Real Madrid Reach Final Four After Hard-Fought Win Over Olympiacos

Los Blancos Hold Off Late Surge to Advance to Sunday's Semi-Final

Real Madrid booked their place in the Turkish Airlines EuroLeague Final Four on Sunday after a tense 79-78 victory over Olympiacos Piraeus in the quarterfinals. Despite never trailing in the contest, Real Madrid were forced to fend off a late rally from their Greek opponents to secure the win.

Thomas Walkup Leads the Way

American guard Thomas Walkup led the scoring for Real Madrid with 15 points, while fellow countryman Isaiah Canaan added 13. Olympiacos was paced by Sasha Vezenkov's 26 points, but the Bulgarian forward's efforts were not enough to prevent his team from crashing out of the competition.

Real Madrid will now face Zalgiris Kaunas in the semi-finals on Sunday, while Olympiacos will have to settle for a fifth-place finish in the tournament.