Olympiacos defeated Galatasaray for Euroleague

Olympiacos hosted and defeated Galatasaray for Euroleague. After first game when Olympiacos won in Abdi İpekçi Arena, the Euroleague champions defeated Galatasaray for second time. Before the game four players of Olympiacos had a doping control. Galatasaray had very bad accuracy in two and three pointers, only 32% in field goals and 14% in three pointers, no luck with such poor shots. Olympiacos finished the game with only 4 attempted free throws but 20 assists and 40 rebounds. Highlight of the match, but a negative one, the fight between Mirza Begić and Mensa Bonsu one minute before the end. This was the 17th consecutive win for Olympiacos in this season, a new record for the Greek team.

Quarters' scores: 18-10, 35-24, 59-35, 72-54.

Olympiacos: Petway 4, Law, Dunston 18, Spanoulis 12, Perperoglou 3, Papapetrou 3, Sloukas 5, Begić 8, Printezis 9, Agravanis, Mantzaris 3, Lojeski 7.

Galatasaray: Erceg 2, Koksal 3, Hairston 2, Atsur, Akyol 3, Aldemir 10, Mensa-Bonsu 7, Macvan 2, Arroyo 6, Guler 10, Arslan 9, Domercant. 

Olympiacos defeated Zielona Góra for Euroleague

Olympiacos hosted and defeated Zielona Góra for Euroleague fifth day. Zielona Góra started the game better than Olympiacos and the first quarter finished with the visitor team ahead with double score, 11-22. Olympiacos improved in the second and the first half ended with the team from Poland ahead by 9, 33-42. Aaron Cel and Vladimir Dragičević had 10 points each in the first half. Olympiacos had many missed three pointers in the first half, 2/13 but its two pointers were keeping the team in the game, 11/15. Zielona Góra was ahead by 8 in the end of the third quarter and was ahead in the fourth until the end. In the final minutes Olympiacos approached and lowered the score to 2-3 points. In the final attack Vangelis Mantzaris scored a buzzer beater three pointer and Olympiacos continued its winning streak. This was the first successful field shot for Mantzaris in the game. Vladimir Dragičević finished the game with a double double, with 18 points and 12 rebounds.

Quarters' scores: 11-22, 33-42, 55-63, 79-77.

Olympiacos: Petway 2, Law 6, Dunston 6, Spanoulis 18, Perperoglou 5, Papapetrou, Begić 2, Printezis 21, Agravanis, Mantzaris 6, Katsivelis, Lojeski 13.

Zielona Góra: Cel 15, Walker 8, Barlow, Chanas 5, Hrycaniuk, Eyenga 13, Dragičević 18, Brackins 7, Sroka 3, Zamojski, Koszarek 8.

Ikaros Chalkidas signed Ioannis Gagaloudis

Ikaros Chalkidas signed the experienced Greek veteran Gagaloudis. Ioannis Gagaloudis was playing in Tunisia for Étoile Sportive du Sahel in the previous season. Gagaloudis' long career includes teams from Greece like Panathinaikos, PAOK, Aris, Kavala, Maroussi and teams from Italy like Virtus Roma. The 35 years old guard signed an one year contract with the team from Chalkida.