Dusan Sakota

Two Greek teams make the Champions League last 16 (but in basketball)

AEK and PAOK grabbed the results they needed on Tuesday night and advanced to the knock-out stages of the Basketball Champions League. While PAOK did so in style, with a 21-point away win at Ventspils, AEK's advance was particularly dramatic, and determined a few minutes after the end of its game against Bayreuth in Athens.

Partizan lose to AEK in FIBA Basketball Champions League

ATHENS - Partizan Belgrade lost 91-81 (22-14, 20-19, 20-29, 27-19) to AEK Athens on the road in their FIBA Basketball Champions League Group E, Round 6 game late Wednesday.

Dusan Sakota led the Greek team with 19 pts, with William Hatcher scoring 18 pts for Partizan.

It was the third defeat in the competition for Partizan, who will host Italy's Sassari next Tuesday.