PAOK wins 74-69 at Karditsa to stay unbeaten at 7-0 in Greek Basketball League

The result in Karditsa

PAOK beat Karditsa 74-69 on Saturday, 14 November, in the seventh round of the Stoiximan GBL, played at the Giannis Bourousis hall in Karditsa. The win kept the Thessaloniki side unbeaten, with seven wins from seven games. It was Karditsa's first home defeat of the season, and the hosts could not build on earlier wins over Kolossos Rodou and Promitheas Patras.

PAOK's edge came under the basket, where it collected 44 rebounds to Karditsa's 30, 14 of them offensive. Brian Tairi was PAOK's top scorer with 17 points. Justin Turner scored 17 points and added 5 assists for Karditsa, while Jackson and Alexander also played key roles for their sides.

How the game was decided

Karditsa led 15-14 at the end of the first quarter. PAOK went into halftime ahead 35-28, a seven-point lead, before Karditsa cut the gap to two points at 33-35 early in the third quarter. Karditsa then moved in front 45-43 around the 26th minute, but PAOK answered and led 51-45 at the end of the third quarter.

Karditsa levelled the game at 62-62 in the 36th minute. PAOK then went on an 8-0 run, with Alexander, Tairi and Foster prominent, and led 70-62 in the 38th minute. Karditsa could not close the gap again, and the visitors held on to the finish under coach Andrea Trinchieri.

Table after round seven

PAOK top the Basket League table with 14 points from seven games. Karditsa are listed second with 11 points and a 4-3 record, level on points with Aris, who are 5-1. Olympiakos are 6-0 on 10 points. AEK lost 73-77 to Doxa Lefkada and fell to 2-5 on 9 points, placing them tenth in the table.

PAOK14

Karditsa11

Aris11

Olympiakos10

Doxa Lefkada10

Heraklis10

PAOK

14 points

Karditsa

11 points

Aris

11 points

Olympiakos

10 points

Doxa Lefkada

10 points

Heraklis

10 points

Data from the article text

Heraklis beat Promitheas Patras 99-92 on the road, their third win in seven games. Cole Silas scored 22 points and grabbed 10 rebounds for Heraklis, while Kendal Coleman scored 21 for Promitheas, who dropped to 1-6.

Fixtures

The round continues on Sunday, 15 November, with Panathinaikos AKTOR hosting Kolossos Rodou at 13:00, and Peristeri Betsson playing Mykonos Betsson at the same time. Vikos Ioanninon meet Marousi at 16:00, and Aris play Olympiakos at 17:30. PAOK meet Aris on 21 November at 17:30, and Karditsa host Olympiakos on 22 November at 15:00.