Greek Basketball League round: Olympiacos beats Marousi 83–81

Marousi led 72–67 in the fourth quarter before Olympiacos came back, with Ward’s late basket sealing the visitors’ win. Olympiacos finished the round at 6–0, the same record as PAOK.

Panathinaikos also won away at AEK. Brancou Badio came off the bench to score a season-high 25 points, making six of seven three-point attempts, and make 4 steals, also a season high.

AEK led 40–37 at halftime, but Panathinaikos went into the fourth quarter ahead 58–55. The visitors scored 43 bench points to AEK’s 22, with Badio contributing more than half of their total. Panathinaikos improved to 5–1 on court, while AEK fell to 2–4; a two-point deduction from last season remained applied to Panathinaikos in the standings.

At SUNEL Arena, Badio’s three-pointer put Panathinaikos ahead 57–55 in the 28th minute. Bonga made it 78–69 in the 36th minute before Joseph cut the gap to 78–71 with two minutes left. Badio’s late three-pointer settled the game at 83–74. Panathinaikos made 14 of 28 three-point attempts; Francisco and Hayes-Davis scored 14 points each. Bartley led AEK with 19 points, while Larentzakis and Joseph had 13 each.

Gazzetta reported that AEK’s Brown limped to the locker room shortly before halftime after his right foot caught on the court. AEK reported an Achilles injury, and he went to hospital for examinations.

Badio is a Senegalese guard whose previous clubs include Barcelona, Skyliners Frankfurt, Manresa and Valencia.

Round 6 results