Olympiacos uses defense to rout Unics

Olympiacos Piraeus led from start to finish, thrashing visiting Unics Kazan 88-59 at Peace and Friendship Stadium on Friday. Olympiacos improved to a 7-4 record, while Unics dropped to 3-8, tied for the last place in the standings. An Olympiacos win was never in doubt, as it controlled things from the get-go behind its defense. It’s the biggest win of the season for Olympiacos, and the second time this season that its defense allowed fewer than 60 points. Matt Lojeski had 15 points and 6 rebounds while Erick Green also scored 15 in victory. Kostas Papanikolaou had 12, Georgios Printezis 11, and Vassilis Spanoulis 10 in less than 17 minutes on the floor. For Unics, Keith Langford scored 13 of his 25 points in the final 6 minutes, and Latavious Williams scored 9 in a losing effort.