Olympiacos lost, went to the last line for Top 16 draw

Terrell McIntyre

31-01-2008 01:17

Montepaschi Siena flexed its strength on Wednesday with a big road win over Olympiacos at the Peace and Friendship Stadium in Piraeus, Greece. A huge fourth quarter from Terrell McIntyre helped the Italian champs become the first team to beat Olympiacos at home this season, 73-80. The victory sealed second place in Group A for Montepaschi, which finished the regular season with a 10-4 record.

Meanwhile Olympiacos finishes the regular season on a three-game losing streak, which dropped the Reds’ record to 7-7. Olympiacos used a big second period to take control, leading by as many as 12 settling on a 31-41 halftime lead.

After a stern talk from head coach Pini Gershon, Olympiacos used a 14-3 charge to tie the game in the third period and went ahead early in the fourth. Big minutes from Marc Jackson and Lynn Greer put the hosts up 62-55.

However that’s when McIntyre took over, going for 4 three-pointers – each one –bigger than the last – and 15 fourth-quarter points to put Montepaschi in control. Shaun Stonerook iced the game with a critical triple that made it 71-77 with less than a minute to go as the visitors swiped a nice road win.

McIntyre led Montepaschi with 19 points, Ksistof Lavrinovic scored 16, Vlado Ilievski 13 and Stonerook added 11.

Jackson was Olympiacos’s best player with 23 points, 9 rebounds and 5 assists, Greer added 14 points and Ioannis Bourousis had 10.