Two games closed the seventh round of the Euroleague this evening (Friday) when Panathinaikos managed to collect her second victory and improve her negative balance to 5:2 with 83:98 at home in Ascona. In the later game, Valencia Stopped the streak of Monaco With two 3-pointers towards the end on the way to 84:89 at home.
Panathinaikos – Basconia 83:98
Diane Radonich’s team managed to stop a streak of four consecutive losses since the second round and register a first home win of the season in the Euroleague. A close fight between the Greeks and the Spaniards at the Niki Gallis Hall was characterized by a lead that went from side to side between the quarters and was decided thanks to a good last quarter by the hosts led by Marius Grigonis who assisted in the escape and ended a successful evening with 13 points and 2 rebounds.
Six different Pau players scored in double figures on a night in which their team shot 56.3 percent on 2-and-8-23 from beyond the arc. Derrick Williams and Dwayne Bacon finished as the outstanding scorers for the winner with 16 points apiece, Georgios Papaianis finished with a double-double of 11 points and 11 rebounds. 20 points from Marcus Howard did not prevent Baskonia from dropping to 3:4 in the Euroleague.
Valencia – Monaco 84:89
Saša Obradović’s side were very much hoping to continue their run at the top of the Euroleague, but arrived in Spain to see their three-match winning streak come to a screeching halt. In a close and tense game in its closing minutes, Alex Mombro and his players saw how James Webb scored two consecutive three-pointers in money time and set their team up to a positive balance of 3:4 in the factory.
Chris Jones finished a great night with 27 points, 8 rebounds and 2 assists for the winner who hit 14 3-pointers from 29 attempts and added 58.6% from the arc, Jared Harper added 16 points. On the losing side, Jordan Lloyd scored 24 points and added 3 assists for the team from the principalities, Alfa Diallo added 14 which was not enough for Monaco.
