Olympiacos victory in Ioannina
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Olympiacos victory in Ioannina

Olympiacos won in Ioannina, defeating Vikos 79-68 in the 3rd round of the Stoiximan GBL.

Olympiacos won in Ioannina, defeating Vikos 79-68 in the 3rd round of the Stoiximan GBL. The match at the "Sideris Karadimas" Indoor Hall had special significance, as the coach of the Piraeus team, Giorgos Bartzokas, completed 300 victories in his career in the Greek championship.

The course of the match

The hosts started dynamically and closed the first quarter leading 23-21. However, Olympiacos raised its performance afterwards, took the lead at halftime (36-39) and stepped on the gas in the third period (15-25), essentially securing the victory.

Key players and statistics

The top performer for the "red and whites" was Cody Miller-McIntyre, who scored 17 points and dished out 8 assists, while Sasha Vezenkov dominated the rebounds with 7. For Vikos, Jordan Floyd stood out with 18 points, Will McNeer had 9 rebounds and Giannis Karakostas added 4 assists.

In overall statistics, Olympiacos had 46.7% field goal percentage (28/60) and 36 rebounds, while the Ioannina team closed the match with 37.5% field goal percentage (24/64) and 34 rebounds.