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Dimitrios Itoudis (Itzik Blanitsky)
Apart from Maccabi Tel Aviv’s game against Partizan Belgrade, the eighth round of the Euroleague continues tonight (Friday) and the first ever was Fenerbahce, who danced on the floor and dismantled the weak Panathinaikos at home. Later, Zhelgiris Kovna kept their home thanks to the victory over Milan.
Fenerbahçe – Panathinaikos 77:107
The Turks with Dimitris Itoudis are not stopping, as tonight they continued their excellent season with a seventh victory against a single loss, in a game that was not equal from the second quarter, when the host, who displayed outstanding offensive ability, opened up a promising double-digit advantage. Even a good game by Devin Bacon with 20 points and 5 rebounds did not help the Greeks (6:2 balance), who had difficulty on the other side stopping Scotty Wilbkin from our informants who scored 19 points (4/8 from outside the arc) and gave 3 assists.
Zalgiris Kovna – Olympia Milan
The Lithuanians once again proved that they are one of the strongest home teams in the factory and kept a clean record of losses against four wins. It was a defensive digging battle against Ettore Messina’s Italians, which went down to a score of 5:3, definitely not what the quality coach expected. Keenan Evans, ex-Maccabi, led the winner with 21 points, when in Milan only two players managed to score in double figures and that basically says it all.
