Valencia vs Panathinaikos — 105:107, Euroleague
Euroleague
Thursday, April 30, 2026 • Roig Arena
| Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | OT | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Valencia | 23 | 25 | 23 | 24 | 10 | 105 |
| Panathinaikos | 24 | 25 | 25 | 21 | 12 | 107 |
Team Statistics
| Stat | Valencia | Panathinaikos |
|---|---|---|
| Field Goals | 38/71 | 22/40 |
| 3-Pointers | 16/38 | 16/30 |
| Rebounds | 33 | 26 |
| Assists | 27 | 20 |
| Steals | 7 | 9 |
| Blocks | 3 | 2 |
| Turnovers | 11 | 12 |
Box Score
Top scorers
Nigel Hayes
27 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
Jean Montero
21 PTS · 2 REB · 6 AST
Kendrick Nunn
19 PTS · 1 REB · 3 AST
Valencia
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | OR | DR | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | STL | BLK | TO | PF | +/- | PIR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brancou BadioS | 30:01 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 6-11 | 2-6 | 1-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | +13 | 23 |
| Jean MonteroS | 29:06 | 21 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 7-11 | 4-8 | 3-6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -8 | 25 |
| Neal SakoS | 15:40 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | +14 | 2 |
| Matt CostelloS | 15:08 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4-7 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | +11 | 8 |
| Josep PuertoS | 12:23 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -3 | -1 |
| Kameron Taylor | 31:01 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 5-10 | 1-3 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 15 |
| Braxton Key | 28:11 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4-10 | 1-3 | 2-2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 4 | -11 | 7 |
| Nathan Reuvers | 22:14 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3-6 | 2-4 | 1-2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | -17 | 7 |
| Sergio De Larrea | 20:34 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5-8 | 4-7 | 4-5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | +6 | 23 |
| Darius Thompson | 10:00 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1-2 | 0-1 | 1-1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -4 | 5 |
| Jaime Pradilla | 7:27 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2-2 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 7 |
| O. Moore | 3:15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -8 | 0 |
| Totals | 105 | 33 | 10 | 23 | 27 | 38-71 | 16-38 | 13-23 | 7 | 3 | 11 | 21 | 121 |
Panathinaikos
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | OR | DR | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | STL | BLK | TO | PF | +/- | PIR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nigel HayesS | 36:01 | 27 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8-17 | 5-9 | 6-6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -2 | 29 |
| Cedi OsmanS | 33:39 | 16 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 5-7 | 3-5 | 3-3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | +1 | 26 |
| Kendrick NunnS | 30:27 | 19 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 8-13 | 2-5 | 1-1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | -6 | 17 |
| Mathias LessortS | 28:46 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 3-3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | -1 | 12 |
| Jerian GrantS | 27:13 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4-7 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | +6 | 10 |
| T.J. Shorts | 19:07 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4-12 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -7 | 7 |
| Juan Hernangomez | 18:44 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3-4 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | +1 | 6 |
| N. Rogkavopoulos | 15:22 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3-4 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | +8 | 4 |
| Marius Grigonis | 7:19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -2 |
| Konstantinos Mitoglou | 4:11 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 2 |
| K. Faried | 4:11 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +9 | 3 |
| Vasileios Toliopoulos | Did not play | ||||||||||||||
| Totals | 107 | 26 | 4 | 22 | 20 | 38-70 | 16-30 | 15-15 | 9 | 2 | 12 | 23 | 114 | ||
Box score: EuroLeague. PIR is the Performance Index Rating.
Game Flow
Valencia ahead±10
Panathinaikos ahead
- Largest lead · Valencia
- 7
- Largest lead · Panathinaikos
- 9
- Lead changes
- 21
- Times tied
- 14
- Best run · Valencia
- 9-0from Q3 03:23
- Best run · Panathinaikos
- 15-0from Q3 00:53
Shot Chart
MadeMissed
ValenciaPanathinaikos
| Zone | FG | % | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| At the rim | 26-31 | 83.9% | 22% |
| Paint | 13-32 | 40.6% | 23% |
| Mid-range | 5-10 | 50.0% | 7% |
| Corner 3 | 5-9 | 55.6% | 6% |
| Above the break 3 | 27-59 | 45.8% | 42% |
| All shots | 76-141 | 53.9% | 3PT 47.1% |
Scoring Plays
Q1Valencia 23 – 24 Panathinaikos
- 00:47Cedi Osman · Free throw23–24
- 00:47Cedi Osman · Free throw23–23
- 01:26Kameron Taylor · Free throw23–22
- 01:51Matt Costello · 2-pointer22–22
- 02:19Matt Costello · 2-pointer20–22
- 02:44Mathias Lessort · Free throw18–22
- 02:44Mathias Lessort · 2-pointer18–21
- 03:03Sergio De Larrea · 3-pointer18–19
- 03:45T.J. Shorts · Free throw15–19
- 03:45T.J. Shorts · Free throw15–18
- 04:09T.J. Shorts · 2-pointer15–17
- 04:26Sergio De Larrea · Free throw15–15
- 04:26Sergio De Larrea · Free throw14–15
- 04:34Nigel Hayes · Free throw13–15
- 04:34Nigel Hayes · 2-pointer13–14
- 05:13Nigel Hayes · 3-pointer13–12
- 05:26Nathan Reuvers · 2-pointer13–9
- 05:36Cedi Osman · Free throw11–9
- 05:36Cedi Osman · 2-pointer11–8
- 06:03Cedi Osman · 2-pointer11–6
- 06:22Jean Montero · 3-pointer11–4
- 07:00Brancou Badio · 2-pointer8–4
- 07:31Jean Montero · 3-pointer6–4
- 08:01Mathias Lessort · Free throw3–4
- 08:01Mathias Lessort · Free throw3–3
- 08:06Kendrick Nunn · 2-pointer3–2
- 08:21Brancou Badio · 3-pointer3–0
Q2Valencia 48 – 49 Panathinaikos
- 00:14Nigel Hayes · Free throw48–49
- 00:14Nigel Hayes · Free throw48–48
- 00:39Braxton Key · 2-pointer48–47
- 00:50Nigel Hayes · 2-pointer46–47
- 01:22Mathias Lessort · 2-pointer46–45
- 01:54Jerian Grant · 2-pointer46–43
- 02:40Brancou Badio · 2-pointer46–41
- 03:53Sergio De Larrea · Free throw44–41
- 03:53Sergio De Larrea · Free throw43–41
- 04:36Matt Costello · 3-pointer42–41
- 04:44Juan Hernangomez · 3-pointer39–41
- 05:08Sergio De Larrea · 3-pointer39–38
- 06:27Kendrick Nunn · 2-pointer36–38
- 06:45Darius Thompson · Free throw36–36
- 06:45Darius Thompson · 2-pointer35–36
- 06:55Kendrick Nunn · 2-pointer33–36
- 07:15Jean Montero · 3-pointer33–34
- 07:48Jean Montero · 2-pointer30–34
- 07:59Nigel Hayes · 3-pointer28–34
- 08:13Jaime Pradilla · 2-pointer28–31
- 08:39Konstantinos Mitoglou · 2-pointer26–31
- 08:53Jaime Pradilla · 3-pointer26–29
- 09:05Nigel Hayes · 3-pointer23–29
- 09:36T.J. Shorts · 2-pointer23–26
Q3Valencia 71 – 74 Panathinaikos
- 00:00Juan Hernangomez · 3-pointer71–74
- 00:31N. Rogkavopoulos · 2-pointer71–71
- 00:47Kendrick Nunn · 3-pointer71–69
- 00:53Kendrick Nunn · Free throw71–66
- 01:10Kameron Taylor · 2-pointer71–65
- 01:23Juan Hernangomez · 3-pointer69–65
- 01:38Jean Montero · 2-pointer69–62
- 02:10Jean Montero · 2-pointer67–62
- 02:29Sergio De Larrea · 2-pointer65–62
- 03:23Nathan Reuvers · 3-pointer63–62
- 04:06N. Rogkavopoulos · 3-pointer60–62
- 04:39Braxton Key · 3-pointer60–59
- 06:05Jerian Grant · 2-pointer57–59
- 06:46N. Rogkavopoulos · 3-pointer57–57
- 07:18Matt Costello · 2-pointer57–54
- 07:40Nigel Hayes · Free throw55–54
- 07:40Nigel Hayes · Free throw55–53
- 07:40Nigel Hayes · Free throw55–52
- 08:03Brancou Badio · 2-pointer55–51
- 08:20Jerian Grant · 2-pointer53–51
- 08:43Brancou Badio · Free throw53–49
- 08:43Brancou Badio · 2-pointer52–49
- 09:28Josep Puerto · 2-pointer50–49
Q4Valencia 95 – 95 Panathinaikos
- 00:52Cedi Osman · 3-pointer95–95
- 01:27Kameron Taylor · 3-pointer95–92
- 01:53Kameron Taylor · 2-pointer92–92
- 02:31Nathan Reuvers · Free throw90–92
- 03:23Jean Montero · 3-pointer89–92
- 03:50Kendrick Nunn · 2-pointer86–92
- 04:07Braxton Key · Free throw86–90
- 04:07Braxton Key · Free throw85–90
- 04:45Kendrick Nunn · 2-pointer84–90
- 05:29Kameron Taylor · 2-pointer84–88
- 05:59T.J. Shorts · 2-pointer82–88
- 06:24Braxton Key · 2-pointer82–86
- 06:33Kendrick Nunn · 3-pointer80–86
- 07:07Brancou Badio · 3-pointer80–83
- 07:37Jerian Grant · 3-pointer77–83
- 08:04Sergio De Larrea · 3-pointer77–80
- 08:48Sergio De Larrea · 3-pointer74–80
- 09:02Cedi Osman · 3-pointer71–80
- 09:42Cedi Osman · 3-pointer71–77
OTValencia 105 – 107 Panathinaikos
- 00:01Nigel Hayes · 2-pointer105–107
- 00:05Braxton Key · 2-pointer105–105
- 00:25Nigel Hayes · 3-pointer103–105
- 00:47Jean Montero · Free throw103–102
- 01:06Nigel Hayes · 3-pointer102–102
- 01:20Nathan Reuvers · 3-pointer102–99
- 01:56Kameron Taylor · 2-pointer99–99
- 02:10Kendrick Nunn · 2-pointer97–99
- 02:33T.J. Shorts · 2-pointer97–97
- 02:54Jean Montero · Free throw97–95
- 02:54Jean Montero · Free throw96–95
Play-by-play and shot locations: EuroLeague.
Game Recap
Panathinaikos edged Valencia 107-105 in a high-scoring EuroLeague matchup decided by just two points. The game was defined by efficient shot-making and sustained offensive execution from both teams, with neither side able to create meaningful separation for long stretches. Valencia matched Panathinaikos shot for shot, but the visitors found enough late answers to secure the narrow win.
Nigel Hayes led Panathinaikos with 27 points, delivering the standout scoring performance of the night. Kendrick Nunn added 19 points, while Cedi Osman contributed 16, giving Panathinaikos multiple reliable scoring options in a game where every possession carried weight. Their perimeter efficiency was especially important, as Panathinaikos converted 16 three-pointers on 30 attempts.
Valencia received a strong effort from Jean Montero, who scored 21 points, and Sergio De Larrea, who added 18. The hosts moved the ball well, finishing with 27 assists, and also held a rebounding edge at 33-26. Valencia’s 16 made threes and strong overall shooting kept them in position to win until the final moments.
For Panathinaikos, the victory reinforces their ability to win close games on the road in EuroLeague play, particularly when their top scorers produce efficiently. Valencia can take positives from its offensive rhythm and depth of production, but the narrow defeat highlights the importance of late-game execution and defensive stops against elite competition.
Key Takeaways
- →Valencia has a superior Net Rating (8
- →Valencia's strong home performance (75% win rate) and superior defensive metrics (DRtg 92
- →Valencia has a strong home record and is coming off a solid form pattern of WWWWL, indicating resilience despite a recent loss
- →Valencia's superior home performance (75% win rate) and higher Courtframe Power Index suggest a strong edge, especially with no significant injuries affecting either team
- →Valencia's strong home performance (6-2) and superior defensive metrics (DRtg 92