Brancou Badio, Mouhamed Faye and Mbaye Ndiaye don launch dia Euroleague campaigns on Thursday, but na only Panathinaikos and Olympiacos pipo win. Badio Panathinaikos beat Faye Paris Basketball 91-72, while Ndiaye Olympiacos defeat Baskonia 106-89.
Badio play 21 minutes for Panathinaikos win, finish wit 4 points and 3 rebounds. Di Greek side build early lead, win first quarter 31-17, and comot again afta di break wit 27-13 third quarter. Faye come from bench play 8 minutes for Paris, collect 2 rebounds but e no score.
Olympiacos set di tone against Baskonia wit 36-29 opening quarter and dem never look back. Dem outscore di Spanish side for each of di first three quarters, including 25-14 third quarter, before dem lose di final quarter 29-25. Ndiaye contribute 4 points inside 8 minutes.
Two more Senegalese players go enta Euroleague action on Friday. Mouhamadou Gueye and Valencia BC go face Besiktas at 17:00 GMT, while Ousmane Diop and Olimpia Milano go meet Partizan Mozzart at 18:45.
