Siena stuns champs on Brown layup

Bobby Brown scored a fast break layup with 1.7 seconds remaining as Montepaschi Siena finished the game on a 0-7 run over the final 33 seconds for a thrilling 72-74 win over Olympiacos Piraeus at Peace and Friendship stadium on Friday night. The victory improved Siena to 4-0 and a share of the first place in Group F together with Caja Laboral Vitoria, while the reigning Turkish Airlines Euroleague champions fell to 1-3 and fifth place in the Group F standings. During the contest, the two teams traded leads for the final three quarters, but Olympiacos went up by 72-67 in the final minute after some magic from Vassilis Spanoulis. However, Thomas Ress and Brown need only 14 seconds to tie the game and Brown used all his speed in the final seconds to race for the game-winning layup. Daniel Hackett sealed the win by blocking a potential buzzer-beater from Acie Law. Brown led Siena with 22 points plus 6 assists, Hackett scored 11, Ress finished with 10 points, while Viktor Sanikidze contributed in victory with 9 points plus 8 rebounds. Kyle Hines had 13 points plus 9 rebounds for Olympiacos, and Spanoulis also scored 13. Giorgi Shermadini chipped in with 9 points and 7 rebounds and Stratos Perperoglou also had 9 points in defeat.