Panathinaikos OPAP Athens stole a road win at Sinan Erdem Dome, downing Fenerbahce Beko Istanbul 59-62 on a late three-pointer by Daryl Macon Jr. And steals, indeed, played a big part in the victory.
Telling numbers: Panathinaikos steals the win
Panathinaikos finished the game with 10 steals, its second-best mark this season after 11 steals in a Round 28 loss against AX Armani Exchange Milan. Georgios Papagiannis and Leonidas Kaselakis each had 3 steals, being the major contributors in this stats category. Panathinaikos also managed to limit its turnovers to just 14, while Fenerbahce finished the game with 7 steals and 16 turnovers. Panathinaikos also had more assists, 16, than its opponent, 13. Fenerbahce's 13 assists are its second-lowest mark this season - it had 12 against Milan in Round 9.
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Panathinaikos also forced Fenerbahce to really low shooting percentages, and that was arguably the biggest key to this game. The hosts only hit 47.2% of their shots inside the arc and 27.3% from downtown. Panathinaikos was much more effective from two-point range, hitting 19-of-35 shots (54.2%). Ioannis Papapetrou and Georgios Papagiannis each scored 6-of-8 two-point shots. Papagiannis also finished the game with 11 defensive rebounds, one shy of the EuroLeague's season-high mark, shared by him, Nick Calathes of FC Barcelona, Vladimir Lucic of FC Bayern Munich, and Tyler Cavanaugh of Zalgiris Kaunas.