Beşiktaş Lose 81-73 at Home to Olympiacos

Beşiktaş Men's Basketball Team lost 81-73 to visiting Olympiacos in Week 8 of EuroLeague. The home side started well with Nowell's points and took a 6-point lead in the first minute. However, the Greek side went on a 15-point run and led by 9 points in the 5th minute.

Dejulius's three-pointer in the first period cut the gap to 2 points, but the quarter ended 23-25 in favor of Olympiacos. Entering the second quarter with a three-pointer from Wilbekin, Beşiktaş took a 28-27 lead in the 13th minute. At halftime, the visitors led 42-36.

In the second half, Beşiktaş struggled defensively and could not prevent the lead from reaching ten points in the 24th minute. Cutting the gap to 53-58 with Morgan's points, the home side closed the third quarter trailing by 3 points. In the final period, Nowell put Beşiktaş ahead 68-66 in the 34th minute, but two consecutive simple turnovers turned the score back in Olympiacos's favor.

For Beşiktaş, Nowell scored 15, Morgan 11 and Metecan Birsen 10 points, making them the team's top performers. For the visitors, Vezenkov scored 16, Jones 15 and Hall 14 points to stand out in the win. The black-and-whites will face Italian side Virtus Bologna away on Friday, October 30.