In the 26th week of the Basketball Super League, Anadolu Efes won its 25th victory by defeating Aliağa Petkim Spor 87-80 at home, securing a leading finish in the regular season.
Starting the match with Larkin’s effective game, Anadolu Efes gained 16-7 advantage in the 5th minute. The home team increased the difference to 12 points in the 8th minute, when the national basketball player reached 14 points: 27-15. The first quarter of the competition was completed with Anadolu Efes’ 32-20 lead.
Aliağa Petkimspor made a good start to the second period of the match as a team in both sides of the game and reduced the difference to 3 points without giving the opponent a chance to score for 3 minutes: 32-29. The guest team was ahead for the first time in the fight against Hummer’s basket in the 18th minute: 41-42. The first half ended with Aliağa Petkimspor’s 45-44 lead.
The guest team entered the 24th minute ahead 54-51 with the effective performance of Ege Arar in defense and offense. Anadolu Efes responded to his opponent with the baskets scored by Pleiss in a row, and in the 25th minute, the advantage was 58-54, but Zack was effective in the guest team by scoring consecutive points and the 3rd quarter ended with 65-65 equality.
Aliağa Petkimspor, which started the last quarter effectively, caught a 5-point lead in the 33rd minute: 68-73. When the away team could not evaluate the attacks in the next section, Anadolu Efes was ahead 80-73 in the 36th minute with Dunston and Simon’s baskets and won the match 87-80.
HALL: Sinan Erdem
REFEREES: Sinan İşgüder, Can Mavisu, Musa Kazım Çetin
ANADOLU EFES: Larkin 18, Simon 21, Anderson 8, Singleton 9, Dunston 5, Pleiss 18, Buğrahan 6, Tolga 2, Doğuş, Erten, Yiğitcan
ALİAĞA PETKİM SPORTS: Vasiliauskas 14, Dorukhan 3, Wimbush 2, Okben 4, Ege 12, Hummer 15, Zack 14, Canberk 10, Yiğitcan 6, Boran
1ST QUARTER: 32-20
FIRST HALF: 44-45
THIRD QUARTER: 65-65
