Olympiacos shuts down Baskonia for emphatic win | Round 1, Highlights | Turkish Airlines EuroLeague

Olympiacos Piraeus opened its season in style with an emphatic 75-50 home victory over Baskonia Vitoria-Gasteiz. Olympiacos gave up just 22 points in the first half and never was challenged the rest of the way. Sasha Vezenkov was Olympiacos’ leading scorer with 16 points with Moustapha Fall adding 11 points and Kostas Sloukas chipping in 10 points and 5 assists. Rokas Giedraitis paced Baskonia with 15 points and 6 rebounds while Matt Costello had 11 points and 9 rebounds in the loss. ABOUT EUROLEAGUE BASKETBALL Euroleague Basketball (EB) is a global leader in the sports and entertainment business, devoted to running the top European competitions of professional basketball clubs under a unique and innovative organizational model. Owned and administered by some of the most successful and historic clubs in the world, EB manages and organizes the continent’s two premier men’s basketball competitions, the Turkish Airlines EuroLeague and the 7DAYS EuroCup, as well as the sport’s premier under-18 showcase, the