By Eurohoops Team / info@eurohoops.net
In the 13th round of the Greek League, Aris hosted Olympiacos, with the visitors from Piraeus playing without Nikola Milutinov.
The Serbian center was sidelined with a knee hematoma, but his absence ultimately did not prove costly. Olympiacos secured a 95–84 victory, although the Thessaloniki side put up strong resistance until the closing minutes.
Aris erased a double-digit deficit in the fourth quarter and cut the gap to just two points (80–82), but Georgios Bartzokas’ team answered with a decisive 13–2 run to put the game out of reach.
Sasha Vezenkov led the Reds with 23 points, Donte Hall followed with 19, while Evan Fournier added 14 and Tyler Dorsey contributed 13.
As for Milutinov, Olympiacos announced that he has a suprapatellar hematoma of the right knee caused by a direct blow, which is why he missed the road game in Thessaloniki.”
Amine Noua posted a double-double with 20 points and 11 rebounds for Aris, while Danilo Anđušić added 19 points.