KALLITHEA, Greece (Interstat) — NE Megaridas overcame an eight-point deficit after three quarters and defeated Esperos 82-75 on Saturday. NE Megaridas trailed 62-54 entering the fourth before closing with a fourth-quarter run, outscoring Esperos 28-13 in the final period. Esperos had taken control in the third quarter, scoring 29 points while holding NE Megaridas to 14. NE Megaridas built a 40-33 halftime lead behind 21 first-quarter points and 19 in the second. Esperos opened with 21 points in the first quarter, added 12 in the second and 29 in the third before finishing with 13 in the fourth. The final result moved NE Megaridas to 4-2 this season and dropped Esperos to 1-5. NE Megaridas previously beat Panerythraikos, Peira Machites and Koroivos at home and lost to AE Psychiko Athens and Amyntas BC on the road. Esperos’s lone win came against Papagou, while its losses included Sofadon, Chalkida, Gavrio and Anagennisi.