### Olympiacos Piraeus

 

**Streaks**

 

Sasha Vezenkov has scored in double figures and had a double-digit PIR in 14 straight games.

Evan Fournier has made at least 1 three-point shot in 12 of his last 13 games.

Fournier has scored in double figures in nine of his last 10 games.

Nikola Milutinov has scored in double figures and had double-digit PIRs in six of his last seven games.

Milutinov has pulled down multiple offensive rebounds in nine straight games.

Milutinov has grabbed at least 6 rebounds in eight of his last nine games.

Keenan Evans has scored at least 10 points in 10 straight and 21 of his last 22 games.

Evans has posted a double-digit PIR in nine of his last 10 games.

Evans has made at least 1 three-pointer in 17 straight games.

Evans has made 21 consecutive free throws.

 

**Season rankings**

 

Sasha Vezenkov ranks second in average index rating with 22.5 per game.

Vezenkov ranks fifth in scoring with 18.1 points per game.

Nikola Milutinov ranks fifth in rebounding with 6.9 per game.

Vezenkov ranks ninth in rebounding with 5.9 per game.

Milutinov leads the league in offensive rebounding with 3.8 per game.

Thomas Walkup ranks eighth in assists with 4.9 per game.

Thomas Walkup is tied for 10th in steals with 1.2 per game.

Moustapha Fall leads the league in two-point accuracy at 85.7%.

Evan Fournier ranks sixth in three-pointers made with 2.4 per game.

Olympiacos leads the league in assists with 20.8 per game.

 

**Records/Milestones**

 

Kostas Papanikolaou is the all-time leader in games started with 316.

Papanikolaou ranks ninth place all-time in steals with 308. Sergio Rodriguez is eighth with 309.

Moustapha Fall ranks second all-time in two-point accuracy at 73.2%.

Thomas Walkup ranks 16th all-time with a 2.5-to-1 career assist-to-turnover ratio.

Walkup is ranked 15th all-time in assists with 967. Theo Papaloukas is 13th with 977 assists.

Alec Peters is tied for 11th all-time in free-throw shooting accuracy at 89.8%.

Peters ranks fifth all-time in three-point accuracy at 45.8%.

Nikola Milutinov is ranked seventh all-time in offensive rebounds with 607. Othello Hunter is sixth with 611.

Sasha Vezenkov needs 5 three-point shots made to reach 300 for his career.

Nigel Williams-Goss needs 3 points to reach 1,000 for his career.

Game Videos

### Paris Basketball

 

**Streaks**

 

TJ Shorts has scored in double figures in 12 of his 13 EuroLeague appearances.

Shorts has had a PIR of at least 15 in 12 of his 13 EuroLeague appearances.

Nadir Hifi has made at least 1 three-pointer in 12 of his 13 EuroLeague appearances.

Daulton Hommes has made at least 1 three-point shot in six of his last seven games.

Tyson Ward has made at least 1 three-pointer in 10 of his last 11 games.

 

**Season rankings**

 

TJ Shorts ranks fourth in average index rating with 22.4 per game.

Shorts ranks fourth in scoring with 18.4 points per game.

Shorts ranks third in assists with 7.8 per game.

Kevarrius Hayes ranks fifth in blocks with 1.2 per game.

Nadir Hifi is tied for seventh in three-pointers made with 2.3 per game.

Paris has committed 10.2 turnovers per game, which are the second-fewest in the league. 

Paris has held opponents to 30.9% three-point shooting, the third lowest in the league.

 

**Records/Milestones**

 

Kevarrius Hayes needs 7 blocks to reach 100 for his career.

Game News

Game Facts: Olympiacos vs. Paris

Olympiacos Piraeus v Paris Basketball (2024-12-06T19:15:00.000Z)

An inspired individual performance in a winning effort allowed Theo Maledon of LDLC ASVEL Villeurbanne to earn Round 13 MVP honors with a PIR of 31.

Round 13 MVP: Theo Maledon, LDLC ASVEL Villeurbanne

An inspired individual performance in a winning effort allowed [Theo Maledon](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/players/theo-maledon/007027/) of [LDLC ASVEL Villeurbanne](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/teams/ldlc-asvel-villeurbanne/asv/) to earn Round 13 MVP honors with a PIR of 31.

Maledon was everywhere in his team's last-second 80-78 home victory over Real Madrid. He led his team with 23 points on 5-of-7 two-pointers, 2-of-5 three-pointers and 7-of-7 free throws, adding 2 rebounds, 7 assists, 2 steals and 6 fouls drawn for a PIR of 31, the highest among winning players in Round 13. This is Maledon's third MVP of the Round honor this season, after previously receiving this accolade in Round 4 (36 PIR) and sharing it with TJ Shorts of Paris Basketball (both with a 36 PIR) in Round 10.

The highest PIR in this round belonged to [Devin Booker](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/euroleague/players/devin-booker/007056/) of FC Bayern Munich, but his team registered a 101-90 road loss against Anadolu Efes Istanbul. Booker had a career-high 27 points on 12-of-15 two-pointers, 8 rebounds, 5 assists, a steal, and 5 fouls drawn for a PIR of 34. 

[Tyrique Jones](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/euroleague/players/tyrique-jones/011981/) of Partizan Mozzart Bet Belgrade registered a PIR of 30 in his team's 84-78 home win over Zalgiris Kaunas. He had 15 points on 4-of-5 two-pointers, 9 rebounds, 2 assists, 2 steals and 10 fouls drawn. 

His teammate [Carlik Jones](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/players/carlik-jones/013369/), with a PIR of 29, and [Nikola Mirotic](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/players/nikola-mirotic/000796/) of EA7 Emporio Armani Milan, who amassed a PIR of 28, complete the top individual performances in Round 13.

### Individual highs: Kendrick Nunn, Panathinaikos, 29 points

[Kendrick Nunn](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/euroleague/players/kendrick-nunn/012774/) of Panathinaikos AKTOR Athens led all scorers in Round 13 with 29 points. [Carsen Edwards](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/players/carsen-edwards/011987/) of FC Bayern Munich is the competition's scoring leader with 19.8 points per game.

[David McCormack](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/players/david-mc-cormack/013386/) of ALBA Berlin was this round's top rebounder after pulling down 14 boards. [Walter Tavares](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/players/walter-tavares/005791/) of Real Madrid leads all rebounders with 8.4 per night.

[Mike James](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/euroleague/players/mike-james/005985/) of AS Monaco and [Facu Campazzo](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/players/facundo-campazzo/005928/) of Real Madrid each dished 12 assists, more than anyone else in Round 13. [Tamir Blatt](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/players/tamir-blatt/011193/) of Maccabi Playtika Tel Aviv ranks first in assists with 8.4 per game.

Three players collected 4 steals apiece in Round 13: McCormack, [Zach LeDay](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/euroleague/players/zach-leday/008987/) of EA7 Emporio Armani Milan and [Elijah Bryant](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/euroleague/players/elijah-bryant/009846/) of Anadolu Efes Istanbul. [Alpha Diallo](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/players/alpha-diallo/011226/) of Monaco leads the league in steals with 1.8 per game.

Tyrique Jones of Partizan and [Donta Hall](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/players/donta-hall/011196/) of Baskonia Vitoria-Gasteiz each had a round-high 3 blocks. Tavares also ranks first in blocks with 1.6 per game.

James (10 points, 12 assists), McCormack (16 points, 14 rebounds) and Partizan’s Carlik Jones (19 points, 10 assists) each registered a double-double in Round 13.

It was Georgios Bartzokas's Olympiacos BC which got the better of Vassilis Spanoulis's AS Monaco in Round 13, with the Reds leaning on their defense to get the victory.

Georgios Bartzokas hails ironclad defense in gritty win over Monaco

[Olympiacos Piraeus](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/teams/olympiacos-piraeus/oly/) climbed up to second place in the Turkish Airlines EuroLeague standings with [a workmanlike 80-89 win at AS Monaco](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/news/olympiacos-sinks-monaco-80-89-handing-spanoulis-first-defeat/) after steely second-half defense saw the visitors stifle out the home side’s main weapons, notably the competition’s all-time top scorer [Mike James](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/euroleague/players/mike-james/005985/), who was limited to a mere 10 points.

James dished out 12 assists and [Alpha Diallo](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/players/alpha-diallo/011226/) finished on a game-high 21 points, but Monaco went ice-cold from the floor when the chips were down while Olympiacos made a barrage of big shots at the other end and improved to 9-4 while Monaco dropped to 8-5.

It was a welcome victory for the visiting team’s head coach Georgios Bartzokas as Olympiacos bounced back from last week’s 78-70 reverse at Partizan Mozzart Bet Belgrade, and the 59-year-old tactician heaped praise on his men for a rock-solid performance.

“The level of the quality from both teams was really high. Great players on both teams and I think it was a spectacular game for the fans,” Coach Bartzokas told the post-game press conference. “This is the EuroLeague nowadays and you need to be at the highest level. We were good defensively in the second half, when we allowed 35 points. Monaco had 16 assists in the first half but in the end, they reverted to their nature. A lot of pull-up jumpers and we defended them really well. It was another important road win for us in a tough schedule as we head into the game with Paris.

“We changed three defenses during the game as we wanted to keep the ball away from Mike James, hence we risked a little bit by allowing pull-up jumpers from players like Elie Okobo and Matthew Strazel.”

It was the first EuroLeague clash between Bartzokas and former Olympiacos legend Vassilis Spanoulis, who took over as head coach at Monaco last week and made a dream start with an 88-91 win at reigning champ Panathinaikos AKTOR Athens – his other former club.

Bartzokas assessed that a glittering and trophy-laden career as a player had opened the doors to Spanoulis for top coaching jobs, as the 42-year-old enjoyed stints with Greek top division club Peristeri and the country’s national team before a stunning move to Monaco.

“I am happy for Vassilis,” said Bartzokas.” Because of the amazing name he made for himself as a player, he got an immediate opportunity to take very good \[coaching\] jobs. Monaco is a target for pretty much every European coach and after only two years of experience at this level, he has the opportunity to coach some great players and a really good team.”

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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="el" dir="ltr">Ο πρόεδρος της ΚΑΕ Ολυμπιακός, κ. Παναγιώτης Αγγελόπουλος και η σύζυγός του, κα. Ελευθερία Κούκου, ταξίδεψαν στο Μονακό και βρέθηκαν στο πλευρό της ομάδας μας! <br><br>Μετά το τέλος της αναμέτρησης ο Πρόεδρός μας φωτογραφήθηκε με τον Πρόεδρο της <a href="https://twitter.com/ASMonaco_Basket?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@ASMonaco_Basket</a> , Alexey Fedorychev και… <a href="https://t.co/mthegNFavA">pic.twitter.com/mthegNFavA</a></p>&mdash; Olympiacos B.C. (@Olympiacos_BC) <a href="https://twitter.com/Olympiacos_BC/status/1864439358847143944?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 4, 2024</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

Bartzokas added that EuroLeague debutant Paris Basketball, his team’s next opponent, has left an overwhelming impression after rocketing to the top of the pile with nine straight wins which propelled the top-flight newcomer to a 10-3 record.

“It’s a big surprise for everybody but it’s a good surprise. Basketball needs something new sometimes and they deserve to be here. France now has three teams in the EuroLeague thanks to the country’s outstanding natural talent and athletic ability, two of them being strong contenders for at least the top eight.” 

Spanoulis conceded that Monaco had lapsed at crunch time against Olympiacos but took a lot of positives from a defeat which he described as part of a learning curve.

“We gave away the too many easy points in the first half and we just need to be more focused defensively,” said the winner of three titles as a player in Europe’s premier club competitions. “The EuroLeague is a marathon, there will be wins and losses and we’ll see what happens.

“This loss will make us better and we will be ready for Friday \[at home to ALBA Berlin\]. This is a great example for us that you can’t win all the time as improving the team is a process and teams that improve the most during the season will go all the way, it’s as simple as that. The important thing is to learn from every loss as I am not the kind of guy looking for excuses.”

The Olympiacos head coach is relishing a top-of-the-standings clash with EuroLeague debutant Paris in the next round 

AS Monaco v Olympiacos Piraeus (2024-12-04T18:00:00.000Z)

Turkish Airlines EuroLeague fans, we have our 13th winner in this season's EuroLeague Fantasy Challenge! Zah Zaharis beat everyone else in Round 13 with their team 'zahateam', which had a Fantasy Challenge score of 218.45.

EuroLeague Fantasy Challenge Round 13 winner

Turkish Airlines EuroLeague fans, we have our 13th winner in this season's [EuroLeague Fantasy Challenge](https://euroleaguefantasy.euroleaguebasketball.net/)! Zah Zaharis beat everyone else in Round 13 with their team 'zahateam', which had a Fantasy Challenge score of 218.45.

Zah had the following starting lineup: Nikola Mirotic of EA7 Emporio Armani Milan as team captain, then Partizan Mozzart Bet Belgrade duo Carlik Jones and Tyrique Jones, Paris Basketball guard TJ Shorts, and FC Bayern Munich center Devin Booker. His sixth man was Olympiacos Piraeus guard Shaq McKissic. On the bench, Zah had Crvena Zvezda Meridianbet Belgrade's Isaiah Canaan, Panathinaikos AKTOR Athens's Panagiotis Kalaitzakis, and Milan duo Giampaolo Ricci and Guglielmo Caruso. His team's head coach was Bayern's Pablo Laso. 

The prize for finishing first in Round 13 is a free VIP Euroleague TV Subscription for the 2025-26 season, so congratulations, Zah!

Marko Dukic and his team 'Kughat' remains the leader of the [EuroLeague Fantasy Challenge](https://euroleaguefantasy.euroleaguebasketball.net/) overall standings with 2,192.45 points.

Trades are now open for Round 14. Remember, four trades are allowed before each round. You can either trade up to four players, or a head coach and three players.

The first game in Round 14 tips off on Thursday, December 5, as Zalgiris Kaunas hosts Anadolu Efes Istanbul at 19:00 CET. That game marks the next round's deadline.

Make new teams now or improve your existing ones and try to become our next round winner!

EuroLeague Fantasy Challenge offers weekly prizes to the top team manager. 

ALBA Berlin had to battle for 45 minutes to beat Virtus Bologna 88-90 in overtime in Round 13, improving its record to 3-10 in the process. In particular, ALBA's players with links to Italian basketball made sure their names were noticed at Virtus Segafredo Arena.

Procida, Spagnolo enjoyed homecoming win against Virtus

[ALBA Berlin](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/teams/alba-berlin/ber/) had to battle for 45 minutes to [beat Virtus Segafredo Bologna 88-90](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/news/alba-beats-virtus-in-ot-88-90/) in overtime in Round 13, improving its record to 3-10 in the process. In particular, ALBA's players with links to Italian basketball made sure their names were noticed at Virtus Segafredo Arena.

[Gabriele Procida](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/players/gabriele-procida/008384/) started the game on fire, getting 9 quick points, including a show-stopping dunk that gave ALBA an early 11-19 lead. He kept pacing his team throughout the game, finishing it with 20 points on 6-of-8 two-pointers, 4 rebounds, 2 assists and a PIR of 16. It was not a regular game for Procida, born in Como, barely 50 kilometers away from Milan and less than 300km away from Bologna.

Asked about being in Italy after the game, Procida confirmed that a lot of people came to see him play. "Everybody from my family: my aunt, my parents... everybody. It was just a game but I had a lot of friends and family here, so it was a special game," Procida said. "Coming back to Italy to play against a great team like Virtus, in this arena, with these crazy fans, was very good."

On the other hand, [Matteo Spagnolo](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/players/matteo-spagnolo/008173/) is from Brindisi, almost in the southern end of Italy. Spagnolo had an all-around performance and stepped up in key moments of the game, hitting 5-of-5 free throws in clutch time and missing the sixth attempt on purpose to run the game clock down. When the dust settled, Spagnolo had 10 points, a career-high 8 rebounds, 5 assists and a PIR of 16.

Gabriele Procida and Matteo Spagnolo each had a PIR of 16 of ALBA Berlin in an 88-90 overtime road win over Virtus Segafredo Bologna.

Procida, Spagnolo step up in Italu

Procida and Spagnolo were not the only players with links to Italian basketball. [David McCormack](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/players/david-mc-cormack/013386/) started the 2024-25 EuroLeague season with EA7 Emporio Armani Milan, seeing very limited playing time. In five previous games, one of them against ALBA, McCormack averaged 1.9 points, 1.1 rebounds and a PIR of -0.3. 

McCormack started against Virtus and proved to be a really solid addition, getting 16 points, 14 rebounds, 4 steals and a block for a PIR of 24. McCormack's arrival, added to the fact that backcourt stars [Martin Hermannsson](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/euroleague/players/martin-hermannsson/008780/) and [Matt Thomas](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/euroleague/players/matt-thomas/008967/) are back in action, made ALBA a solid team.

The American center stated that a quick adjustment helped him get good individual results right away. "You have to learn fast, you have to adjust fast. But one thing about my game is I play hard and I play with passion, and that translates to every team," McCormack said. "A lot has paid off, a lot of hard work. I'm thankful."

Hustle was there, too. ALBA finished the game with 21 offensive rebounds, a new club record. It had previously grabbed 19 offensive boards in a 67-71 home loss against LDLC ASVEL Villeurbanne on October 8, 2021. As many as eight ALBA players grabbed at least 1 offensive board and ALBA outrebounded Virtus 42-54. Those 54 rebounds are a EuroLeague season high and the best mark in a game since the four-overtime instant classic between Real Madrid and Anadolu Efes Istanbul. ALBA had never grabbed more than 46 rebounds in a EuroLeague game before.

It was a special night for the Italian duo, and both of them delivered in their home country


Virtus Segafredo Bologna v ALBA Berlin (2024-12-04T19:45:00.000Z)

Despite being one of the elder statesmen in the EuroLeague, there was no way for the KK Crvena zvezda players to stop the 37-year-old Fabien Causeur in Round 13. Particularly when it came to pulling up for three-point shots.

Fabien Causeur turned back the clock as Milan stayed red hot

Despite being one of the elder statesmen in the Turkish Airlines EuroLeague, there was no way for the [Crvena Zvezda Meridianbet Belgrade](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/teams/crvena-zvezda-meridianbet-belgrade/red/) players to stop the 37-year-old [Fabien Causeur](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/euroleague/players/fabien-causeur/001392/) in Round 13. Particularly when it came to pulling up for three-point shots.

Causeur made history in [EA7 Emporio Armani Milan](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/teams/ea7-emporio-armani-milan/mil/)’s [101-86 triumph over the Serbian side](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/news/milan-breezes-past-zvezda-101-86-for-fourth-straight-win/) on Wednesday night by going 6 for 6 on triples – a club record for most threes made without a single miss.

“I made the first two so my confidence went on the top,” Causeur told EuroLeague TV after the game. “I got my flow during the game, found open shots from my teammates. I think [Nico Mannion](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/euroleague/players/niccolo-mannion/011064/) found me 2-3 times. I’m here for that. I want to make them.”

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The Milan guard turned back the clock and ended the game with a season-high 20 points in just over 24 minutes on the court. Having made at least one three-point shot in seven of his last eight games, the two-time Turkish Airlines EuroLeague champion now needs just 9 points to reach 2,500 for his illustrious career.

More importantly, though, he inspired Milan to its fourth win in a row, bouncing back after a slow start to the 2024-25 campaign.

“We have a young team,” Causeur added. “We had a rough start \[to\] this season. We were 1-5, playing bad. We needed time. There were eight new players in the team. So, it takes time. And the EuroLeague is very hard, it’s a very tough schedule. Game after game after game… Now we start to play better, we have good confidence. We have to keep growing like this but stay humble at the same time.”

Assisted by [Nikola Mirotic](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/euroleague/players/nikola-mirotic/000796/), who netted a game-high 23 points marking the seventh time this season that he has scored over 20 points, as well as Mannion, who chipped in with a career-high 20 points, Causeur helped Milan keep its momentum going.

The Italian side is now scheduled to host LDLC ASVEL Villeurbanne on Friday as it looks to extend its winning streak to five games. Winning runs may well lead to complacency, but in Causeur, Milan has a EuroLeague veteran who will ensure that his team can thrive through humility.

The EuroLeague veteran made 6 of 6 from deep to make club history

EA7 Emporio Armani Milan v Crvena Zvezda Meridianbet Belgrade (2024-12-04T19:30:00.000Z)

ALBA Berlin returned to winning ways in the EuroLeague by edging Virtus Bologna 88-90 on the road in Round 13 on Wednesday. ALBA improved to 3-10 in the standings while Virtus dropped to 2-11 and is on a five-game losing streak. 

ALBA beats Virtus in OT, 88-90

ALBA Berlin returned to winning ways in the Turkish Airlines EuroLeague by edging Virtus Segafredo Bologna 88-90 on the road in Round 13 on Wednesday. ALBA improved to 3-10 in the standings while Virtus dropped to 2-11 and is on a five-game losing streak. 

Gabriele Procida led the winners with 20 points. David McCormack added 16 and 14 rebounds, Matt Thomas had 13 points while Matteo Spagnolo got 10, 8 rebounds and 5 assists for ALBA. Will Clyburn led Virtus with 23 points. Ante Zizic added 13 while Momo Diouf had 12 for the hosts.

McCormack got ALBA going with a power layup which Clyburn matched with a coast-to-coast basket. Zizic dunked, then Yanni Wetzell and Procida gave ALBA a 4-8 lead. Martin Hermannsson buried a close shot and erased Alessandro Pajola's layup with a step-back jumper. McCormack took over with a wild put-back slam, Clyburn banked in a fadeaway jumper and Procida's three-pointer boosted the guests' lead to 9-17. Isaia Cordinier stepped up with a driving layup, Pajola dunked and Clyburn's jumper kept Virtus within 13-19. Tim Schneider sank a corner triple, which McCormack followed with a tip-in to make it a double-digit game, 13-24. Diouf brought Virtus closer, 18-26, after 10 minutes.

Trevion Williams scored in transition early in the second quarter. Daniel Hackett and Thomas each struck from downtown, Matt Morgan answered with a backdoor layup and Achille Polonara got Virtus within 25-31. McCormack dunked again and Wetzell matched Diouf's layup with a floater that made the hosts call timeout at 27-35. Morgan took over with a driving layup, Procida scored around the basket and McCormack's dunk kept ALBA out of trouble, 29-39. McCormack kept pacing the guests with a put-back basket and Procida's three-point play boosted his team's lead to 29-44. Tim Schneider dunked, but so did Clyburn and Procida. Raykon Tucker hit a turnaround jumper, Clyburn struck from downtown and Zizic's layup fixed the halftime score at 38-48.

Zizic dunked soon after the break. Procida buried a jumper which Polonara bettered with a three-pointer for a 43-51 Virtus deficit. Zizic scored twice in the paint but an outstanding McCormack single-handedly kept ALBA way ahead, 47-57. Clyburn stepped up with a backdoor layup that Spagnolo improved with a triple. Cordinier tried to change things with a three-point play, Williams dunked and Diouf kept Virtus within 54-63. Marco Belinelli nailed a catch-and-shoot triple, Malte Delow downed a five-meter jumper and Toko Shengelia made it a six-point game, 59-65. Thomas struck from downtown, then Thomas fixed the score at 61-68 after 30 minutes.

Thomas insisted from beyond the arc early in the fourth quarter. Belinelli downed a jumper and Diouf copied him in Virtus's next offense to make it a six-point game, 65-71. Samar banked in a scoop shot, Belinelli erased it with another jumper then Polonara and Zizic got Virtus within 69-73. Spagnolo beat the shot clock with a jumper, Belinelli sank a catch-and-shoot triple off an inbound pass and Zizic's jump hook kept Virtus within 73-75 with 1:42 left. Spagnolo made free throws, Clyburn buried an eight-meter triple and Williams's free throw gave ALBA a 76-78 edge with 44.1 seconds left. Clyburn scored in penetration but once Spagnolo did not score at the other end, he missed at the buzzer.

Thomas downed a fadeaway jumper early in overtime and Procida bettered Clyburn's driving layup with a bomb from downtown, good for an 80-83 ALBA lead. Clyburn kept pacing Virtus with a three-point play, Delow hit free throws and Schneider's jumper boosted ALBA's lead to 83-87 in the next-to-last minute. Cordinier downed a three-pointer, then Spagnolo hit foul shots for an 86-89 score with 18.9 seconds left. Diouf scored around the basket and Virtus turned the ball over with 5.9 seconds remaining. Clyburn missed from beyond the arc at the buzzer.

Procida, Spagnolo and McCormack led the visitors to their third victory

Olimpia Milano extended its winning streak to four games by defeating KK Crvena zvezda 101-86 at Unipol Forum on Wednesday night. The hosts secured a double-digit lead in the first quarter and managed to maintain it for the majority of the game, outscoring Zvezda in each of the four quarters.

Milan breezes past Zvezda, 101-86, for fourth straight win

EA7 Emporio Armani Milan extended its winning streak to four games by defeating Crvena Zvezda Meridianbet Belgrade 101-86 at Unipol Forum on Wednesday night. The hosts secured a double-digit lead in the first quarter and managed to maintain it for the majority of the game, outscoring Zvezda in each of the four quarters. With this victory, Milan improved its record to 7-6, with the Serbian side dropping to 6-7.

Nikola Mirotic netted a game-high 23 points, with Niccolo Mannion and Fabien Causeur scoring 20 each. The latter did so by making a perfect 6 for 6 from deep - a club record for most threes made without a miss. Zach LeDay chipped in with 14 points and 7 rebounds. For the guests, Yago Dos Santos scored 17 points, Dejan Davidovac netted 12 and Isaiah Canaan added 14.

LeDay opened the scoring with a floater before a layup from Giampaolo Ricci and a triple from Mannion gave Milan a 7-3 lead. A mid-range jumper from Codi Miller-McIntyre was followed by another Mannion three-pointer, before 6 unanswered points from Mirotic made it 16-5 for the hosts. Miller-McIntyre ended Milan’s 9-0 run with a layup, but Causeur nailed one from deep and then set up Mirotic for an easy basket inside to secure a 23-9 cushion. Yet, Zvezda responded, with Canaan sinking two straight triples that trimmed the deficit to 23-15 heading into the second quarter.

Freddie Gillespie completed a three-point play against his former team for his first Milan points. Canaan responded with a floater, but Causeur scored another triple to maintain a 29-17 lead. Two Gillespie baskets sandwiched another Canaan triple before Causeur and Dos Santos traded threes, 36-28. Then, Davidovac took over with 8 points, including two buckets from deep that cut the difference to 40-36. Yet, it kept raining triples at Unipol Forum, as Milan replied, with LeDay and Mannion netting one each to extend the lead back to double figures. Rokas Giedraitis and Filip Petrusev opened their accounts before a Miller-McIntyre layup brought Zvezda within 47-42. But Milan responded with a 6-0 run, including back-to-back baskets in transition from Shavon Shields and Mannion to restore a 53-42 lead at the break.

Five points from Mirotic were followed by a Mannion layup in transition and a LeDay basket inside for an 10-0 surge that allowed Milan to pull away, 63-44. Kalinic completed a three-point play to end Milan’s run, but Causeur responded with his fourth triple of the night, 66-47. Mitrovic scored inside, Branko Lazic drilled a corner triple and Dos Santos chipped in with a couple of free throws that trimmed the deficit to 70-54. Mannion and Dos Santos traded triples before a floater from the latter brought Zvezda within 73-61. Then, Mirotic nailed one from downtown to overtake Real Madrid legend Sergio Rodriguez and reached the eighth spot in the all-time scorers’ rankings, before Causeur’s fifth triple of the game restored a 79-65 Milan lead after 30 minutes.

Buckets from Mitrovic and Giedraitis kept Zvezda in the game, but Mirotic added 5 points to his tally to maintain an 84-71 cushion. A LeDay bucket inside was followed by a triple from Canaan before Shields, Mannion and Causeur scored back-to-back layups for a 92-76 lead with 04:50 left on the clock. Zvezda struggled to find open looks on offense and went scoreless for three and a half minutes, with Causeur netting yet another triple to make it 95-76 and finished the game off with 3 minutes remaining.

The hosts dominated from start to finish on Wednesday night

Olympiacos BC head coach Georgios Bartzokas got the better of his AS Monaco Basket counterpart Vassilis Spanoulis, who previously played under Bartzokas, in Round 13.

Bartzokas handed former protégé Spanoulis a lesson 

In an [80-89 road win](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/news/olympiacos-sinks-monaco-80-89-handing-spanoulis-first-defeat/) over [AS Monaco](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/teams/as-monaco/mco/), [Olympiacos Piraeus](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/teams/olympiacos-piraeus/oly/) head coach Georgios Bartzokas personified the saying that you cannot teach old dogs new tricks.

The 59-year-old tactician drew on his wealth of experience to prevail over former protégé Vassilis Spanoulis, a 42-year-old former legend of the Reds who won back-to-back Turkish Airlines EuroLeague titles with the team in 2012 and 2013 as a player.

The latter was under the guidance of Bartzokas, who then returned for a second stint with the club in 2020, when Spanoulis headed into his final year on the court before taking up a coaching career with Peristeri in 2022.

It was the first time the two faced off in Europe’s premier club competition and Bartzokas got the better of his old friend and finest soldier, having suffocated Monaco’s normally lethal offense.

The French team’s top performer and the EuroLeague’s all-time top scorer Mike James was confined to a mere 10 points and although he was able to dish out 12 assists, Olympiacos had too much firepower for Monaco thanks to its deep roster.

Bartzokas masterfully pulled all the strings, calling the shots with an uncanny instinct of playing to his team’s strengths while taking full advantage of Monaco’s weaknesses – namely a lack of size, as the visitors dominated the paint at both ends of the floor.

Bartzokas gave a fair account of how the game panned out in his post-game comments. “We led most of the game and knowing that Monaco are so aggressive offensively with the individual talent to play one-on-one, we controlled the defensive rebounding and exercised patience on offense,” he said in a courtside interview. “We created plenty of open looks, our offense was solid and in the second half our defense was solid, too.”

[Shaq McKissic](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/players/shaquielle-mckissic/007853/), who was named player of the game after netting 18 points on 6-of-10 shooting from the floor and 3 of 3 from the foul line, was relieved after Olympiacos was able to snap a three-game winless streak at Monaco.

“They are a very tough team and I am very happy with how we stepped up and how we performed,” the American forward said. “They gave us their best shot in the first half and I can’t remember the last time we won here. That was on my mind, they had a good game plan, but we executed.”

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Spanoulis, who sent shockwaves through Greek and European club basketball when he joined Olympiacos from perennial archrival [Panathinaikos AKTOR Athens](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/teams/panathinaikos-aktor-athens/pan/) in 2010, criticized Monaco’s second-half performance.

Having engineered 16 team assists in the first half, the hosts managed just 6 in the second much to the dismay of Spanoulis, who won his first-ever EuroLeague title with Panathinaikos in 2009 before he defected to the bitter rival’s camp.

“We gave Olympiacos confidence in the first half and they kept it in the second, when they hit on big shot after another,” said Spanoulis. “We shared the ball in the first half but in the second we were selfish and overall we needed to play much better defense. Congratulations to Olympiacos.”

In Round 14, Olympiacos hosts surprise leader [Paris Basketball](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/teams/paris-basketball/prs/), a EuroLeague debutant which is on a nine-game winning streak, while Monaco entertains struggling [ALBA Berlin](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/teams/alba-berlin/ber/), with both games scheduled for Friday.

Experience made all the difference in a generational battle of two Greek coaches