Basketball · Thessaloniki

Aris beats Panathinaikos 101-91 at home as Matt Morgan scores 21 points

Matt Morgan scored 21 points as Aris held Panathinaikos off in Thessaloniki, leading for most of the game and winning 101-91 in round 5 of the Stoiximan GBL.

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How it came to this

HalftimeAris 46-44
End of third quarterAris 79-68 after a Toliopoulos three
FinalAris 101-91 Panathinaikos

A home win in Thessaloniki

Aris beat Panathinaikos 101-91 on 1 November in round 5 of the Stoiximan GBL, in front of a packed crowd at the Alexandreio hall in Thessaloniki (one report calls the arena Nick Galis Hall). The result leaves both clubs at 4-1 in the league. Aris controlled most of the match under coach Vassilis Spanoulis, and reports describe the home crowd as a key factor in its defensive pressure. Panathinaikos, coached by Željko Obradović, trailed by 12 points at one stage and fought back, but it could not complete the comeback.

Scoring and the first half

Aris opened with a 16-10 lead after a three-pointer from Jeremiah Robinson-Earl and finished the first quarter ahead 18-15. One report says Panathinaikos committed six turnovers and produced only four assists in that period. Panathinaikos edged level at 22-22 in the second quarter, with Sylvain Francisco and Hayes-Davis leading the push. Mathias Lessort then gave the visitors the lead at 26-27 around the 14th minute. Aris answered with a 5-0 run to 31-27, and Kem Birch pushed the home side to 42-36 at the 18th minute before Francisco scored four straight points and the teams went into the break at 46-44.

Third quarter and the closing minutes

Morgan scored seven straight points early in the third quarter to put Aris eight points clear at 59-51. One report says Robinson-Earl's fourth foul became a problem for Aris, and Panathinaikos closed to 65-63 with scoring from Gerson Yabusele and Hayes-Davis. Obradović tried a lineup with Hayes-Davis at centre to isolate him against a Panathinaikos... the report on that tactic gave no result, so the claim ends there. Aris pushed back, and at the end of the third quarter it led 79-68 after an offensive rebound and a three-pointer from Vasilis Toliopoulos. One report says Panathinaikos went in front a few minutes before the end, before Morgan and Toliopoulos carried Aris to the final margin.

Individual performances

Morgan led Aris with 21 points, Adam Mokoka added 19, and Nenad Dimitrijevic had 14 points, 5 assists and 4 steals. Toliopoulos scored 14 with 3 of 5 from three-point range, and Robinson-Earl had 11 points, 6 rebounds and 4 steals. Per one report, Aris made 13 of 25 three-pointers, recorded 22 assists and committed 11 turnovers. For Panathinaikos, Yabusele scored 22, Francisco 20, Hayes-Davis 17 and Mathias Lessort 16, while the team committed 20 turnovers.

Top scorers in Aris 101-91 Panathinaikospoints

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What comes next

Aris returns to European play on 4 November, hosting Hapoel Jerusalem in round 6 of the EuroCup at 21:00. On the same day Panathinaikos travels to Real Madrid for round 10 of the EuroLeague, with tip-off at 21:45. Panathinaikos had already lost its previous game to Efes in Istanbul, and this defeat made it two straight losses, according to one report. That report also notes a two-point deduction against Panathinaikos linked to last season's championship finals.

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