Alexander Vezenkov was the most productive for the success of Olympiacos against Partizan in the Euroleague, as the Bulgarian led his team to a fifth consecutive victory, BTA reports. Olympiacos prevailed over the Serbian Partizan with 82:70 (27:18, 19:14, 18:19, 18:19) as the host in Athens in a match from the 28th round of the Euroleague for men. Before the start of the match, Vezenkov received his award for the Most Valuable Player in the Euroleague for the month of January, and the club celebrated the 100th anniversary of its founding, BTA reports.
The victory was the fifth in a row and the 21st in total for the season for Olympiacos, which is the leader in the temporary standings in the competition and has already secured a place in the playoffs. Partizan broke its three-game winning streak and suffered its 13th defeat, being in eighth position. The hosts took the lead in the opening minutes and did not let it go until the end. Olympiacos pulled ahead 27:18 after 10 minutes of play, in which Alexander Vezenkov scored 9 points. The Bulgarian international contributed to the victory with 17 points, 6 rebounds, 2 assists and 1 steal in 30 minutes on the court, while Nikola Miutinov (9 rebounds) and Nigel Williams-Goss (4 assists) added 10 points each. Olympiacos led 46:32 at halftime, and before the final quarter the score was 64:51. For Partizan, Carlik Jones scored 17 points, 4 rebounds and 4 assists.
In their next Euroleague match, Olympiacos will host their big rival Panathinaikos in the Greek derby of the tournament on March 14, and before that, on March 9, they will host Kolossos Rhodes in the Greek championship.
The Spanish Barcelona recorded a victory as a guest in Germany over Alba Berlin with 99:85 (18:20, 23:19, 25:25, 33:21). The success of the Catalan giant came after two consecutive losses in the previous matches. Barcelona occupies ninth place in the temporary standings with an asset of 15-15, while Alba is last - 18th, with only four wins from 28 matches. Willy Hernangomez was the most productive for the guests with 15 points and 4 rebounds, and Tomas Satoransky contributed with 9 points, 5 rebounds and 12 assists.
The Turkish Anadolu Efes won its home game against the Italian Virtus Bologna with 89:68 (24:24, 15:18, 22:10, 28:15) in another match of the 28th round. Anadolu Efes is 11th in the competition with 14 wins and 14 losses, while the team from Bologna remains second to last, 18th with an asset of 7-21.
Maccabi Tel Aviv (Israel) defeated ASVEL Lyon-Villeurbanne 102:95 (20:20, 33:31, 25:21, 24:23) as a guest in France, recording a second consecutive and eighth victory overall, while the French team continues its negative series and is in 15th place with 11 wins and 17 losses.