Crvena Zvezda Beat Olympiacos 62-57 in EuroLeague Despite Vezenkov's 27

In round ten of the EuroLeague, Europe's top club basketball competition, Serbia's Crvena Zvezda of Belgrade won 62-57 away at Greece's Olympiacos, based in Piraeus. The victory lifted the Serbian side to a 7-3 record, second in the standings behind Panathinaikos of Athens.

How the game unfolded

The hosts scored 11 points in each of the first two quarters, while the visitors outscored them over the next two. Belgrade built a 40-22 halftime lead and held on to it. With 99 seconds left in regulation, Evan Fournier cut the gap to 55-57, but precise shots from Kristian Koloko and Chris Jones in the following possessions settled the outcome.

Olympiacos forward Aleksandar Vezenkov of Bulgaria scored 27 points, though his team hit only five of 36 three-pointers. His effort was overshadowed by Nigerian Jordan Nwora, who had 18 points and 13 rebounds and a plus-minus of +14.

Crvena Zvezda has won seven of its last eight games; the loss came in the Belgrade derby against Partizan (85-82 in overtime). Next week the Serbs play in Madrid, while Olympiacos travels to Dubai.

Other results

Dubai, without Davis Bertans, beat Virtus Bologna 93-75 in Bologna. McKinley Wright and Mfiondu Kabengele scored 16 points each. Partizan defeated Maccabi Tel Aviv 88-67, with Ethan Thompson contributing 16 points. On Wednesday Partizan hosts Baskonia of Vitoria.