Aris achieved its 8th consecutive victory, beating AEK 82-78 in the 24th "turn" of the Greek championship.
Igor Milicic's team, with a red-hot Elijah Mitrou-Long, withstood the pressure from "Enosi" in the final quarter and was able to celebrate its 13th victory.
The top performer for the Thessalonians was Elijah Mitrou-Long with 27 points, while for AEK, Bartley stood out with 19 points and Nunnally with 17 points.
Despite the victory, Aris did not cover the 6-point difference by which they were defeated in the first round match, and in case of a tie, they will be below Dragan Sakota's team.
Quarter scores: 22-21, 44-39, 68-57, 82-78
THE MVP WAS… Elijah Mitrou-Long with 27 points (6/13 two-pointers, 4/6 three-pointers), 5 rebounds, 5 assists, accumulating 26 points in the evaluation system.
THE BEST PLAYER FOR THE LOSERS WAS… Frank Bartley with 19 points.
THE STAT THAT STOOD OUT… The 34 points AEK got from its bench.
WHAT HAPPENED IN THE FIRST ROUND… AEK had won 82-76