Panathinaikos Athens having the support of nearly 20,000 funs last night against Benetton Treviso, broke all the European records, Panathinaikos Athens made one of the greatest modern comebacks in European basketball and qualify in the final 8 of Euroleague as the best in the group. The Greek permanent champions made an unbelievable come back the last three weeks and changed the negative picture and the 0-3 to a 3-3 climbing the same time at the top of the Group. The Italian team got a taste of the Greek soul when entered in to the Green court (OAKA) and 20,000 funs were really astonishing for all the 40 minutes of the game. The final score was 71-60 and the quarters were: 16-12, 34-34, 60-51and 81-70. The diffensive game from both teams initially was for seminars but since the Italians can't follow coach Obradovic's tempo were able to follow only in the three quarters of the game. Mike Batiste (203-F-77, college: Seattle S.) led the scoring once more (the most steady green player the last two months) with 18 points another three Greens scored double figures, Vasilis Spanoulis (193-G-82, agency: Beo Basket) added 17 (in his best game in the stage of the final 16), Jaka Lakovic (186-G-78) 13 and Fragiskos Alvertis (206-F-74) 10 for the winners, whose defense held Benetton Treviso scoring ace Drew Nicholas to just 9 points. Marcus Goree (203-F-77, agency: Passing Lane, college: W.Virginia) had 18 for the visitors, Ramunas Siskauskas and Matteo Soragna 10 each.
The Greek champs will now play against Tau Ceramica Vitoria with a home advantage.