It was a breathtaking encounter reminiscent of the rivalry between the two Thessaloniki giants in the 1980s and 1990s that determined the fate of the championship.

The Reds thrash their Russian opponents 84-76.

On Wednesday PAOK suffered a 102-68 drabbing at the hands of Khimki in Russia for the Eurocup.

But the Greens stayed close to their host for two thirds of the game.

In the second half the Greek champion ran away with the game, reducing it to an opportunity for some new faces to feature on the court.

However the Greens proved too error-prone to take the chance they were given and wasted several attacks to go down by four in the end.

Tarpley had played in Greece for Olympiakos as well as Aris and Iraklis in Thessaloniki.

On Wednesday PAOK suffered a 71-59 defeat at Limoges in France for the Eurocup.

This was the only league game played this weekend, with the 12th round of games scheduled for January 10-12.

Hunter scored 18 points and collected seven rebounds against an error-prone Unicaja.