The Greek giant Olympiakos defeated visiting Lyon-Villorban from France 94: 92 points in a meeting of the 9th round of the regular season in the EuroLeague for men's basketball, FOCUS reported.
The match was played at the Palace of Peace and Friendship in Piraeus.
Bulgarian national player Alexander Vezenkov literally pulled his team out of a loss.
The Greeks were losing after the first two parts with 42:50. After the third, the difference was reduced to 2 points - 71:73 points, but in the last the home team made a comeback.
Sportsman of the year of Bulgaria for the last 2 years became the most successful for the winners with 21 points. He added 4 rebounds and 3 assists in 30 game minutes. Evan Fournier added 20 for the winners. For the visitors from France, and in the meeting, Theo Maledon scored the most - 31 points.
With the fourth consecutive success in the tournament, Olympiakos came to 4th place in the temporary ranking with an asset of 6 won and 3 lost matches. Lyon-Villorban are penultimate (17th) with 2 wins and 7 defeats.