In an emotional night marked by coaching legend Zeljko Obradovic's return to Athens, Panathinaikos Athens registered a pivotal win in Group E by downing Fenerbahce Ulker Istanbul 76-67 in the Greek capital on Thursday. Panathinaikos improved to 6-5, stayed in playoffs territory and gained the tiebreak advantage over Fenerbahce, which dropped to 5-6.
Mike Bramos led the winners with 23 points on 7-of-8 three-point shooting. Bramos tied the club record for most threes in a game -- which he had already shared with Dimitris Diamantidis -- and became the first player in competition history to make 7 triples in a game on three occasions. Dimitris Diamantidis added 15 points, 6 rebounds and 6 assists while Antonis Fotsis and Zack Wright each scored 10 points for Panathinaikos. Emir Preldzic led Fenerbahce with 13 points, 5 rebounds and 6 assists. Bojan Bogdanovic added 10 points for the guests.
