Olympiacos defeated Panionios 81:66 (19:22, 23:15, 18:8, 21:21) as the host in a match from the third round of the Greek men's basketball championship, BTA reported.
Bulgarian national team player Alexander Vezenkov was in the Olympiacos squad, but did not take part in the match. He was given a break, and before the match he was awarded the Most Valuable Player award of the fifth round in the Euroleague.
The success was the third in a row for Olympiacos, which leads the provisional standings, while Panionios is at the bottom of the standings with three consecutive losses.
The hosts led 42:37 at the break, and after a convincing third quarter they pulled ahead 60:45.
The most valuable player for the victory was Donta Hall with 16 points and 7 rebounds, and Evan Fournier returned to the game for Olympiacos after an injury. Michalis Luntzis had 20 points and 7 rebounds for the visitors.
Vezenkov and his teammates will face German team Bayern Munich in the Euroleague on October 24, and two days later they will visit Mykonos in a Greek league match.