GRE – Olympiacos Win Greek Cup
ATHENS (Greek Cup) - Panathinaikos may have won the Euroleague but in Greece, they’re playing second fiddle to Olympiacos this season. On Sunday, for the third time in as many games in 2010-11, the Reds beat Pana to win the Greek Cup, 74-68. The holders trailed 39-37 at half-time but then took command in third quarter, outscoring the Greens ...
ATHENS (Greek Cup) - Panathinaikos may have won the Euroleague but in Greece, they’re playing second fiddle to Olympiacos this season.
On Sunday, for the third time in as many games in 2010-11, the Reds beat Pana to win the Greek Cup, 74-68.
The holders trailed 39-37 at half-time but then took command in third quarter, outscoring the Greens 21-14 before claiming their first trophy of the season.
Playing without Vassilis Spanoulis, Rasho Nesterovic and Panagiotis Vassilopoulos, the Reds got huge games from Milos Teodosic of Serbia and Greece national team hopeful Loukas Mavrokefalides.
Teodosic had 18 points, seven assists and four rebounds and was named MVP of the Greek Cup.
Mavrokefalides finished with 16 points and seven boards while Greece center Ioannis Bourousis contributed 13 points and 10 rebounds.
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