Panathinaikos BC AKTOR – FC Bayern Munich 87-79
Panathinaikos BC AKTOR defeated FC Bayern Munich 87-79 at the Telekom Center Athens in a game for the 1st round of the EuroLeague regular season. The top scorer for the Greens was Kendrick Nunn with 21 points.
The visitors started the game better and led 8-4 at the 3rd minute, but Panathinaikos BC AKTOR responded and tied the score at 8-8 the following minute. In the 7th minute, the “Greens” took the lead at 15-14 and ended the first quarter ahead 23-22. Panathinaikos BC AKTOR extended their lead to +5 (29-24) in the 13th minute, but FC Bayern Munich managed to go ahead 30-29 the next minute. The first half ended with Panathinaikos BC AKTOR leading 47-41, and by the 25th minute, the lead reached double digits (58-48).
By the 27th minute, Ergin Ataman’s team had taken a 12-point lead (64-52), but the visitors cut it down to 65-59 by the 29th minute, with the quarter ending at 68-61. Panathinaikos BC AKTOR managed to restore a double-digit lead (72-61) at the start of the fourth quarter. In the 33rd minute, Bayern reduced it to 74-65, but Panathinaikos BC AKTOR pulled away again to 79-67 by the 35th. The flow of the game remained the same until the end, with Panathinaikos BC AKTOR securing their first win of the season, 87-79.
Quarter scores: 23-22, 47-41, 68-61, 87-79
Panathinaikos AKTOR (Ataman): Shorts 0, Holmes 9, Sloukas 7 (1 three-pointer), Rogkavopoulos 15 (2), Samonturov 6, Grant 10 (2), Nunn 21, Toliopoulos, Giedraitis, Hernangomez 3, Mitoglou 2, Yurtseven 14.
FC Bayern Munich (Herbert): Da Silva, Rathan-Mayes 18 (2), Giffey 2, Kratzer, Jessup 9 (1), Lucic 3 (1), Obst, Jovic 4, Mike 18 (2), Gabriel 13, McCormack 6, Baldwin 6.