Olympiacos B.C.

BELGRADE - Red Star Belgrade have missed a huge opportunity to get a step closer to the Top 8 stage of the basketball Euroleague after a 66-64 (17-9, 13-8, 12-26, 9-10, 6-5) overtime defeat to Olympiacos Piraeus at Belgrade's Kombank Arena late Wednesday.

Olympiakos defeated Red Star in Belgrade on Wednesday to confirm its home advantage for the Euroleague play-offs and do Panathinaikos a favor beating one of its rivals to the fourth spot, one day after the Greens sealed their own play-off spot with a home win over Armani Milano.

Olympiakos basketball team have pulled off a great win in Belgrade (66-64) against Red Star Belgrade, essentially clinching a home court advantage in the next knock out round of the Euroleague. The last minute hero was forward George Printezis who scored the winning basket 3 seconds before the end.

Olympiakos and Panathinaikos scored precious wins on the road in the Euroleague, as the Reds defeated UNICS at Kazan on Thursday and the Greens saw off Galatasaray in Istanbul in Friday.

Olympiakos has risen to second at the table, after its 90-75 win in Russia and CSKA Moscow's defeat at Fenerbahce. the Greek champion recorded its 15th win in 21 games.

Olympiakos dismissed the challenge of German visitor Bamberg on Friday in Piraeus to stay in touch with Euroleague leaders CSKA Moscow and Real Madrid,  as Panathinaikos went down at in-form Red Star Belgrade on Thursday.

Olympiakos edged even closer to a top-four finish in the regular season of the Euroleague after thrashing Baskonia at home on Friday, while Panathinaikos will likely have to settle for a spot between the fifth and the eighth after suffering a bad reverse at Fenerbahce on Thursday.

Greek teams swept their opponents with five wins in as many European games this week, as Olympiakos and Panathinaikos boosted their chances for a high finish at the Euroleague group stage.

Olympiakos and Panathinaikos scored precious wins to consolidate themselves in the play-off positions of the Euroleague with 12 out of 30 games played in the regular season.

The Reds won 88-75 at Zalgiris Kaunas on Thursday after a solid game during which they grew stronger as the match went along.

Olympiakos won the Greek derby against Panathinaikos (79-77) in the Euroleague away from home, and moved to 5 losses 3 wins, with the greens falling to 4 wins and 4 losses. The match was a thriller, with the lead changing hands on many occasions.

The Euroleague battles between the Greek and the Spanish giants ended 1-1 on Wednesday, with home advantage making the difference in the victories of Olympiakos over Barcelona (59-52) and of Real Madrid over Panathinaikos (87-84).