In an intense showdown that went down to the wire, Olympiacos Piraeus rallied to beat EA7 Emporio Armani Milan 66-71 on the road on Friday. Olympiacos improved to 2-1 while Milan dropped to 1-2. Patric Young led the winners with 18 points, Georgios Printezis added 16 while Vassilis Spanoulis had 14 for Olympiacos. Alessandro Gentile led Milan with 24 points and 7 assists and Krunoslav Simon added 11 for the hosts. An outstanding Gentile shined in the first quarter and got help from Milan Macvan and Oliver Lafayette to give Milan a 23-20 lead after 10 minutes. Matt Lojeski stepped up for Olympiacos and a tip-in by Othello Hunter made it 27-34. Milan managed to tie the game, 37-37, on a big three-pointer by Charles Jenkins, but a jump hook by Hunter restored a 37-39 Olympiacos edge at halftime. Olympiacos led most of the way in the third quarter, but a triple by Simon gave Milan a 64-62 lead after 30 minutes and another one by Gentile made it 60-54. Young, Spanoulis and Printezis fueled a 0-10 run, but a jumper by Gentile tied it at 64-64 with a minute left. A critical jumper by Spanoulis and a dunk-and-foul by Printezis sealed the outcome down the stretch.
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