Basket League

Olympiakos saw off the challenge of host AEK on Monday to all but secure the top spot in the regular season of the Basket League, just as Doxa Lefkadas and Apollon Patras as staring at the abyss of relegation.

Kolossos Rhodes has staked a fresh claim for a top-four finish in the Basket League while all but sending Doxa Lefkadas to the second division, in another weekend of tight and spectacular games in the Greek championship. League leaders Olympiakos and Panathinaikos marched on without any problems.

AEK survived the strong challenge of PAOK in Athens to all but confirm the third place in the regular season of the Basket League, while leaders Olympiakos and Panathinaikos scored wins on the road.

Preserving its perfect home record after 10 matches at the Olympic Sports Hall, AEK saw off PAOK with a 77-71 score on Saturday with 17 points from Roko Leni Ukic.

Rethymno upset AEK in the midweek set of Basket League fixtures, while PAOK narrowly escaped one more home loss. There were no problems for leaders Olympiakos and Panathinaikos in their home games, as the Euroleague has gone into a one-week recess.

Olympiakos and AEK survived scares from Kolossos Rhodes and Trikala respectively as they fought back to score wins in the Basket League, though PAOK was not so lucky, suffering an upset at struggling Apollon Patras.

Can you win a derby with zero out of 20 three-point shots? PAOK proved on Saturday you can, as its defense held Aris to bring victory to the host of the Thessaloniki derby in the Basket League, along with the bragging rights in the city for the rest of the regular season.

Panathinaikos ended the unbeaten record of Olympiakos in the Basket League defeating the Reds 72-59 at home on Monday to go level on points with its rival, but remained second on an inferior head-to-head record for the time being.

New boys Promitheas gave a real scare to Panathinaikos on Saturday before the Greens emerged victorious from a tricky clash in Patra for the Basket League, to stay one point behind unbeaten leader Olympiakos one week before hosting the Reds.

Olympiakos and Panathinaikos had fairly tough challenges to face on the road for the Basket League, but emerged victorious ahead of their clash next weekend for the Greek Cup. AEK, Doxa and Korivos produced the weekend's biggest wins

Kolossos Rhodes forced AEK's third loss in the Basket League this season on Monday, allowing fourth-placed Aris to cut the distance to just one point from its Athens rival for the third spot, ahead of their clash in the capital in the next round of games.