Baskonia ended its three-game losing streak.
Baskonia holds off Panathinaikos, 91-77
Game Report
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Regular Season
Round 22 of 34
Group Regular Season
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Baskonia Vitoria-Gasteiz got back to winning ways on Friday night, holding off the reigning Turkish Airlines EuroLeague champion Panathinaikos AKTOR Athens 91-77 at Buesa Arena. The win improved Baskonia to 9-13 on the season, while Panathinaikos lost its second straight to drop to a 13-9 record.
Baskonia took the lead for good in the second quarter, and controlled the game between Chima Moneke, Timother Luwawu-Cabarrot and the playmaking of Kamar Baldwin and Trent Forrest. Luwawu-Cabarrot paced the winners with 20 points and 7 rebounds. Moneke finished with 18 points, Baldwin had 15 points and 7 assists, while Forrest posted 12 points and 5 assists. Donta Hall netted 11 points for Baskonia, too. Meanwhile, Cedi Osman scored 14 of his 16 points in the fourth quarter for Panathinaikos. Omer Yurtseven collected 14 points and 7 rebounds, Lorenzo Brown had 12 points and 6, while Kostas Sloukas dished 11 assists in the defeat.
Game Videos
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Timothe Luwawu-Cabarrot: 'We have great talent in this team and great potential'
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Baskonia Vitoria-Gasteiz-Panathinaikos AKTOR Athens | RS Round 22 Highlights | 2024-25 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague
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Luwawu-Cabarrot dishes it behind the back! Motorola Magic Moment
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Sloukas to Yurtseven alley-oop! Motorola Magic Moment
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Donta Hall slams it! Motorola Magic Moment
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FC Barcelona-Panathinaikos AKTOR Athens | RS Round 21 Highlights | 2024-25 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague
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Yurtseven's put-back slam! Motorola Magic Moment
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Baskonia Vitoria-Gasteiz-Olympiacos Piraeus | RS Round 21 Highlights | 2024-25 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague
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Hall rejects Fournier! Motorola Magic Moment
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Luwawu-Cabarrot stops McKissic! Motorola Magic Moment
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Virtus Segafredo Bologna-Baskonia Vitoria-Gasteiz | RS Round 20 Highlights | 2024-25 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague
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Jerian Grant: 'Guys were hurt, we had to step up'
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Panathinaikos AKTOR Athens-Partizan Mozzart Bet Belgrade | RS Round 20 Highlights | 2024-25 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague
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Kalaitzakis flushes it down on the break! Motorola Magic Moment
- 00:10
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Fine dunk from Yurtseven! Motorola Magic Moment
- 00:16
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Big dunk from Hernangomez! Motorola Magic Moment
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The Fantasy Challenge Podcast gang debates new topics in episode No. 15
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Kendrick Nunn: 'Omer Yurtseven's performance is not a surprise'
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Panathinaikos AKTOR Athens-Virtus Segafredo Bologna | RS Round 19 Highlights | 2024-25 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague
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Hernangomez steals and dunks! Motorola Magic Moment
- 00:19
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Yurtseven posterizes Akele Motorola Magic Moment
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Baskonia Vitoria-Gasteiz-Crvena Zvezda Meridianbet Belgrade | RS Round 19 Highlights | 2024-25 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague
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Big one-hander from Donta Hall! Motorola Magic Moment
- 01:57
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Kostas Sloukas: 'We dedicate this win to Mathias Lessort'
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FC Bayern Munich-Panathinaikos AKTOR Athens | RS Round 18 Highlights | 2024-25 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague
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Big CONNECTION Forrest-Hall! Motorola Magic Moment of the Night
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Chima Moneke: 'This is my favorite game I've ever been a part of'
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Baskonia Vitoria-Gasteiz-Paris Basketball | RS Round 18 Highlights | 2024-25 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague
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Hall throws it down! Motorola Magic Moment
- 00:09
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Nunn hammers it home on the break! Motorola Magic Moment
- 00:19
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Moneke stops Shorts! Motorola Magic Moment
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Kendrick Nunn: 'We need everyone to keep Mathias in their prayers'
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Panathinaikos AKTOR Athens-Baskonia Vitoria-Gasteiz | RS Round 17 Highlights | 2024-25 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague
- 00:10
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Nice alley-oop from Diop! Motorola Magic Moment
- 00:09
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Lessort rocks the rim in style! Motorola Magic Moment
- 01:51
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Kendrick Nunn: 'We needed that energy, that spark'
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Panathinaikos AKTOR Athens-EA7 Emporio Armani Milan | RS Round 16 Highlights | 2024-25 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague
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Chima Moneke: 'This is our best win of the season'
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Maccabi Playtika Tel Aviv-Baskonia Vitoria-Gasteiz | RS Round 16 Highlights | 2024-25 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague
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Samodurov's big block! Motorola Magic Moment
- 00:19
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Nunn with another ankle-breaker! Motorola Magic Moment
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Nunn breaks Ricci's ankles! Motorola Magic Moment
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Donta Hall makes creative bucket! Motorola Magic Moment
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Anadolu Efes Istanbul-Panathinaikos AKTOR Athens | RS Round 15 Highlights | 2024-25 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague
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Juancho drives for big dunk! Motorola Magic Moment
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Baskonia Vitoria-Gasteiz-Virtus Segafredo Bologna | RS Round 15 Highlights | 2024-25 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague
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Hall rises for spectacular swat! Motorola Magic Moment,
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Hall says give me that! Motorola Magic Moment
- 01:31
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Devin Booker: 'We had the energy from the fans'
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FC Bayern Munich-Baskonia Vitoria-Gasteiz | RS Round 14 Highlights | 2024-25 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague
Baldwin and Moneke got Baskonia going, before a euro step from Forrest capped an 8-0 run for a 13-6 lead. Brown ignited the Greens’ offense and Gabriel scored inside twice, but Baldwin nailed a three-pointer then connected with Donta Hall for an alley-oop slam. A layup from Luka Samanic made it a 10-point affair, and Baskonia held a 22-13 advantage after 10 minutes.
Panathinaikos started the second quarter strong with Lorenzo Brown running the offense, and Ioannis Papapetrou and Panagiotis Kalaitzakis sparking a 0-7 run to open the quarter. Luwawu-Cabarrot scored 6 points, including a transition triple, but Kalaitzakis hit one on the other end, with baskets also coming from Brown and Juancho Hernangomez as the visitors tied it at 32-32. But Moneke answered with a three-pointer and Hall had a three-point play, then in the final 90 seconds Baldwin and Luwawu-Cabarrot each hit a three-pointer to make it 48-38 at halftime.
Kendrick Nunn had a driving layup and a triple to open the second half, but Ilimane Diop and Moneke restored a double-digit lead. Brown’s triple started an 8-0 run, capped by 5 points from Yurtseven, as the Greens got within two points at 53-51. But Forrest nailed a jumper, Moneke converted twice from close range, then Forrest scored inside to open 62-51. Yurtseven stopped the bleeding with a pair of tip-ins, but Hall had another dunk and Samanic hit a corner triple to extend the margin to 70-57.
Osman got hot early in the fourth, with a layup and back-to-back triples, then Yurtseven’s alley-oop dunk got Panathinaikos within 73-67. Nikos Rogkavopoulos and Jerian Grant traded triples, before an 6-0 run that saw both Rogkavopoulos and Hall score again and open an 82-70 margin. Osman scored 6 more points, including another three-pointer, getting the visitors within 82-77 with 3:18 still on the clock. But the visitors did not score again, as Luwawu-Cabarrot and Moneke finished the job.
