Recap of GBL Round 1 of Quarter-Finals

Olympiacos - Kolossos 117-76

Olympiacos shot 62.7 percent from the field and made 19-of-22 free shots (86.4 percent) during the game. Olympiacos outrebounded Kolossos 36-19 including a 27-12 advantage in defensive rebounds. Olympiacos looked well-organized offensively handing out 32 assists. Serbian center Nikola Milutinov (213-1994, agency: Octagon Europe) stepped up and scored 20 points, 6 rebounds and 5 assists (perfect from the field making all eight shots !!!) for the winners and the former international Giannoulis Larentzakis (196-1993, agency: Octagon Europe) chipped in 17 points and 5 rebounds. Four Olympiacos players scored in double figures. At the losing side American swingman Keondre Kennedy (198-2000, college: UNCG) responded with 24 points and 5 steals and Brazilian Gabriel Galvanini (204-1998) scored 7 points and 8 rebounds. The winner was already known earlier in the game, so both coaches allowed to play the bench players saving starting five for next games.
Top scorers:
Olympiacos: M.Nikola 20+6reb+5ast, L.Giannoulis 17+5reb+2ast, D.Tyler 16+2reb+3ast, P.Alec 12+6reb+3ast, W.Thomas 10+1reb+2ast, J.Tyrique 9+9reb+2ast
Kolossos: K.Kennedy 24+3reb+3ast, I.Koloveros 10+2ast, C.Goodwin 10+4reb, G.Galvanini 7+8reb+1ast, A.Petropoulos 6+1reb+1ast, C.Randle 6+1ast

Panathinaikos - Mykonos 99-75

Panathinaikos made 19-of-21 free shots (90.5 percent) during the game. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 29 assists. The former international power forward Kostas Mitoglou (210-1996, college: Wake Forest) stepped up and scored 24 points (made all of his ten free throws !!!) for the winners and the former international point guard Vasileios Toliopoulos (188-1996) chipped in 15 points and 5 assists. At the losing side American center Justin Briggs (208-1997, college: Chico St.) responded with a double-double by scoring 19 points and 11 rebounds and the other American import point guard Tyree Appleby (185-1998, college: Wake Forest) scored 16 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists. Both teams had four players each who scored in double figures. Since the result was very predictable, it gave the chance for the coaches to test many bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games.
Top scorers:
Panathinaikos: M.Kostas 24+4reb+2ast, T.Vasileios 15+1reb+5ast, G.Marius 15+1reb+4ast, R.Nikolaos 11+1reb+3ast, L.Mathias 9+5reb, S.Alexandros 8+3reb
Mykonos: J.Briggs 19+11reb, T.Appleby 16+5reb+4ast, D.Cannady 15+2reb, M.Hesson 11+4reb+3ast, D.Ermeidis 5+1reb+2ast, K.Moore 5+3reb+1ast

PAOK - Peristeri 91-79

PAOK made 26-of-29 free shots (89.7 percent) during the game, while Peristeri only scored eight points from the stripe. 29 personal fouls committed by Peristeri helped opponents get some easy free throw opportunities. American forward Cleveland Melvin (203-1991, college: DePaul) stepped up and scored 29 points and 5 rebounds for the winners and his fellow American import guard Breein Tyree (188-1998, college: Ole Miss) chipped in 19 points (made all of his twelve free throws !!!). At the losing side American guard Ty Nichols (190-1996, college: Keene St.) responded with 32 points and Spanish point guard Alvaro Cardenas (185-2002, college: Boise St.) scored 13 points and 4 assists. Four Peristeri players scored in double figures. Peristeri's coach Vasilis Xanthopoulos rotated twelve players in this game, but that didn't help.
Top scorers:
PAOK: M.Cleveland 29+5reb+1ast, T.Breein 19+2reb+3ast, A.Timmy 10+3reb, M.Ben 10+5reb+1ast, D.Tomas 8+6reb+1ast, P.Nikos 8+6reb+3ast
Peristeri: T.Nichols 32+3reb+2ast, A.Cardenas 13+2reb+4ast, O.Payne 11+6reb, C.Harris 11+2reb+1ast, J.Van Tubbergen 7+4reb, D.Kaklamanakis 5+6reb

AEK - Aris 87-81

AEK made 20-of-23 free shots (87.0 percent) during the game. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 27 assists. American guard Frank Bartley IV (191-1994, college: Louisiana) stepped up and scored 11 points, 6 rebounds and 6 assists for the winners and his fellow American import forward Greg Brown III (201-2001, college: Texas) chipped in 15 points and 5 rebounds. Bartley IV is a former Eurobasket Summer League player, which is considered top international summer league in the market. Four AEK players scored in double figures. At the losing side French Amine Noua (202-1997) responded with 31 points and 8 rebounds and American point guard Bryce Jones (183-1994, college: Murray St.) scored 8 points, 7 rebounds and 8 assists. Both coaches used bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games.
Top scorers:
AEK: L.Lukas 16+1reb+2ast, B.Greg 15+5reb, N.James 13+3reb+3ast, B.Frank 11+6reb+6ast, C.Vasileios 8+6reb+2ast, F.Dimitris 7+3ast
Aris: A.Noua 31+8reb+1ast, E.Mitrou-Long 11+2reb+2ast, J.Forrester 8+3reb, A.Kulboka 8, B.Jones 8+7reb+8ast, R.Harrell Jr. 7+5reb+1ast