Fournier and Vezenkov power Olympiacos to 101-72 win over Dubai

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Olympiacos Piraeus returned to winning ways in the EuroLeague with a dominant 101-72 victory over Dubai Basketball, bouncing back from last week's defeat to Crvena Zvezda. The Greek side led from start to finish and broke the game open in the third quarter, outscoring Dubai 31-13 and building a lead that stayed above 20 points for most of the final 15 minutes.

French forward Evan Fournier was the standout, scoring a season-high 28 points on 9-of-13 shooting, including 5-of-7 from three-point range, while adding five assists in 26 minutes. It was his best performance of the 2026-27 campaign, a sharp contrast to the previous home game against Crvena Zvezda, where he shot 5-of-19 and managed just 2-of-12 from beyond the arc. Olympiacos had managed only 57 points in that defeat, a total it matched in the first two quarters of this game alone.S1S2

Sasha Vezenkov added 20 points on 8-of-10 shooting after a slow start, making eight straight shots, and in doing so surpassed Vassilis Spanoulis to become Olympiacos' all-time leading EuroLeague scorer. Filip Petrusev, facing his former team, contributed eight points off the bench on 4-of-5 shooting, while Codi Miller-McIntyre led the second unit with nine points and four assists before halftime and finished with 10 points and seven assists. Olympiacos shot 69% on two-point attempts and 44% from beyond the arc.S1S2

Dubai started well from distance, with Dwayne Bacon setting the early tone, but struggled to sustain its offence as Olympiacos tightened its defence and turned turnovers into transition points. Bacon led Dubai with 20 points and drew eight fouls, while Mfiondu Kabengele added 12 points and six rebounds. Dubai shot just 30.4% from three-point range and committed 13 turnovers.S1S2

The win lifts Olympiacos to 8-3, keeping the Greek side third in the EuroLeague standings, while Dubai drops to 7-4 but remains among the competition's leading teams. Olympiacos next visits Maccabi Rapyd Tel Aviv on Tuesday, November 17, the same day Dubai hosts Anadolu Efes.S1S2

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The brief

Olympiacos Piraeus returned to winning ways in the EuroLeague with a dominant 101-72 victory over Dubai Basketball, bouncing back from last week's defeat to Crvena Zvezda. The Greek side led from start to finish and broke the game open in the third quarter, outscoring Dubai 31-13 and building a lead that stayed above 20 points for most of the final 15 minutes.

French forward Evan Fournier was the standout, scoring a season-high 28 points on 9-of-13 shooting, including 5-of-7 from three-point range, while adding five assists in 26 minutes. It was his best performance of the 2026-27 campaign, a sharp contrast to the previous home game against Crvena Zvezda, where he shot 5-of-19 and managed just 2-of-12 from beyond the arc. Olympiacos had managed only 57 points in that defeat, a total it matched in the first two quarters of this game alone.S1S2

Sasha Vezenkov added 20 points on 8-of-10 shooting after a slow start, making eight straight shots, and in doing so surpassed Vassilis Spanoulis to become Olympiacos' all-time leading EuroLeague scorer. Filip Petrusev, facing his former team, contributed eight points off the bench on 4-of-5 shooting, while Codi Miller-McIntyre led the second unit with nine points and four assists before halftime and finished with 10 points and seven assists. Olympiacos shot 69% on two-point attempts and 44% from beyond the arc.S1S2

Dubai started well from distance, with Dwayne Bacon setting the early tone, but struggled to sustain its offence as Olympiacos tightened its defence and turned turnovers into transition points. Bacon led Dubai with 20 points and drew eight fouls, while Mfiondu Kabengele added 12 points and six rebounds. Dubai shot just 30.4% from three-point range and committed 13 turnovers.S1S2

The win lifts Olympiacos to 8-3, keeping the Greek side third in the EuroLeague standings, while Dubai drops to 7-4 but remains among the competition's leading teams. Olympiacos next visits Maccabi Rapyd Tel Aviv on Tuesday, November 17, the same day Dubai hosts Anadolu Efes.S1S2

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