This week’s sole round of games takes place on Tuesday and Wednesday, including the league leader aiming to stay hot against a traditional giant. This is what to expect from Round 13 of the EuroLeague Regular Season, the final round before the week-long FIBA break.

At a glance: Entering the break on a high

This week’s sole round of games takes place on Tuesday and Wednesday, including the league leader aiming to stay hot against a traditional giant. This is what to expect from Round 13 of the EuroLeague Regular Season.

## Tuesday, November 25

### Dubai Basketball vs. Paris Basketball (17:00 CET)

Two teams currently tied just outside the playoff places meet as Dubai (5-7) welcomes Paris (5-7). With Dwayne Bacon suffering a thumb injury, the hosts need recently signed guard Boogie Eillis to deliver the scoring skills that saw him net 15 points in last week’s loss at Panathinaikos, while the team collectively must improve its long-range accuracy after making just 4-of-23 three-point attempts in that game. Paris – which will hope that league leading scorer Nadir Hifi can return from his absence – also has a newcomer looking to make an impression as Jared Rhoden prepares for his second game with the team. Dubai’s chief defensive task is to slow down the scoring of Justin Robinson, who has netted at least 22 points in three of the last four games.

### Fenerbahce Beko Istanbul vs. Virtus Bologna (18:45 CET)

Fast-improving Fenerbahce (7-5) will look for its fifth consecutive win by piling more road misery on Virtus (6-6). The Italian team has lost four straight on its travels, and needs to replicate the excellent offense displayed in last week’s home win over Maccabi. As ever, the long-range shooting of former Fener star Carsen Edwards will take a central role – he ranks second in the league with 3.0 triples made per night. The home team also poses plenty of threat from deep, shown by downing 15 three-pointers in Friday’s victory at Partizan, which saw Nicolo Melli continue his fine form with 11 points on 3-of-5 three-pointers. Virtus has not won at Fenerbahce since 2002, and can only change that by playing with great efficiency against a home team which boasts the best defensive record in the league (79.8 points allowed per game).

### Zalgiris Kaunas vs. Kosner Baskonia Vitoria-Gasteiz (19:00 CET)

Baskonia (4-8) will seek its first away win of the season against a Zalgiris team (7-5) which will enjoy home comforts following three straight road losses. The Lithuanian team must lift its spirits following last week’s heartbreaking loss in Madrid, which saw Sylvain Francisco continue his magnificent season by pairing 33 points with 11 assists. His duel with another undersized guard, Markquis Nowell, will be vital after the Baskonia man combined 12 points and 8 helpers to overcome Bayern on Friday. Inside the paint, home team forward Azoulas Tubelis will look to maintain his outstanding form after shooting 14-of-15 two-pointers in the last two games. He will be countered by the strong inside presence of Tadas Sedekerskis, who is coming off his best game of the season (11 points, 7 rebounds, 3 assists).

### Hapoel IBI Tel Aviv vs. Real Madrid (19:00 CET)

League-leading Hapoel (9-3) will seek a fifth home win of the season against Real’s (6-6) road strugglers. The Spanish team has only won once on its travels, but can increasingly rely on the leadership of last week’s MVP, Theo Maledon. He faces a good battle with one of the season’s best EuroLeague rookies, Antonio Blakeney (14.6 points per game), who is one component of Hapoel’s league-best three-point conversion rate (40.8%). Real ranks third from last in that category (33%), so it needs the likes of Mario Hezonja (25% from deep) to find his range. The visitors also need veteran big man Walter Tavares – who has recorded two straight double-doubles – to contain home center Dan Oturu, who combined 20 points and 7 assists in last week’s impressive win at Milan.

### Panathinaikos AKTOR Athens vs. Partizan Mozzart Bet Belgrade (20:15 CET)

In-form Panathinaikos (8-4) is seeking a fourth straight win against a floundering Partizan (4-8) desperately needing a change in fortunes. The Greens' offense has hit top gear, averaging 97 points in the last three games, and was led by 22 points from reigning MVP Kendrick Nunn to blitz Dubai last week. Partizan, in contrast, has won just one of the last seven, and hopes that Panathinaikos legend Nick Calathes can face his old club by returning to form and controlling the backcourt. Sterling Brown will need to replicate his recent form (20 and 27 points in the last two games), but Partizan has the worst perimeter defense in the league (41.8% of opponent’s three-point shots converted), so must improve to contain the likes of Nunn and Cedi Osman (13.4 points per game on 44.2% from deep).

### Valencia Basket vs. FC Bayern Munich (20:30 CET)

A fifth straight home win is the target for Valencia (7-5) as it welcomes struggling Bayern (5-7). The German team has lost the last two of its mammoth seven-game stretch on the road, with Spencer Dinwiddie’s third straight double-digit scoring night nowhere near enough to overcome Baskonia in Round 12. Usually-prolific Valencia showed it can also win ugly by edging out Zvezda on Friday, and it will continue to rely on the consistency of Kameron Taylor, who has scored at least 12 points in five of the last six games. Bayern has never won at Valencia, and it will only enjoy a happy first trip to Roig Arena if it can contain the offensive rebounding of a Valencia team which averages 13.0 per game, so Vladimir Lucic needs a big game against his former club.

## Wednesday, November 26

### Maccabi Rapyd Tel Aviv vs EA7 Emporio Armani Milan (18:00 CET)

Returning to winning ways is the mission as struggling Maccabi (3-9) hosts a Milan team (6-6) seeking a return to the playoff places. Both need defensive improvement after being on the receiving end of high-scoring defeats last week, and that has been the story of the season for a Maccabi team which has allowed more points than anyone else (94.0 per game). Hoping to profit from that weakness is a Milan offense powered by fit-again Zach LeDay, who will be desperate for a sustained run of fitness after only playing five games so far this season. At the other end, Jeffrey Dowtin stepped up with 18 points in last week’s loss at Virtus, and Maccabi will need him to deliver another strong performance against Milan’s rising star Quinn Ellis.

### Crvena Zvezda Meridianbet Belgrade vs. Olympiacos Piraeus (19:30 CET)

It might be a traditional ‘friendly’ red and white derby, but there will be maximum intensity as second-placed Zvezda (8-4) hosts third-placed Olympiacos (8-4). A game of stellar matchups all over the floor includes a big battle at power forward, with Chima Moneke (14.4 points and 7.0 rebounds per game) attempting to overcome Sasha Vezenkov (16.1 points, 7.3 boards). Fit-again Zvezda forward Jordan Nwora (18.9 points, 5.3 rebounds) will attempt to continue his spectacular season by outscoring a rejuvenated Evan Fournier, who hit a season-high 18 points to down Paris last week. A pair of do-it-all guards will attempt to control the tempo as Codi Miller-McIntyre faces Thomas Walkup, and the hosts will hope the shooting range of Donatas Motiejunas can unsettle the league’s leading rebounder, Nikola Milutinov (8.2 rebounds per night).

### AS Monaco vs. Anadolu Efes Istanbul (19:30 CET)

Monaco (7-5) will attempt to break into the top four by overcoming an injury-hit but dangerous Efes (5-7). With Shane Larkin joining PJ Dozier and Rodrigue Beaubois on the injury list, the Turkish team will have to show the same kind of defensive resilience – powered by the consistent inside presence of Ercan Osmani (12.6 points and 4.8 rebounds per game) – that earned last week’s win over Barcelona. Efes also needs last season’s Best Defender award winner Nick Weiler-Babb to be at his best against all-time leading scorer Mike James, who masterminded last week’s easy win over ASVEL by combining 12 points with 7 assists. Monaco is the best team in the league at protecting the basketball (10.0 turnovers per night), so Efes will need great efficiency to grab a road win.

### FC Barcelona vs. LDLC ASVEL Villeurbanne (20:30 CET)

Xavi Pascual hopes to enjoy the first home game of his second stint in charge of Barcelona (7-5) with a visit from ASVEL (3-9). The French team, currently winless on the road, will want to play with pride after a historically bad performance last time out, losing 52-84 to Monaco with no player scoring more than 7 points. Barca is also looking to respond from a tough road loss at Efes, where veteran big man Jan Vesely continued his upsurge in form with 16 points and 8 rebounds. Fit-again ASVEL playmaker Thomas Heurtel is sure to receive a lively welcome as he faces his former club, and Barca dynamo Nico Laprovittola will look to win the battle of the backcourt by gathering more momentum in his return to full fitness.

This is the final round before the week-long FIBA break

FC Barcelona v LDLC ASVEL Villeurbanne (2025-11-26T19:30:00.000Z)

Maccabi Rapyd Tel Aviv v EA7 Emporio Armani Milan (2025-11-26T17:00:00.000Z)

Crvena Zvezda Meridianbet Belgrade v Olympiacos Piraeus (2025-11-26T18:30:00.000Z)

AS Monaco v Anadolu Efes Istanbul (2025-11-26T18:30:00.000Z)

Valencia Basket v FC Bayern Munich (2025-11-25T19:30:00.000Z)

Panathinaikos AKTOR Athens v Partizan Mozzart Bet Belgrade (2025-11-25T19:15:00.000Z)

Zalgiris Kaunas v Kosner Baskonia Vitoria-Gasteiz (2025-11-25T18:00:00.000Z)

Hapoel IBI Tel Aviv v Real Madrid (2025-11-25T18:00:00.000Z)

Fenerbahce Beko Istanbul v Virtus Bologna (2025-11-25T17:45:00.000Z)

Dubai Basketball v Paris Basketball (2025-11-25T16:00:00.000Z)

Sportradar explores how Olympiacos Piraeus, Hapoel IBI Tel Aviv and Crvena Zvezfa Belgrade's ball-screen defense has led to their sports near the top of the table

Stats review: The correlation between winning and ball-screen defense 

Four teams have managed to stay above the fray in the EuroLeague, tallying eight or more wins through Round 12. While there’s no shortage of routes to victory on both ends, given how much the little things matter in a league with several one-possession games every week, this season’s top three teams share one particularly key strength on the defensive end: their ball-screen defense.

It is no secret that ball screens and the offense created with passes out of them hold a very prominent role in high-level professional basketball at the moment. The possessions used by ball handlers, roll men, and those created with passes out of pick-and-rolls make up 39% of all possessions in the EuroLeague this season, including 45% of those used in the half-court. Not only are pick-and-rolls the basis for much of what teams do on the offensive end, they have resulted in 1.01 points per possession on the year — just ahead of the league average for all possessions and notably higher than the average for other half-court sets.

It tracks, then, that the teams doing the best job of slowing opposing teams in ball screens would be giving themselves a good chance to win games, and with the top four teams here sitting in the top five in the standings, that has certainly translated this season. A great deal of nuance goes into defending ball screens in the EuroLeague as teams make constant adjustments and tweaks on both sides of the ball. Just because a team uses one coverage successfully one game does not promise much the next, but most of the teams atop the standings have come out on the right side of that chess match more frequently than the rest of the league.

[Olympiacos Piraeus](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/euroleague/teams/olympiacos-piraeus/oly/) has been this season’s top pick-and-roll defense thus far, thanks in large part to the work it has done along the perimeter. While the Reds have not been overwhelmingly effective guarding screeners, they have done a great job of contesting shots by opposing ball handlers and being in spots off the ball.

[Hapoel IBI Tel Aviv](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/teams/hapoel-ibi-tel-aviv/hta/) has taken a different approach, giving opposing ball handlers a bit more latitude, but taking away opportunities off the ball for shooters, cutters, and roll men as consistently as any team in recent history. The team's efforts to stay at home off the ball are a big reason it has faced fewer possessions created out of ball screens than all the other teams above — Hapoel is doing enough to force teams to look elsewhere for scoring opportunities.

[Crvena Zvezda Meridianbet Belgrade](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/teams/crvena-zvezda-meridianbet-belgrade/red/) has done its best work guarding screeners, giving up just 5.1 points per game, next to nothing in pick-and-pop situations, and doing a good job making timely swipes when the ball does go to an opposing roll man inside.

While some teams are decidedly more aggressive guarding ball screens than others — both at the point of attack and away from the action — the results are key and the three teams at the top of the pick-and-roll defensive leaderboards are the same three at the top of the standings as the regular season barrels towards its mid-point.

Sportradar shows how excellence at defending the pick-and-roll is resulting in teams' success

FC Bayern Basketball won the rematch of last season’s German League finals 77-81 after overtime against ratiopharm ulm

Bayern outlasts Ulm in overtime to move atop German League standings

FC Bayern Basketball won the rematch of last season’s German League finals 77-81 after overtime against ratiopharm ulm. The result moves Bayern to the top of the standings at 6-1, while Ulm drops to 14th at 3-5 with its fifth consecutive loss.

Spencer Dinwiddie led all scorers with 22 points while Stefan Jovic contributed 15 points and 6 assists and Oscar da Silva tallied 15 points and 8 rebounds. Tobias Jensen paced Ulm with 19 points and 6 assists, Mark Smith scored 18 and Alec Anigbata had 15.


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Diego Garavaglia and Mark Smith opened the scoring for Ulm, while Bayern struggled early to find rhythm. Justinian Jessup scored Bayern’s first points after 3  minutes, and the game remained close through halftime with Ulm strong on offensive rebounds and Bayern accurate from long range. The score was 38–36 for Ulm at the break.

Ulm extended its lead with a 7–0 run early in the third quarter, but Bayern responded to regain control. The game stayed tight until the final seconds. da Silva’s three-point play put Bayern ahead with 4 seconds left, but Christian Sengfelder hit a three-pointer to force overtime. Bayern prevailed in the extra session, converting free throws under pressure.

More Bayern Munich news

Spencer Dinwiddie led the way with 22 points 

EuroLeague top photos of the week

Look back at all the action from Rounds 12 of the regular season by checking out the best photos of the week! 

Top 10 photos of the week: Round 12

Hapoel IBI Tel Aviv continued its dominant start to the Israeli League season with a convincing 70-93 road win over Elitzur Netanya on Saturday night

Hapoel cruises to another victory in the Israeli League

Hapoel IBI Tel Aviv continued its dominant start to the Israeli League season with a convincing 70-93 road win over Elitzur Netanya on Saturday night. The victory kept Dimitris Itoudis’s squad unbeaten at 6–0 in domestic play as they look ahead to a EuroLeague showdown with Real Madrid on Tuesday.

Tyler Ennis led Hapoel with 17 points, Ish Wainright added 14 points and 5 rebounds, Jonathan Motley scored 13, and Itay Segev contributed 12 points and 9 boards. For Netanya, Semaj Christon had 17 points, Shaq Buchanan 14, and Otis Fraser 12 with 6 rebounds.

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The opening quarter was competitive despite early turnovers by the hosts. Hapoel jumped ahead 5-10 after a Motley basket, but Netanya fought back with athletic plays to trail just 16-21after 10 minutes. The second quarter proved decisive. Following an early Netanya basket, Hapoel erupted on a 0-15 run led by Chris Jones, stretching the margin to double digits. Two three-pointers from Oz Blayzer and strong defense pushed the gap to 20 points. At halftime, the visitors led 29-46, with Jones and Bar Timor pacing the offense.

The third quarter maintained the status quo as Hapoel’s advantage grew. Motley and Ennis shone for the visitors, while Buchanan and Christon tried to keep Netanya afloat. A late three-pointer by Wainright capped the period at 47-70. The final quarter was largely garbage time. Netanya trimmed the deficit briefly with a 0-8 spurt, but Ennis halted the momentum, and Hapoel cruised to a 70-93 win.

After the game, Itoudis praised his team’s focus despite a grueling travel schedule: “We were serious, came with the right approach, and were the better team on the court.”

More Hapoel Tel Aviv news

Coach Itoudis's charges remain undefeated in the domestic competiton at 6-0

Panathinaikos AKTOR Athens secured a hard-fought 65-78 victory over Mykonos Betsson on the road in the Greek League on Saturday. Kendrick Nunn led the Greens with 23 points and 6 assists

Panathinaikos overcomes Mykonos on the road in Greek League

Panathinaikos AKTOR Athens secured a hard-fought 65-78 victory over Mykonos Betsson on the road in the Greek League on Saturday. Kendrick Nunn led the Greens with 23 points and 6 assists, helping his team stay on track despite early struggles.

Alexandros Samontourov added 13 points and 8 rebounds, TJ Shorts scored 12 and Kenneth Faried posted 10 points and 9 boards for the winners. Mykonos was led by Khalid Moore with 17 points, followed by Vassilis Kavvadas with 11 and Tyree Appleby with 10.

The hosts started well, racing to an 8–2 lead and closing the first quarter ahead 19–16. Mykonos extended its advantage to 30–20 midway through the second quarter. Panathinaikos responded with a 6–0 run and tied the game at 34–34. The teams went into the break level at 39–39.

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Mykonos briefly held on, but Panathinaikos took its first lead at 41–43 early in the third quarter. The visitors finished the period strong, leading 51–58 after 30 minutes. In the final quarter, Panathinaikos weathered a 9–3 Mykonos run that cut the gap to 60–63, and then pulled away decisively. A late surge sealed the outcome at 65–78.

After the game, Panathinaikos head coach Ergin Ataman praised the atmosphere in Mykonos but admitted his team struggled to maintain focus after a EuroLeague clash: “It’s exciting to play here. The organization and passion are great. But it wasn’t easy to stay 100% concentrated. We missed many open shots – just 4-of-24 from three. Mykonos fought until the end, but we found a way.”

Ataman also noted injury concerns, including absences for Juancho Hernangomez and Cedi Osman, while expressing optimism about their return for Tuesday’s EuroLeague home game against Partizan Mozzart Bet Belgrade.

More Panathinaikos news

Kendrick Nunn stepped up with 23 points and 6 assists in the win

A season-best performance in a high-scoring win allowed Theo Maledon of Real Madrid to earn MVP of the Round honors. The point guard had a PIR of 34, the highest of any player on a winning team in Round 12.

Round 12 MVP: Theo Maledon, Real Madrid

A season-best performance in a high-scoring win allowed [Theo Maledon](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/players/theo-maledon/007027/) of Real Madrid to earn MVP of the Round honors. The point guard had a PIR of 34, the highest of any player on a winning team in Round 12.

Maledon led Real to a 100-99 home win over Zalgiris Kaunas, needing less than 22 minutes to get 25 points on 7-of-8 two-pointers and 11-of-11 free throws, in addition to adding 5 assists, 3 rebounds, 2 steals and 7 fouls drawn.

This round’s highest PIR, 39, belongs to Paris Basketball's [Justin Robinson](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/players/justin-robinson/014008/), who scored 35 points, along with 4 assists, 2 steals, 2 rebounds and 10 fouls drawn, in a 98-84 loss against Olympiacos Piraeus.

[Sylvain Francisco](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/players/sylvain-francisco/007975/) of Zalgiris reached a PIR of 37 against Real. Francisco matched his personal-best scoring effort with 33 points on 3-of-6 two-pointers, 7-of-9 three-pointers and 6-of-6 free throws. He dished a career-high 11 assists, had 3 rebounds, 2 steals and drew 5 fouls.

Rounding out the list of Round 12’s best performers are [Kendrick Nunn](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/players/kendrick-nunn/012774/) of Panathinaikos AKTOR Athens and [Sterling Brown](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/players/sterling-brown/012720/) of Partizan Mozzart Bet Belgrade, each with a 26 PIR. Brown netted 27 points with 3 rebounds and 3 assists in an 87-99 loss against Fenerbahce Beko Istanbul, while Nunn had 22 points, 4 assists, 4 rebounds and 2 steals in a 103-82 win over Dubai Basketball. 

### Individual highs: Justin Robinson, Paris, 35 points

Paris playmaker Justin Robinson led all scorers with 35 points in Round 12. His Paris teammate [Nadir Hifi](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/players/nadir-hifi/012640/) remains the EuroLeague's top scorer with 21.4 points per game.

[Walter Tavares](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/players/walter-tavares/005791/) of Real Madrid led all rebounders this round by pulling down 11 against Zalgiris. Olympiacos center [Nikola Milutinov](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/players/nikola-milutinov/003941/) is the league’s top rebounder, averaging 8.2 boards.

Sylvain Francisco dished 11 assists, more than any other player in Round 12. Francisco is the EuroLeague’s leader in this category with 7.0 dimes per game.

[Alpha Diallo](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/players/alpha-diallo/011226/) of AS Monaco collected 5 steals to lead all players in this round. Diallo tops the steals charts with 1.8 per game.

[Kenneth Faried](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/players/kenneth-faried/011284/) of Panathinaikos led Round 12 in blocks with 4. Tavares ranks first this season with 2.0 blocks per game.

The two double-doubles in Round 12 were those by Francisco (33 points, 11 assists) and Tavares (12 points, 11 rebounds).

EuroLeague fans, we have our 12th winner in this season's EuroLeague Fantasy Challenge! Deividas Giedrys beat everyone else in Round 12 with his team gruzovykas, which had a Fantasy Challenge score of 233.95.

EuroLeague Fantasy Challenge Round 12 winner

EuroLeague fans, we have our 12th winner in this season's [EuroLeague Fantasy Challenge](https://euroleaguefantasy.euroleaguebasketball.net/)! Deividas Giedrys beat everyone else in Round 12 with his team gruzovykas, which had a Fantasy Challenge score of 233.95.

Deividas had the following lineup: Real Madrid's Theo Maledon as team captain, then his teammate Walter Tavares, Crvena Zvezda Meridianbet Belgrade's Codi Miller-McIntyre, Hapoel IBI Tel Aviv's Dan Oturu and Timothe Luwawu-Cabarrot of Kosner Baskonia Vitoria-Gasteiz as his starters. Ercan Osmani of Anadolu Efes Istanbul was his sixth man. Deividas's bench players were Ognjen Dobric of Crvena Zvezda, Quinn Ellis of EA7 Emporio Armani Milan, Matthew Morgan of Virtus Bologna and Will Rayman of Maccabi Rapyd Tel Aviv. Baskonia play-caller Paolo Galbiati was Deividas's head coach.

The prize for finishing first in Round 12 is a VIP EuroLeague TV Subscription for the 2026-27 Season, and an automatic entry to a lottery to win two tickets to the 2027 Final Four.

Trades are now open for Round 13 of the [EuroLeague Fantasy Challenge](https://euroleaguefantasy.euroleaguebasketball.net/). Remember, four trades are allowed before each round until the end of the regular season. You can either trade up to four players, or a head coach and three players.

The first game of Round 13, Dubai Basketball vs. Paris Basketball, is scheduled to tip off on Tuesday, November 25 at 17:00 CEST. This marks the next round's deadline.

Make new teams now or improve your existing ones and try to become our next round winner! To help with that, watch the EuroLeague Fantasy Challenge podcast weekly on the [EuroLeague's YouTube channel](https://www.youtube.com/@euroleague) and on all audio platforms.

EuroLeague Fantasy Challenge offers weekly prizes to the top team manager. 

Olympiacos BC's second unit brought the energy and hustle from the bench against Paris Basketball, with Evan Fournier taking the mantle in the fourth quarter to provide the knockout blow.

Olympiacos's second unit, Evan Fournier combine to knock out Paris

The first quarter on Friday night was one to forget for [Olympiacos Piraeus](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/euroleague/teams/olympiacos-piraeus/oly/). [Paris Basketball](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/teams/paris-basketball/prs/) hit the ground running, with [Justin Robinson](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/euroleague/players/justin-robinson/014008/) firing on all cylinders by going 5 for 6 from deep – a club record for the most threes made by a player in one quarter.

Olympiacos’s big guns struggled to find their range as the French side took a 21-29 lead into the second quarter. The Reds needed to find a spark and that came from the bench, as the team’s second unit stepped up on both ends of the floor.

Four straight points by [Alec Peters](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/euroleague/players/alec-peters/008829/) were followed by eight from [Tyson Ward](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/euroleague/players/tyson-ward/012610/) before [Kostas Papanikolaou](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/euroleague/players/kostas-papanikolaou/001255/) hit a triple to bring Olympiacos within 37-38. Then, Peters, Ward and [Donta Hall](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/euroleague/players/donta-hall/011196/) netted four points apiece, with the hosts opening a 52-44 lead. In fact, Ward scored all 12 of his points in the second quarter, with Olympiacos’s bench outscoring the starters 37-21 in the first half.

The Greek side tightened up its defense as Ward, Hall and Papanikolaou provided the physicality. Having made the most of its hustle on the defensive end, it scored 18 points off turnovers and held Paris to 20 second-quarter points.

On the offensive end, Olympiacos netted a total of 37 points – the third-most scored by the team in a single quarter since 2007-08. It did so by circulating the ball well, finishing the first half with as many as 17 assists and taking a 58-49 advantage into halftime.

Olympiacos Piraeus-Paris Basketball | Round 12 Highlights | 2025-26 EuroLeague

“The physicality that we applied in the second quarter was very important to steal balls and find some confidence on the other side of the floor,” head coach Georgios Bartzokas noted at halftime.

Paris bounced back in the third quarter and went on a 1-10 run that brought the guests within 72-69. The hosts maintained a narrow lead heading into the fourth, before Robinson’s seventh triple of the game took his tally to a club-record 35 points, cutting the difference to 81-78.

Enter [Evan Fournier](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/euroleague/players/evan-fournier/013380/), who came off the bench and brought some much-needed intensity on both ends of the floor. The Frenchman started by creating open shots, finding [Thomas Walkup](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/players/thomas-walkup/008855/) for a triple. Then, he forced a Robinson turnover before Walkup drew an unsportsmanlike foul on the break.

The Olympiacos guard hit both free throws, with Fournier nailing his fourth three of the night on the next possession. On the other side of the floor, the former NBAer picked up another steal, hitting the floor in transition and netting a layup as Olympiacos went on a 10-0 surge to practically put the game to bed. Fournier ended the clash on a season-high 18 points, having gone 4 for 9 from beyond the arc.

“Evan was really better than the previous games, but we said it was a matter of time to find himself, just to get into his normal shape,” Bartzokas told EuroLeague TV after the game.

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With [Moustapha Fall](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/euroleague/players/moustapha-fall/008811/) sidelined through injury and [Tyler Dorsey](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/euroleague/players/tyler-dorsey/009849/) red-hot in this first stretch of the season, Olympiacos is still figuring out how to operate under these new circumstances. Having grabbed a 98-86 win over Paris on home soil, the Greek side improved its record to 8-4.

Although they have yet to fully convince with their performances, Bartzokas's team currently sits second in the EuroLeague standings behind Hapoel IBI Tel Aviv, which they beat earlier this season.

“We have a different dynamic this year,” Fournier admitted after the game. “We are all trying to help the team the best way we can. We all have to fit in with different roles a little bit. It’s going to take some adjustment from all of us, but I think it all starts with the defense, the energy and the hustle. If you have these things, the offense is going to take care of itself.”

And that’s precisely what happened on Friday night. The second unit brought the energy and hustle from the bench, with Fournier taking the mantle in the fourth quarter to provide the knockout blow.

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The Frenchman made two crucial steals in the fourth quarter and netted a season-high 18 points in the Reds' home victory 

Olympiacos Piraeus v Paris Basketball (2025-11-21T19:15:00.000Z)