Panathinaikos defeat Olympiacos for Greek Cup

Panathinaikos hosted and defeated Olympiacos for Greek Cup without fans attending the game. Panathinaikos started better and took the lead with 14-4 but Olympiacos balanced the game in the first quarter. In the second quarter the game was more balanced and the half time finished with score 33-32. Esteban Batista had 10 points and 6 rebounds in the first half. Olympiacos started the second half with a 13-0 run and took a lead of 12 points, 33-45. Antonis Fotsis scored after 4:50 without score for Panathinaikos and lowered the difference to 10 points, 35-45. The last quarter started with two three pointers for Panathinaikos and the difference down to five points, 55-60. Olympiacos replied with its own 6-0 run and the difference went back to ten points, 58-68. Panathinaikos with two free throws of Diamantidis approached to four points, 68-72, but Matt Lojeski with a three pointer and a turnover by Panathinaikos made the score 68-75 two minutes before the end. Panathinaikos tightened its defense and with a three pointer by Dimitris Diamantidis equalized the score 75-75 with 16 second remaining. Esteban Batista made a foul to Kostas Sloukas 8 seconds before the end but Sloukas scored only ony and made the score 75-76. In the last offense three players of Olympiacos played defense on Dimitris Diamantidis who passed the ball to Esteban Batista and dunked making the score 77-76 and giving his team a great victory!
Quarters' scores: 17-14, 33-32, 49-60, 77-76.

Panathinaikos (Ivanovic): Diamantakos, Slaughter 7, Bochoridis 5 (1), Giankovits 11, Fotsis 7 (1), Pappas 19 (3), Blums 8 (2), Diamantidis 8 (2), Batista 12.
Olympiacos (Bartzokas): Petway 6 (2), Hunter 6, Dunston 10, Spanoulis 12 (2), Mantzaris 3 (1), Sloukas 3, Lafayette 7 (1), Lojeski 16 (4), Printezis 13.