THESSALONIKI (Interstat) — Aris defeated Panionios 75-65 on Saturday at Alexandreio Melathron. Aris outscored Panionios 24-16 in the fourth quarter to secure the victory. Panionios led after the first quarter 19-15 but Aris tied the game at 31 by halftime with a 12-16 second quarter. Aris built a 51-49 lead after three quarters behind 20 points in the third.

Elijah Mitrou-Long led Aris with 18 points, seven rebounds and six assists. Bryce Jones added 17 points, five rebounds and seven assists. Eleftherios Bochoridis scored 11 points. For Panionios, Georgios Tsalmpouris had 17 points and eight rebounds. Brandon Taylor scored 16 points with six assists. Joe Thomasson added nine points and six assists.

Aris shot 24 of 56 from the field and 11 of 31 from three-point range. Panionios shot 22 of 67 and 9 of 29 from deep. Aris committed 16 turnovers to Panionios’ 12. Aris outrebounded Panionios 39-32. The win improved Aris to 22-19 overall while Panionios fell to 8-33.