By Amy Samin Maccabi\u2019s starting five was comprised of Andrew Wisniewski, Chuck Eidson, Maciej Lampe, Guy Pnini and Stephane Lasme. The home team couldn\u2019t seem to find the basket at the start of the game, and after two minutes the score was only 3 \u2013 2, Panellinios. Yaniv Green gave Maccabi their first point of the second quarter after being fouled on his way to the hoop. The second half got started with the game-opening five back on the court, but a Greek run chipped away Maccabi\u2019s big lead, 44 \u2013 Three from Eidson opened the fourth quarter of the game, and an acrobatic shot off the glass by Perkins put Maccabi up 63 \u2013 50 two minutes into the period. Box Scores Maccabi<\/SPAN><\/B>: Lampe 22 points, 6 rebounds; Perkins 17 points, 7 rebounds, 5 assists; Eidson 15 points; Wisniewski 10 points, 5 assists; Lasme 7 points; Pnini 3 points; Mekel and Green 2 points each. Panellinios<\/SPAN><\/B>: Johnsen 19 points; Charalampidis 13 points; Vougiokas 11 points; Blakney 9 points; Smith 8 points; Davis 3 points; Ostojic and Xanthopolous 2 points each. About Lampe\u2019s 22 points on the night, Pini Gershon<\/B> said, \u201cHe can do more. When asked about the game, the coach responded: \u201cWe played without Fischer and Anderson, which is 40% of our starting five, and we got into foul trouble. Doron Perkins<\/SPAN><\/B>: \u201cIt\u2019s good to come off the bench and produce for the team. Andrew Wisniewski<\/SPAN><\/B> added, \u201cI\u2019m trying to go forward and play as fast a game as I can.
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<\/SPAN>D\u2019or Fischer did not suit up, owing to illness.
<\/SPAN>Alan Anderson did not play at all.
<\/SPAN>Vasilis Xanthopolous, Britten Johnsen, Devin Smith, K. Charalampidis, and Ian Vougiokas started for the Greek team.
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<\/SPAN>A three-pointer from Lampe gave Maccabi their first lead of the game, and Wiz dropped in another three to put the score at 8 \u2013
<\/SPAN>Maccabi started to run their game, and a stunner by Eidson on a fast break gave Maccabi a 14 \u2013 10 lead.
<\/SPAN>Another three by Wisniewski put Maccabi up by 7.
<\/SPAN>Maccabi continued to play well, with five straight from Eidson setting the score at 22 \u2013 13, with a minute left in the period.
<\/SPAN>Doron Perkins came in off the bench to close out the quarter, with Maccabi in the lead, 24 \u2013 15.
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<\/SPAN>Raviv Limonad also had his first minutes of the game.
<\/SPAN>But the second quarter was dominated by excellent play from Perkins, who racked up steals and assists before shooting one from outer space to put Maccabi up by 17, 38 \u2013 21 with four and a half left on the clock.
<\/SPAN>Maccabi\u2019s defense was also a star this quarter, keeping the Greeks to only 12 points in the period.
<\/SPAN>Of the visitors, only Blakney (who once played for Pini on Olympiacos) played well.
<\/SPAN>Lampe scored off an assist from Lasme, then brought home a layup to end the quarter with Maccabi leading, 44 \u2013 27.
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<\/SPAN>Blakney kept the visitor\u2019s momentum going and the score reached 47 \u2013 37.
<\/SPAN>Maccabi\u2019s game slowed down, and Johnsen narrowed the gap to 8 for Panellinios, 49 \u2013 41 with four minutes left in the period.
<\/SPAN>Lampe, Eidson and Lasme helped open up Maccabi\u2019s lead to 55 \u2013 41 with just over two minutes left in the quarter.
<\/SPAN>Panellinios used the time remaining to once again narrow the gap, and the period ended with Maccabi\u2019s lead only 57 \u2013 48.
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<\/SPAN>Wiz and Lampe each contributed shots from outside the arc, and with five minutes gone Maccabi led 72 \u2013 55.
<\/SPAN>With two minutes left, Blakney and Johnsen narrowed the gap to 74 \u2013 64, but Maccabi hung on to take the win, 78 \u2013 67.
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<\/SPAN>Limonad played but did not score.
<\/SPAN>Sharp, Fischer, and Anderson did not play.
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<\/SPAN>He needs to be more aggressive on rebounds and defense.
<\/SPAN>He\u2019s got another 7 or 8 more years in his career, and maybe he\u2019ll learn that.\u201d
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<\/SPAN>I can\u2019t tell my players to play aggressively and at the same time tell the referees which fouls to call.
<\/SPAN>Wisniewski and Perkins played very well today.\u201d
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<\/SPAN>I\u2019m trying to find my spot, but it\u2019s hard coming off the bench.
<\/SPAN>We\u2019re going to be a great team.\u201d<\/SPAN>
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<\/SPAN>I think our big guys are doing well and are ready for the pace of the Euroleague.
<\/SPAN>We\u2019ve come back after a loss and we\u2019ve fixed a couple of mistakes in preparation for Thursday\u2019s game.\u201d