In the 14th week of the Turkish Airlines EuroLeague, Anadolu Efes, one of our representatives, lost 82-79 to Partizan on the road, and our representatives closed the double match week with 0 out of 4.
Anadolu Efes, one of our representatives, faced Partizan away in Turkish Airlines EuroLeague. Increasing the lead to 10 points in the third quarter, Anadolu Efes could not maintain its superiority and lost to its opponent 82-79.
Anadolu Efes’ 5-game winning streak in EuroLeague ended with a home defeat to Baskonia; With this result, our representatives closed the double match week with 0 out of 4, while Fenerbahçe Beko lost 2 matches while losing their 2nd consecutive match.
Partizan under the management of Zeljko Obradovic, on the other hand, ended their 5-game losing streak with a win against Anadolu Efes.
Rodrigue Beaubois, who marked the game in Anadolu Efes, was the top scorer of the game with 30 points, while Ante Zizic scored 20 and Vasilije Micic had 14 points. Partizan’s Dante Exum, James Nunnally and Kevin Punter each played an important role in the victory with 18 points.
Episodes from the match
Starting the match effectively, Partizan got the 9-2 advantage with 6:42 left by Alen Smailagic’s points. Responding to Rodrigue Beaubois’ outside shooting hits with Dante Exum and Uros Trifunovic, Partizan entered the last 3:10 section with a 14-8 superiority and with 2:29 remaining in the section where both teams had difficulty producing points on offense, Ante Zizic’s basket scored the period’s score ( 14-10) determined.
First period result: Partizan 14-10 Anadolu Efes
Starting the second quarter effectively, Anadolu Efes took the lead 16-17 with Rodrigue Beaubois’s three pointer with 6:48 remaining. Effective with Rodrigue Beaubois and Ante Zizic, our representative got the lead 18-26 with 3:31 remaining. While Zizic’s points kept the difference, Anadolu Efes finished the half with a score of 28-37 with Vasilije Micic’s basket in the last offense.
Halftime result: Partizan 28-37 Anadolu Efes
Maintaining the lead in the first part of the third quarter, Anadolu Efes increased the lead to double digits (34-44) with 5:47 left by Will Clyburn’s three-pointer. With 2:36 remaining, Rodrigue Beaubois’s basket was the leading side with 40-49, but Partizan, which was quite effective in the next section, took the lead with Dante Exum’s points 53-52 with 7 seconds left. Rodrigue Beaubois’s last offensive basket enabled our representative to finish the period ahead with 53-54.
Third period result: Partizan 53-54 Anadolu Efes
Maintaining its dominance in the first part of the last quarter, Anadolu Efes made the score 63-67 with Vasilije Micic’s three pointer with 5:42 remaining. Baskets from Mathias Lessort and James Nunnally gave Partizan a lead 68-67 with 4:30 left. Maintaining their superiority, Partizan made it 78-74 with James Nunnally’s three pointer with 15 seconds left. Anadolu Efes hit a three-pointer with Rodrigue Beaubois without wasting time after the time-out, bringing the situation to 78-76. With 11 seconds on Partizan, James Nunnally made no mistakes at the free throw line, bringing the situation to 80-76, while Amath M’Baye’s 3-pointer with 4 seconds left to score 80-79. With 3 seconds remaining, Kevin Punter’s free throws were accurate and Anadolu Efes could not find a chance to shoot in the limited time remaining, and the match ended 82-79.
Match result: Partizan 82-79 Anadolu Efes
