Overview
- Veolia Towers Hamburg fell 98:76 to Aris Thessaloniki, extending their run of competitive defeats to six.
- Play stopped for about eight minutes at the opening tip after roughly 5,000 home fans covered the court with confetti.
- Aris built a 45:28 halftime lead and pushed the margin to 70:45 by the end of the third quarter to put the game out of reach.
- Hamburg shot 4-of-23 from three-point range (17.4%), and coach Benka Barloschky criticized the missed open looks.
- Bryce Jones led Aris with 31 points, Zacharie Perrin topped Hamburg with 14, and the Towers next host Telekom Baskets Bonn on Sunday with Niklas Wimberg considered day to day.