Real Madrid with Facundo Campazzo in their base and Panathinaikos with Luca Vildoza in the same position, started their season in the Euroleague. Meringues faced Baskonia, took the victory. But the Greeks in green lost to their counterpart Olympiacos.
Panathinaikos 78 – Olympiacos 88
Despite the ten point difference, the game was close. The white and red had to fight from behind and managed to tie it at the end of regulation 40 minutes. They went to extra time and that’s where Olympiacos separated themselves from their classic based on good defense and good offensive decision-making.
The highlights of the winning team was Alec Peters, the American forward contributed 17 points, 10 rebounds, 4 assists and 4 steals. And another standout is the recent acquisition, Nikola Milutinov, in his return to the Euroleague he added 15 points, 7 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 steal and 2 blocks.
On the Panathinaikos side, Argentine Luca Vildoza played, who in 22 minutes on the court got 5 points, 4 assists and 1 steal.
Baskonia 77 – Real Madrid 79
A brave and long-suffering victory for the meringues in their return to continental competition. Those in white need to revalidate their championship. The match was split, Baskonia had moments where it was in control of the scoreboard, but a final quarter dominated by Real Madrid saw them lose the match.
Guerschon Yabusele was the standout in the Madrid team, adding 18 points, 8 rebounds, 2 steals and 1 block. Facundo Campazzo also had minutes, he played 23 minutes and had 2 points, 1 rebound, 5 assists and 1 steal to contribute to Chus Mateo’s leadership.
In the Basque team, the best performer was Chima Moneke, who scored 13 points, 10 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 steal and 1 block.
Euroleague matchday 1 results
The first date concluded the meeting between the Spanish teams, and therefore, these are the results:
Source: Tycsports
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