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First place at the “Neofytos Chandriotis”!

Olympiacos beat Red Star 94-55 and won the first place at the international “Neofytos Chandriotis” tournament, winning both his games.

The ‘red & white’ made an ideal beginning in the game. They put pressure in defense, ran the fast break and got a +14 lead really early in the game (16-2 at 4’). With Sasha Vezenkov as the main protagonist, our team consistently maintained complete control (27-15 at 11’). Red Star got to react, caused problems playing very good defense (29-22 at 13’), however, Giannoulis Larentzakis took over at that point and restored the order (46-30 at 19’). Nevertheless, unforced turnovers by the ‘red & white’ gave the Serbian team the opportunity to close in (running a partial 7-0) at 10p. (47-37).

Red Star came even close at the beginning of the 3rd quarter (52-45 at 23’), but Bartzokas’ players’ reaction was imminent. With a seminar worthy defense and Kostas Papanikolaou shining with his performance, the team regained absolute control and sent the difference skyrocketing to 26p. (74-48 at 29’). Although the game had been prematurely decided, the ‘red & white’ refused to step on the break and even reached a +39 difference (final score 94-55).

The quarters: 24-13, 47-37, 74-49, 94-55.