Olympiacos reached the +16 against Aris but at the end the reds needed the three consecutive turnovers of Lefteris Bochoridis to finally win the game as Coach Yiannis Kastritis troops cut the deficit to as little as 4 points, but Bochoridis missed the free throw and with another 3 turnovers, Aris was not able to “steal” the game.
Briante Weber at his rookie game in the Basket League and his fourth game in total on the red jersey, was the man of the match as he scored 8 points, dash down 8 rebounds, had 13 assists, and stole 2 balls and even though he suffered 5 turnovers, he was the top of his team together with Axel Tupan. The French player scored 17 points!!
PERIODS: 21-16, 48-36, 65-49, 76-67
Olympiacos: Vexenkov 9, Milutinov 6 and 9 rebounds, Papanikolaou 7, Gos 9, Weber 8 and 13 assists, Printezis 7, Agravanis 7, Mantzaris 3, Tupan 17 and Leday 3
ARIS: Flionis 4, Bohoridis 13, McGee 3, Bell 9, Slaftsakis 5, Toliopoulos 7, Christidis 2, Jones 6, Dialo 10, Kyzer 8 and 5 rebounds