even though Olympiacos Piraeus were seen as the clear favorites of the series, the matchup has gone even in the first two weeks, bringing Game 5 to TV screens.

Player of the Game EFF 27 Kostas Sloukas Points 22 Accuracy 7-11 Rebounds 3 Assists 6

Fenerbahce were just one shot away from leading the series 2-1 when Kostas Sloukas hit a buzzer-beater to give the series lead to Olympiacos in Game 3.

Game 4 saw a different story, and Fenerbahce evened the series at 2.

Ahead of Game 5, Olympiacos received 85,000 ticket requests, a record number for a basketball game in Greece.

All EuroLeague matches are broadcasted onEuroLeague TV.

Game facts:

An away team hasn't won Game 5 in the EuroLeague since the new format was introduced in 2016. Sasha Vezenkov was completely stopped in Game 4, finishing the match with just 2 points and 0 PIR. Nigel Hayes-Davis played 150 out of possible 160 minutes in the series. Scottie Wilbekin is expected to be registered for the match. Although Kostas Papanikolaou dealt with an illness, he will play in Game 5.

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