Olympiacos defeated Valencia 102-97 in overtime on October 13, 2026, at Roig Arena, moving both teams to 4-1 in Euroleague Round 5 of the regular season. Valencia led 31-17 after the first quarter and 59-34 at halftime, but Olympiacos answered with 25 points in the third quarter, 31 in the fourth and 12 more in overtime.
The result flipped the early shape of the game. Valencia’s offense opened with the rhythm expected from a team averaging 99 points entering the night, and its ball movement was sharp enough to finish with 24 assists on 33 made field goals. Olympiacos, however, turned the game through possession pressure, rebounding and free throws, finishing plus-14 on the glass and plus-8 at the line.
Olympiacos changed the game after halftime
Valencia’s first half was built on shot-making and pace control. The home team scored 31 points in the first quarter and 28 in the second, producing a 59-point half against an Olympiacos team that had entered with a 96.6 defensive rating through five games.
After halftime, Olympiacos held Valencia to 12 points in the third quarter and 19 in the fourth. That defensive stretch mattered more than any single shooting split because it allowed the visitors to turn a 25-point deficit into a tied game before overtime. Valencia scored only 38 points across the second half and overtime after scoring 59 before the break.
Olympiacos’ offense also found a different level late. After scoring 17 points in each of the first two quarters, the visitors scored 25 in the third, 31 in the fourth and 12 in overtime. That progression reflected a team that entered averaging 94.4 points per game and had five double-digit scorers in its early-season profile.
The foul line and rebounding decided the margins
Olympiacos shot 25-for-27 from the free-throw line, while Valencia went 17-for-23. In a five-point overtime game, that eight-point advantage at the stripe was decisive. It also aligned with Olympiacos’ early-season strength at the line, where the team had been shooting 86.7 percent.
The rebounding gap was just as important. Olympiacos finished with 38 rebounds to Valencia’s 24, a 14-board advantage that offset 15 turnovers and a 7-for-25 night from three-point range. Valencia entered with a 50.6 rebound percentage, while Olympiacos came in at 54.3, and that pre-game edge showed up clearly in the final box score.
Valencia shot 33-for-71 from the field and 12-for-33 from three. Olympiacos shot 34-for-70 overall and 7-for-25 from deep. The visitors did not win because of perimeter volume or three-point accuracy; they won because they created a larger physical margin through rebounding and free throws.
Valencia’s offensive profile held, but the defense cracked late
Valencia’s season profile entering the game was elite offensively: 100.4 points per game, a 115.8 offensive rating, 67 percent true shooting and a 67.7 assist rate through five games. The 97-point output and 24 assists fit that identity, especially with T.J. Shorts, Nikola Mirotic, Kameron Taylor, Armoni Brooks and Nathan Reuvers all part of a balanced scoring structure through the opening stretch of the season.
The issue was the defensive collapse after halftime. Valencia entered with a 99.2 defensive rating and a plus-16.6 net rating, but Olympiacos scored 68 points after the break and overtime. Valencia generated 8 steals and forced 15 turnovers, yet those disruption plays did not compensate for the rebounding deficit or the free-throw disparity.
The loss also came with no significant injuries reported for either team, and the rest profile was relatively even: Valencia had five days of rest and Olympiacos had four, with each team playing once in the previous seven days. This was not a result shaped by obvious availability issues; it was shaped by execution over the final 25 minutes.
Pre-game indicators pointed to a close matchup
Both teams entered at 4-1, and the CourtFrame Power Index placed Valencia second at 79.46 and Olympiacos fourth at 71.98, with Valencia holding a 7.5 differential. The market leaned slightly toward Olympiacos with a 55.3 percent implied probability, despite Valencia’s higher CPI rank and Roig Arena setting.
The game ultimately reflected both sides of that pre-game tension. Valencia looked like the higher-rated team early, building a 59-34 halftime lead with efficient offense and strong ball movement. Olympiacos looked like the more resilient and physical team late, using rebounding, free throws and a 43-point fourth quarter-plus-overtime finish to take the result.
With the win, Olympiacos matched Valencia at 4-1 and added a road result that will carry analytical weight because of how it was achieved. Valencia’s offense remained productive, but the final score exposed a late-game defensive and rebounding problem against a direct contender near the top of the early Euroleague table.