The Game of the Week featured a pair of Turkish Airlines Euroleague contenders with Olympiacos Piraeus hosting FC Barcelona Lassa. The visitors jumped ahead early, but it was tied after a low-scoring first quarter. Vassilis Spanoulis stepped up in the second quarter, which the Reds finished on a 16-2 tear to take the lead for good. Barcelona threatened briefly in the third quarter, but a 10-0 run all but iced the game and the outcome was never in serious doubt down the stretch as Olympiacos claimed a 74-62 victory to start the Top 16 in style. Spanoulis finished with 11 points and 9 assists to pace the winners.