Olympiacos outlasts Valencia in overtime behind Jean Montero
VALENCIA (Interstat) — Jean Montero scored 26 points and grabbed five rebounds as Olympiacos edged Valencia 102-97 in overtime Tuesday at Pabellon Municipal Fuente San Luis. Evan Fournier added 23 points and four assists for Olympiacos, which improved to 7-1. T J Shorts had 16 points and five assists for Valencia, while Kameron Taylor scored 15 points. Aleksandar Vezenkov contributed 14 points and seven rebounds for Olympiacos, and Nikola Mirotic added 19 points for Valencia. Armoni Brooks scored 14, Kostas Papanikolaou added nine points and seven rebounds, Mbaye Ndiaye scored 11, and Nikola Milutinov had seven points and seven rebounds. Olympiacos shot 33 of 70 from the floor, 7 of 26 from three-point range and 27 of 29 from the free-throw line. Valencia shot 33 of 73 overall and 12 of 35 from beyond the arc. Olympiacos committed 15 turnovers, while Valencia had 12. Valencia committed 27 fouls. Valencia fell to 5-3.