Zalgiris remains perfect, wins in Greece against Olympiacos

Zalgiris Kaunas used a huge second half push to roll past Olympiacos Piraeus 61-79 and improve to 3-0 in Group C of the Turkish Airlines Euroleague. Zalgiris went on a 7-36 run spanning the third and fourth quarters as it snapped the reigning champions’ 16-game regular season winning streak at Peace and Friendship Stadium. Marko Popovic paced Zalgiris with 16 points and Oliver Lafayette added 10 points while four other Kaunas players hit for at least 8 points in the win. Kyle Hines was the standout player for Olympiacos with 15 points and 8 rebounds; Vassilis Spanoulis added 10 points and 6 assists. Georgios Printezis chipped in 12 points and Evangelos Mantzaris scored 11 points for Olympiacos, which dropped to 1-2 in the group.