PAOK’s first victory over Panathinaikos after eight years and 21 consecutive defeats!

He “burned” at… 22 years Panathinaikos is PAOK!

For the 18th game of this year’s Basket League, the “Northern Doubleheader” prevailed 81-73 of the “greens”, celebrating his first victory since since eight years!

Specifically, the last time the Thessaloniki team took the pink card against the “clover” it was on January 4, 2015 and again in Pylaia with a score of 71-54, for the 6th game of the Basket League of the 2014/15 season! From then until today, Panathinaikos had nine consecutive victories in Thessaloniki and 21 in total! In fact, the “greens” have not celebrated a victory in Thessaloniki this year, since they had also lost from Aris with a score of 69-65 at the premiere!

In the meantime, present at PAOK’s last victory over Panathinaikos were Vangelis Margaritis and Christos Saloustros, who are competing again this year! On the bench at the time of “Dikefalus tou Vorras” was Soulis Markopouloswhile the “greens” included the current coach of Red Star, Dusko Ivanovic.

The quarters: 19-13, 30-32, 50-45, 71-54

PAOK (Markopoulos): Bremer 7 (2), Langford 15 (2), Liapis, Carter 18 (1), Kakaroudis, Tsochlas, Margaritis 16 (2), Odum 10 (2), Vaughan, Saloustros 5 (1).

Panathinaikos (Ivanovic): Charalambopoulos, Slaughter 4, Yankovic 9 (1), Fotsis 2, Nelson 8, Mavrokephalidis 5 (1), Diamantidis, Gist 18 (2), Batista 8, Blooms.