Reds beat Baskonia, Greens lose in Spain

The Greek-Spanish battles of this week in the Euroleague ended with a 1-1 score, as only Olympiakos got to score a Greek win, playing at home, while Panathinaikos suffered another road loss.

Olympiakos beat Baskonia 80-70 on Thursday in Piraeus to rise above it at the standings, on a 9-13 record.

The Reds owe their victory to their improved defense in the second half, to Augustine Rubit (19 points, seven rebounds) and newcomer Octavius Ellis (11 points, seven rebounds).

In front of fewer than 6,000 fans at the Peace and Friendship Stadium Olympiakos led 43-37 at half-time and built on its lead in the second half.

In the absence of Giorgos Printezis, Vassilis Spanoulis flew alone the Greek flag making 16 points plus four assists, as the hosts were always on top without allowing the Basques ever to dispute their supremacy.

There was some bad news...