Olympiakos produced a second emphatic victory over Spanish opposition, defeating visiting Unicaja Malaga 73-55 for its third win in five games at the top-16 stage of the Euroleague.
With just two points from one in 12 field goals, the Reds overcame the resistance of the Spaniards after a great show by Giorgos Printezis and Bryant Dunston.
Olympiakos steamed ahead to end the first half on top (37-31) and pulled away in the third quarter thanks to an efficient defence that only let in 10 points in as many minutes.
The 55-41 score after the first 30 minutes was too much for Malaga to handle and the visitors surrendered to a superior Olympiakos that has finally given its fans at home something to savour after a long time.
In the Eurocup Panionios has been mathematically eliminated after its fourth loss in as many group games, this time at home to Red Star Belgrade (78-66) on Wednesday.
Source: Kathimerini
