Pınar Karşıyaka beat PAOK in Thessaloniki for Eurocup sixth day

Pınar Karşıyaka beat PAOK in Thessaloniki for Eurocup sixth day and equalized the defeat in Izmir in the first round game. PAOK was leading the score in first quarters. The game was interrupted at 32-25 for due to fans holding an insulting banner and later while the score was 66-60 Karşıyaka's coach Ufuk Sarıca was sent off due to complaining but his team made an 8-0 run and took the scoring lead. Dixon made the score 70-75 on 38th minute when the game was once more interrupted by the referees and the final score was 74-79 for the visitors. For PAOK the captain Charalampidis had 18 points and 5 rebounds, Jake Odum had 10 and 6 assists. For Pınar Karşıyaka Darryl Strawberry had 23 points, Bobby Dixon had 16 points and 8 assists. PAOK had a great chance to secure the second place of the group but with only 9 points in the last quarter missed it.
Quarters' scores: 24-20, 45-41, 65-57, 74-79

PAOK (Markopoulos): Langford 1, Liapis 8 (2), Charalampidis 18 (4), Carter 7 (1), Kakaroudis 8 (2), Tsochlas 5 (1), Dedas 1, Margaritis 6, Odum 10 (1), Vaughn 8, Saloustros 2.
Pınar Karşıyaka (Sarica): Demir 9, Palacios 6, Hersek 5 (1), Strawberry 23 (3), Koc, Dixon 16 (2), Sonsirma, Gabriel 5, Altay 5, Diebler 10 (2), Senturk.

Pınar Karşıyaka's coach Ufuk Sarıca was sent off after this reaction..

PAOK beat Pınar Karşıyaka for Eurocup

Pınar Karşıyaka hosted and lost by PAOK for Eurocup 2014-2015 day one. Jake Odum was the key player of the first quarter with one unsportsmanlike foul and five consecutive points. In the second quarter PAOK scored only 7 points and Karşıyaka took the lead in score. The home team managed to keep the difference in the third quarter and in the fourth PAOK started to attack only with three pointers which let Karşıyaka expand the difference to nine points, 60-51. PAOK counter attacked in the end and tried to steal the game. Kostas Charalampidis with two free throws and Julian Vaughn with a steal and lay up made the score 65-64 with only 15 seconds remaining. Bobby Dixon missed two free throws but took the rebound and Jake Odum made his fifth foul. Dixon scored only one out of two free throws, Marc Carter took the rebound and with two free throws equalized the score, 66-66. Pınar Karşıyaka got a time out with 2.9 second remaining. Dixon could not score and the game went to extra time. Juan Palacios and Bobby Dixon had 21 points each at the normal time. For PAOK Jake Odum had 22 points but could not play in the extra time due to five commited fouls. In the extra time Kevin Langford missed two free throws and Kostas Charalampidis a three pointer which gave the home team the lead in score. One minute before the end of extra time PAOK with Marc Carter took the lead in score with 71-73. Hersek Baris equalized the score, 73-73 with 18 seconds left for PAOK. Langford didn't score and the game went to second extra time! In the second extra time Julian Vaughn, Kostas Charalampidis and Keving Langford led PAOK to a great and tough victory.
Quarters' scores: 18-19, 30-26, 49-44, 66-66. ET1: 73-73 ET2: 81-87

Pınar Karşıyaka: Demir, Palacios 29, Hersek 2, Strawberry 9, Guven, Koc, Dixon 25, Sonsirma, Gabriel 6, Altay 2, Diebler 8, Senturk.
PAOK: Langford 9, Liapis, Charalampidis 19, Carter 14, Kakaroudis 2, Tsochlas 2, Dedas, Margaritis 10, Kottas, Odum 22, Vaughn 6, Saloustros 3.