Maccabi Playtika Tel Aviv survived a furious comeback of Panathinaikos OPAP Athens in the last quarter to earn a 77-73 victory having a 3-2 record. James Nunnally scored 16 of his 18 points in the first half to pace the winners while Wilbekin finished with 16 points and Derrick Williams added 11 points.
Panathinaikos drained 6 three-pointers in the fourth quarter to make it a game but the hole was too deep and the Greek side dropped to 1-4. Daryl Macon tallied 17 points in the loss, Ioannis Papapetrou had 15 points, Okaro White 14 points, Nemanja Nedovic finished with 13 and Georgios Papagiannis chipped in 6 points and 12 rebounds.
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