Dubai 108–98 Olympiacos in Overtime
At the Coca-Cola Arena, Olympiacos’ five-game winning streak in the EuroLeague came to an end.
The “Reds” were defeated 108–98 in overtime by Dubai in Round 26, seeing their record drop to 16–9. On the other hand, the team from the United Arab Emirates returned to winning ways, improving to 12–14 and remaining within touching distance of the top ten.
The game
Tyler Dorsey was Olympiacos’ leading scorer with 18 points, while Evan Fournier added 16 and knocked down the three-pointer that sent the game to overtime.
Giorgos Bartzokas started the game with Walkup, Dorsey, Ward, Vezenkov and Milutinov and saw his team get off to a poor start for the first time in a while. Dubai jumped out to a 9–2 lead, with Wright and Avramovic causing problems for the red-and-white defense. Olympiacos then found scoring through Dorsey (7 points) and Milutinov (6 points) and managed to balance the game, but the team from the UAE once again found solutions and went up 26–17.
At the start of the second period, Dubai pushed the pace effectively, with their big men (Petrusev and Kabengele) leading the way, while the returning Dzanan Musa hit tough three-pointers to keep the advantage. Evan Fournier immediately made his presence felt in the second quarter with long-range shots, but Dubai continued to find answers in transition. Olympiacos committed several mistakes toward the end of the first half, and the hosts capitalized, running the floor whenever they had the chance. Aleksa Avramovic was the clear MVP of the half, recording 15 points, 3 assists and 4 steals in 14:21, giving his team a 12-point lead (52–40).
Overall, Olympiacos had 10 assists and 10 turnovers in the first half, conceding 13 points off those mistakes, which inevitably left them trailing by a double-digit margin.
In the second half, Olympiacos saw Nikola Milutinov finish effectively around the basket, but Dwayne Bacon answered with consecutive points and tough plays to push Dubai back to +14 (67–53 at 25:29). From that point on, Olympiacos reacted. By turning mistakes into their usual strong ball movement and applying much more pressure on defense, they managed to get back into the game. Vezenkov, Ward and Jones delivered strong performances on both ends of the floor, and Bartzokas’ team closed the period with a 22–30 run, cutting the deficit to four points (74–70) at the end of the third quarter.
Although a dunk by Jones brought Olympiacos within one possession for the first time in a while, Dubai maintained a high level of play. Wright, Bacon and Kabengele pushed the lead back into double digits before Fournier punished the defense with difficult shots from distance. In the final five minutes, Olympiacos fought to come back for a third time, and once again Evan Fournier was there.
The French guard scored 11 points in four minutes, while Alec Peters added five straight to give Olympiacos renewed hope. The Piraeus side took the lead for the first time two minutes before the end of regulation after a basket by the American, but Jurica Golemac’s team had answers once more. Before the final possession, Kabengele made two free throws and Bartzokas called a timeout. Evan Fournier faked on Anderson, created space and hit a three-pointer to send the game to overtime.
In the extra five minutes, Bartzokas’ team failed to rise to the occasion. Missing several easy baskets, Olympiacos gave Dubai momentum. The Reds scored on just one of their eight possessions in overtime, and Dubai sealed the win, 108–98.
Basket by Kambekele
03/02/2026 20:21
99-98
Missed possession by Olympiacos
03/02/2026 20:21
99-98
Basket by Bacon
03/02/2026 20:20
97-98
3.37 remaining
03/02/2026 20:20
97-98
2/2 free throws by Wright
95-98
Foul by Milutinov
03/02/2026 20:19
95-98
Three-pointer by Walkup
03/02/2026 20:18
95-95
Bacon misses a three. Ball to Olympiacos
03/02/2026 20:18
95-95
Overtime begins
03/02/2026 20:17
95-95
Overtime
03/02/2026 20:15
Let’s see if the basket counts
03/02/2026 20:15
95-95
Bacon scores, but referees say the basket does not count
03/02/2026 20:14
95-95
5 seconds left, ball to Dubai
03/02/2026 20:14
95-95
Teams return to the court
03/02/2026 20:13
95-95
Time set to 5 seconds
03/02/2026 20:13
Amazing “free-throw-like” three-pointer by Fournier
03/02/2026 20:12
95-95
2 seconds remaining
03/02/2026 20:12
95-95
Three-pointer by Fournier
03/02/2026 20:11
Ball to Olympiacos for the possession
03/02/2026 20:11
95-92
3.3 seconds left
03/02/2026 20:10
95-92
Timeout by Bartzokas
03/02/2026 20:09
95-92
2/2 free throws by Kambekele
03/02/2026 20:09
93-92
Free throws for Dubai. 3.3 seconds remaining
03/02/2026 20:09
93-92
Two missed threes by Dorsey and Fournier
03/02/2026 20:08
Jones takes it
03/02/2026 20:08
93-92
Ball to Olympiacos after the jump ball
03/02/2026 20:07
Instructions from Bartzokas
03/02/2026 20:07
Referees go to the scorer’s table
03/02/2026 20:07
93-92
19 seconds remaining, Olympiacos must win this jump ball
03/02/2026 20:06
93-92
Jump ball after contest
03/02/2026 20:05
93-92
Ball to Dubai
03/02/2026 20:05
93-92
44 seconds left, Ward enters the game
03/02/2026 20:04
93-92
2/3 free throws by Dorsey
03/02/2026 20:04
93-90
44 seconds remaining
03/02/2026 20:03
93-90
Three free throws for Dorsey after a foul by Wright
03/02/2026 20:03
Olympiacos has the ball but must score, no margin left
03/02/2026 20:02
93-90
54 seconds remaining
03/02/2026 20:02
93-90
Timeout by Bartzokas
03/02/2026 20:02
Mistake by Olympiacos, Wright scores on the fast break
03/02/2026 20:01
91-90
Olympiacos has a new possession – 1.12 remaining
03/02/2026 20:00
91-90
Fournier misses
03/02/2026 20:00
91-90
2.2 free throws for Wright
03/02/2026 20:00
89-90
Free throws for Wright
03/02/2026 19:59
89-90
2:33 remaining
03/02/2026 19:58
89-90
Olympiacos takes the lead with a basket by Peters
03/02/2026 19:58
89-88
Three-pointer by Peters with 2.11 left
03/02/2026 19:57
89-85
Peters misses technical free throw
03/02/2026 19:56
Technical foul on Petrousev
03/02/2026 19:56
89-85
3.28 remaining
03/02/2026 19:56
89-85
Basket and free throw by Fournier
03/02/2026 19:55
89-82
Possession wasted
03/02/2026 19:54
89-82
Extra 7 seconds for Olympiacos by referee decision
03/02/2026 19:54
Referees still sorting the game clock
03/02/2026 19:53
89-82
3:28 remaining
84-74
Two free throws for Peters
03/02/2026 19:45
84-74
6:08 remaining
03/02/2026 19:44
81-74
Dorsey finds a solution on offense
03/02/2026 19:43
81-72
Bacon makes two free throws
03/02/2026 19:42
79-72
7:36 remaining
03/02/2026 19:42
79-72
Another missed opportunity for Olympiacos
03/02/2026 19:41
79-72
Petrousev makes the free throw
03/02/2026 19:40
78-72
Petrousev scores a basket and draws a foul
03/02/2026 19:40
76-72
Dubai back to +4 with free throws
03/02/2026 19:39
74-72
Free throws for Kambekele
03/02/2026 19:38
74-72
9:20 remaining
03/02/2026 19:37
74-72
Jones dunks
03/02/2026 19:37
Olympiacos closes the 3rd quarter with a 30-22 run
03/02/2026 19:36
74-70
End of the 3rd with a basket from Dorsey
03/02/2026 19:35
74-68
Vezenkov makes a free throw
67-63
1:25 remaining
03/02/2026 19:28
67-63
Dorsey cuts it to 4 with a jam shot
03/02/2026 19:28
67-61
Olympiacos reduces to 6 with a free throw
03/02/2026 19:26
67-60
Vezenkov scores a basket and a free throw
03/02/2026 19:23
67-58
Olympiacos is starting to show strong defense
03/02/2026 19:23
67-57
Ward scores and draws a foul
03/02/2026 19:22
67-55
Vezenkov cuts the deficit
03/02/2026 19:21
66-53
Bacon scores and earns a free throw
03/02/2026 19:21
64-53
4:37 remaining, TV timeout
03/02/2026 19:20
64-53
Moussa scores, Milutinov responds
03/02/2026 19:18
62-51
5:59 remaining for the 30th minute
03/02/2026 19:17
62-51
Milutinov scores a basket
03/02/2026 19:15
60-49
Vezenkov makes a layup
03/02/2026 19:14
60-45
Wright scores a basket
03/02/2026 19:12
Dorsey charged with an offensive foul
03/02/2026 19:11
58-45
Kambekele dunks
03/02/2026 19:11
56-43
8:40 remaining
03/02/2026 19:09
56-43
Bacon scores a basket
03/02/2026 19:09
54-43
Dorsey goes 3/3 from the free throw line
03/02/2026 19:08
54-40
Dorsey heads to the line for 3 free throws
03/02/2026 19:07
Vezenkov has just 2 points in 15 minutes
03/02/2026 19:07
54-40
Bacon scores
03/02/2026 19:06
3rd quarter begins
52-40
Three-pointer by Avramovic
03/02/2026 18:48
49-40
1/2 free throws by Joseph
03/02/2026 18:48
49-39
Lead at +10 with a fast break by Avramovic
03/02/2026 18:46
47-39
1:43 left until halftime
03/02/2026 18:45
47-39
Timeout called by Bartzokas
03/02/2026 18:44
47-39
Dunk by Bacon
03/02/2026 18:43
45-39
1:59 remaining
03/02/2026 18:43
45-39
2/2 free throws by Musa
03/02/2026 18:43
43-39
2:16 left
03/02/2026 18:41
43-39
Vezenkov scores on a put-back
03/02/2026 18:41
43-37
Another dunk by Kabengele
03/02/2026 18:41
41-37
Three-pointer by Musa, answered with a three by Walkup
03/02/2026 18:40
38-34
Three-pointer by McKissic
03/02/2026 18:39
38-31
Challenge by Bartzokas
03/02/2026 18:38
38-31
1/2 free throws by Milutinov
03/02/2026 18:37
38-30
4:38 left and timeout
03/02/2026 18:36
38-30
Timeout
03/02/2026 18:35
38-30
Three-pointer by Musa
03/02/2026 18:34
35-30
5:03 remaining
03/02/2026 18:34
35-30
2/2 free throws by Avramovic
03/02/2026 18:33
33-30
Three-pointer by Fournier, after a two-pointer by Petrousev
03/02/2026 18:32
31-27
2/2 free throws by Peters
03/02/2026 18:32
31-25
Dunk by Kabengele
03/02/2026 18:31
29-25
Olympiacos still struggling but close in score
03/02/2026 18:29
29-25
2/2 free throws by McKissic
03/02/2026 18:29
29-23
McKissic draws a foul, goes to the line
03/02/2026 18:28
29-23
Basket by Fournier
03/02/2026 18:28
29-21
Nice dunk by Kabengele
03/02/2026 18:27
27-21
8:02 left until halftime, Dubai keeps winning second-chance opportunities
03/02/2026 18:27
27-21
Vezenkov having a bad day, sits on the bench
03/02/2026 18:25
27-21
1/2 free throws by Jones
03/02/2026 18:25
27-20
8:52 remaining until halftime
03/02/2026 18:24
27-20
Free throws for Jones
03/02/2026 18:24
27-20
Fournier enters the game
03/02/2026 18:24
27-20
Makes the free throw
03/02/2026 18:23
27-19
Basket plus foul for Tyrique
03/02/2026 18:22
27-17
1/2 free throws by former Olympiacos player
03/02/2026 18:22
Tyresev goes to the line
End of 1st Quarter
26-17
03/02/2026 18:19
26-17
Basket by Petrousev, answered by Jones
03/02/2026 18:18
27” remaining
03/02/2026 18:18
24-15
1/2 free throws by Bacon
03/02/2026 18:18
22-15
Dorsey cuts the gap further
03/02/2026 18:17
20-13
Petrousev scores again
03/02/2026 18:16
Tyrik Jones enters the game
03/02/2026 18:15
18-13
2/2 free throws by the Serbian center
03/02/2026 18:15
18-11
Milutinov wins free throws
03/02/2026 18:14
18-11
Two consecutive baskets by Wright and Avramovic
03/02/2026 18:14
14-11
Ward cuts the gap
03/02/2026 18:13
14-9
Dubai up by 5 with Bacon
03/02/2026 18:12
12-9
3:27 remaining for the 10-minute mark
03/02/2026 18:12
12-9
Avramovic scores his second three-pointer
Timeout
The basket might not count; it will be reviewed as a foul was also called.
03/02/2026 18:09
9-9 – Ward scores a basket
03/02/2026 18:09
Step violation – Walkup called for traveling
03/02/2026 18:08
9-7 – 5:25 left in Q1
03/02/2026 18:07
9-7 – First basket from Milutinov
03/02/2026 18:07
9-5 – Three-pointer from Dorsey
03/02/2026 18:06
Olympiacos starts poorly on both offense and defense. Only 2 points scored in 3.5 minutes.
03/02/2026 18:06
9-2 – Kamphengle dunks in transition
03/02/2026 18:05
7-2 – Nice basket by Wright
03/02/2026 18:05
5-2 – Milutinov charged with offensive foul
03/02/2026 18:04
5-2 – Dangubic grabs rebound and scores
03/02/2026 18:04
3-2 – First basket from Dorsey
03/02/2026 18:03
3-0 – Avramovic shoots from 8 meters at the end of the shot clock but misses
03/02/2026 18:03
3-0 – Three-pointer by Avramovic
Starting Five – Dubai BC: Wright, Avramovic, Bacon, Dangubic, Kambengele
Starting Five – Olympiacos: Walkup, Dorsey, Ward, Vezenkov, Milutinov
Olympiacos has five consecutive victories and aims for their sixth in a row. The team is in excellent form, but the match against Dubai will not be easy.
Team Rosters
Olympiacos 12-man squad: Thomas Walkup, Cory Joseph, Tyler Dorsey, Evan Fournier, Shaquille McKissic, Tyson Ward, Giannoulis Larentzakis, Sasha Vezenkov, Alec Peters, Nikola Milutinov, Tyrique Jones, Donta Hall
Olympiacos arrived in the United Arab Emirates as second in the EuroLeague standings with a 16-8 record, having played one game fewer than leaders Fenerbahce (17-7). Their head-to-head game against Fenerbahce in Athens was postponed due to severe weather.
Dubai BC enters the game as 13th with an 11-14 record, coming off a narrow loss to Red Star Belgrade (95-92). They will aim for a strong performance against the Greek champions.
Olympiacos will have the same injuries as in the Barcelona game. Captain Kostas Papanikolaou is sidelined due to sciatica, along with Monte Morris (injured) and Frank Ntilikina (recovering). Mustafa Fall traveled with the team but will not play.
Dubai will also miss key players. Davis Bertans remains out due to injury, while newcomer Bruno Caboclo has yet to make his debut. Costa Contic last played in Round 16, Buggy Ellis is out since Round 13, and Nate Mason and Mam Jaite are also unavailable.
Match Analysis
Olympiacos’ strength lies in defense, conceding five fewer points per game than Dubai. They also excel in rebounds and assists, while Dubai averages two fewer turnovers per game and has a slightly better free-throw percentage.
The game will tip off at 18:00 and will be refereed by Emilio Perez (Spain), Gitis Vilius (Lithuania), and Manuel Atard (Italy).
EuroLeague Schedule
Round 26 (Feb 3-4, 2026):
- Dubai BC vs. Olympiacos – 18:00
- Panathinaikos vs. Real Madrid – 21:15
- Anadolu Efes vs. Valencia
- Zalgiris Kaunas vs. Monaco
- Red Star Belgrade vs. Hapoel Tel Aviv
- Armani Milano vs. Baskonia
- Barcelona vs. Fenerbahce
- Bayern Munich vs. Paris
- Maccabi Tel Aviv vs. Partizan
Round 27 (Feb 5-6, 2026):
- Partizan vs. Panathinaikos – 21:30
- Dubai BC vs. Real Madrid
- Hapoel Tel Aviv vs. Valencia
- Bayern Munich vs. Monaco
- Paris vs. Fenerbahce
- Olympiacos vs. Virtus Bologna – 21:15
- Anadolu Efes vs. Zalgiris Kaunas
- Red Star vs. Maccabi Tel Aviv
- Villeurbanne vs. Armani Milano
- Baskonia vs. Barcelona
EuroLeague Standings
- Fenerbahce (17-7)
- Olympiacos (16-8)
- Hapoel Tel Aviv (16-8)
- Valencia (16-9)
- Real Madrid (16-9)
- Barcelona (16-9)
- Monaco (15-10)
- Panathinaikos (15-10)
- Red Star Belgrade (15-10)
… - Dubai BC (11-14)
Key Players in Form
Olympiacos showcased brilliant basketball against Barcelona in the first and fourth quarters. They now aim for a sixth straight win and a 9th victory in their last 10 EuroLeague games.
New Canadian point guard Cory Joseph, despite only two practices with the team, showed glimpses of his talent in 12 minutes on the court. However, it was Tyrique Jones’ night. He excelled with 16 points, 8 rebounds, 3 steals, 3 blocks, 2 assists, and 4 fouls drawn in just 20:54 minutes, surpassing star Sasha Vezenkov in the player rating system.
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