AEK Win Away at Falco Sopron, Reach the Top with Antwerp

AEK beat Falco Sopron 72-66 in their away game in Hungary and moved to the top of the Basketball Champions League Third Group together with Antwerp. With this win, the yellow-blacks reached a 2-1 record. The home side remained at 1-2 and continues to compete for third place alongside Salon Vilpas.

Dragan Sakota's team placed emphasis on defense in the game. Frank Bartley was AEK's top scorer with 15 points and 5 assists. Greg Brown added 12 points and 4 rebounds, while Landers Nolley scored 12 points.

For the home team, Zoltan Perl stood out with 18 points, Juan Gray with 13 points and 8 rebounds, and Benedek Varady with 11 points, 8 rebounds and 4 assists.

Lukas Lekavicius played 8 minutes and 34 seconds. After feeling discomfort in the back of his right thigh muscle, he stayed on the bench for the rest of the game. His condition will be reassessed after the team returns to Athens. Tomas Ertel (calf muscle injury) and Gaius Skordilis (right hamstring discomfort) were unable to play in this game. It was also reported that Kyshawn Fizer is not yet ready.

AEK's next BCL game will be against Falco Sopron again on Wednesday, 18 November. In the league, the yellow-blacks will host Panathinaikos at their own arena on Sunday, 8 November at 13:00.