In a showdown between Euroleague giants, FC Barcelona Lassa grabbed its second consecutive win in Group C by downing Panathinaikos Athens 77-52 at home on Thursday. Barcelona improved to 2-1 while Panathinaikos dropped to 1-2. Justin Doellman led a balanced Barcelona attack with 13 points and 6 rebounds, while Ante Tomic, Stratos Perperoglou and Alex Abrines added 11 points each. James Gist led the Greens attack with 13 points and James Feldeine scored 11 in defeat. An outstanding Perperoglou shined early, getting help from Tomas Satoransky and Shane Lawal to give Barcelona a 17-11 lead after 10 minutes. A fast break slam by Abrines boosted the hosts' lead to 25-13. Carlos Arroyo and an unstoppable Doellman soon made it an 18-point game, but Panathinaikos lowered its deficit to 42-28 at halftime and then again to 42-35 soon after the break. Tomic and Perperoglou stepped up for Barcelona, giving their team a 55-43 margin after three quarters. Nothing changed after that, as Barcelona boosted its margin to 64-44 on a wild three-point play by Samuels and the hosts never looked back. A moment of silence took place before the game in memory of the late Ranko Zeravica, who passed away earlier in the day. Zeravica coached Barcelona from 1974 to 1976 and led Yugoslavia to respective gold medals at the 1970 FIBA World Cup and the 1980 Olympic Games.
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