Basketball: Olympiacos inflict defeat on Euroleague leaders Barcelona

Olympiacos became the first team to win away at league leaders Barcelona this season as the Greek side won 96-88 in a Euroleague make-up game from round 9. The visitors never trailed after jumping out to a 12-0 start and although Barcelona rallied to tie it at 77-77 in the fourth, Olympiacos roared back and were too strong down the stretch. Hassan Martin tallied a personal-best 17 points to pace the winners; Shaquielle McKissic added 16, Kostas Sloukas scored 15 and 10 assists, Kostas Papanikolaou tallied 11 and Sasha Vezenkov 10. Nikola Mirotic paced Barcelona with 16 points, Brandon Davies scored 15. Olympiacos stay on the road for another game this week when they visit Crvena Zvezda mts Belgrade in round 13 on Thursday. Barcelona play their next game at home on Friday against AX Armani Exchange Milan.