THESSALONIKI, Greece (Interstat) — Patrick Beverley scored 24 points and grabbed seven rebounds to lead PAOK past Bilbao 79-73 on Wednesday afternoon at PAOK Sports Arena. The victory improved PAOK’s season record to 29-13, while Bilbao fell to 29-15.

PAOK outscored Bilbao 27-22 in the second quarter to take a 43-35 halftime lead. Bilbao trimmed the deficit to 60-56 entering the fourth quarter, but PAOK held on behind 21 points from Breein Tyree and 11 points and eight rebounds from Ben Moore.

Justin Jaworski led Bilbao with 24 points. Darrun Hilliard added 19 points, and Tryggvi Hlinason contributed seven points and nine rebounds. Bilbao shot 44% from the floor and 35% from three-point range. PAOK connected on 46% of field goals and 38% from beyond the arc.

The teams split their two previous meetings this season, with Bilbao winning 88-87 on Feb. 11.