By Eurohoops Team/ info@eurohoops.net
Carrying a safe lead most of the way, Olympiacos drew a lopsided win, 81-57, versus Promitheas in Patras, on Sunday.
Recent addition Moses Wright tallied a game-high 16 points with 7/10 makes in Dimitris Tofalos Arena. More double-digit scoring contributions in Round 17 of Greece’s Stoiximan Basket League Regular Season, Alec Peters chipped in 12 points, Filip Petrusev had 11 points, and Isaiah Canaan added ten points. Running the point, Thomas Walkup registered seven points, seven assists, two rebounds, and one steal.
Moustapha Fall (knee) and Nikola Milutinov (foot surgery) were sidelined along with unregistered teammates Luke Sikma and Shaquielle McKissic. Recently recovering from injury, Nigel Williams-Goss stayed on the bench for the team coached by Giorgos Bartzokas.
For the team coached by Ilias Papatheodorou, the January MVP of the Basketball Champions League, Hunter Hale dropped 14 points behind 6/18 field goals. He added four rebounds and four assists against the Reds.
Basket League Round 17
Kolossos H Hotels – AEK Betsson 103-80
PAOK mateco – Apollon Carna 85-70
Promitheas – Olympiacos 57-81
Karditsa Iaponiki – Peristeri bwin 84-95
Panathinaikos Aktor – Aris Midea (5/2)
Marousi – Lavrio Megabolt (5/2)
STANDINGS: Panathinaikos Aktor 32 (16-0), Olympiacos 32 (15-2), Peristeri bwin 28 (11-6), Promitheas 26 (9-8), PAOK mateco 25 (8-9), Aris Midea 25 (9-7)…
Resuming continental campaigns in the Turkish Airlines EuroLeague and BCL, respectively, Olympiacos takes on Valencia in La Fonteta on Thursday and the Patras outfit heads to a key Round of 16 fixture opposite Hapoel Holon in Hungary on Tuesday.