Friendly game: Fenerbahce - Οlympiacos 66-74
Olympiacos beat Fenerbahce 74-66, in his first road pre-season game. The two teams will play again on Monday (September 12, 19.30 CET), once again in Istanbul.
The ‘red & white’ imposed their rhythm at the beginning of the game and got to lead 7-14 (at 7’). The hosts replied with a 9-0 streak and got ahead in the game for the first time (16-14). Shaquielle McKissic tied the score 16-16 at the end of the 1st quarter, while in the second half, our team regained the lead (16-21) and closed the first half at +4 (30-34).
The outlook of the game did not change in the second half. Olympiacos continued relying on his defense, consistently maintaining the lead (38-45 at 27’) and closed the 3rd quarter at +4 (45-49). With the same ‘recipe’ and Bolomboy dominating the post, Barztokas’ players got the final win with relative ease (66-74).
The quarters: 16-16, 30-34, 45-49, 66-74.