By Eurohoops Team/ info@eurohoops.net
A convincing win, 87-74, for EA7 Emporio Armani Milan over Panathinaikos Aktor in Telekom Center Athens on Tuesday.
Reaching 500 EuroLeague points, Armoni Brooks combined a game-high 24 points with six rebounds, five assists, two blocks, and one steal.
“I feel good. This is a tough environment to come win in. We stuck together. They made some runs. We made some runs. When adversity hit, we stuck together and executed our gameplan,” said the Houston product in a postgame interview.
Returning to the Greek capital after spending the 2024-25 season with Ergin Ataman’s side, Lorenzo Brown chipped in 17 points, a new personal best in his 2025-26 journey, and dished out five assists. “It’s always a competitive nature when you come into this gym. These guys will always put you to the test,” reacted the 35-year-old point guard.
The team coached by Peppe Poeta snapped a three-game losing streak in Europe’s premier club competition to balance the regular-season tally at 10-10.
“I’m so happy for the guys, because they deserved it. We were coming from like three straight losses in the EuroLeague, were on the road, and wanted to show how tough we are. We want to compete for a playoff spot until the end, and the guys, honestly, showed a pretty great performance. Winning in this court is very tough,” mentioned the 40-year-old play-caller.
With Leandro Bolmaro (groin), Ousmane Diop (right knee), Nate Sestina (right arm), and Stefano Tonut (illness) already ruled out, Quinn Ellis and Shavon Shields were sidelined due to muscle overloading, the visitors announced a couple of hours before tipoff in the Round 20 affair.
🇮🇹Causa affaticamento muscolare Quinn Ellis e Shavon Shields non saranno disponibili per la partita di stasera ad Atene. Ambedue verranno rivalutati nelle ore successive al rientro in Italia di questa notte
🇬🇧Quinn Ellis and Shavon Shields will not be available for tonight’s…
— Olimpia Milano (@OlimpiaMI1936) January 6, 2026
On the wrong end, Panathinaikos went up by ten points in the first half, before a collapse eventually forced Ataman’s side to 12-8 with a second consecutive continental loss and fourth over ten home games this season. “It was the worst game of the season. So, we played terribly,” pointed out 59-year-old Ataman.
Juancho Hernangomez netted 17 points, and Kostas Sloukas posted a 13-point, 10-assist double-double. Vassilis Toliopoulos and Alexandros Samodurov were healthy scratches, with Mathias Lessort (left ankle) and Konstantinos Mitoglou (right hamstring) on the injury list.
Staying in Athens, the Greens complete the EuroLeague’s two-game week by taking on Virtus Bologna on Thursday. On Friday, Scarpette Rosse welcomes Anadolu Efes at Allianz Cloud.