Besiktas Istanbul 82
@100 Hapoel IBI Tel Aviv
The story
Hapoel's third quarter settles it in Sofia
Hapoel IBI Tel Aviv led only 43-39 at half, then won the third quarter 32-16. Five players scored 15 or more, led by Elijah Bryant and Vasilije Micic with 16 each, and Zach LeDay had 15 points and a team-best 22 PIR. Ante Zizic gave Besiktas 17 points, 9 rebounds and 28 PIR off the bench.
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BES | 18 | 21 | 16 | 27 | 82 |
| HTA | 22 | 21 | 32 | 25 | 100 |
| Besiktas Istanbul | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | FG | 3PT | FT | +/- | PIR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Devon Dotson | 21 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 1-1 | -3 | 10 |
| Anthony Brown | 19 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3-4 | 2-2 | 1-2 | -11 | 8 |
| Wenyen Gabriel | 19 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4-9 | 0-0 | 2-4 | +1 | 6 |
| Eugene Omoruyi | 17 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5-8 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0 | 9 |
| Jaylen Nowell | 17 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-10 | 1-5 | 2-2 | +4 | -4 |
| Conor Morgan | 22 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2-4 | 0-1 | 1-1 | -18 | 5 |
| Scottie Wilbekin | 20 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2-9 | 1-4 | 4-4 | -14 | 4 |
| Furkan Korkmaz | 20 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2-5 | 0-1 | 0-0 | -13 | 6 |
| Ante Zizic | 20 | 17 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6-9 | 0-0 | 5-6 | -19 | 28 |
| Berk Ugurlu | 16 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2-5 | 0-1 | 0-0 | -13 | -1 |
| David Dejulius | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | -4 | -2 |
DNP: Metecan Birsen
| Hapoel IBI Tel Aviv | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | FG | 3PT | FT | +/- | PIR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elijah Bryant | 25 | 16 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3-7 | 1-1 | 9-10 | -1 | 15 |
| Amir Coffey | 25 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6-11 | 1-3 | 2-3 | +20 | 18 |
| Tomas Satoransky | 21 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2-3 | 1-1 | 0-0 | +7 | 9 |
| Zach Leday | 20 | 15 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5-8 | 1-2 | 4-4 | +13 | 22 |
| Dan Oturu | 18 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | +3 | 7 |
| Vasilije Micic | 24 | 16 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5-8 | 2-5 | 4-4 | +13 | 16 |
| Antonio Blakeney | 22 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5-12 | 3-5 | 2-3 | +15 | 15 |
| Tai Odiase | 20 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 | +17 | 5 |
| Ish Wainright | 19 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2-3 | 2-3 | 0-0 | +5 | 6 |
| Bruno Caboclo | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | -2 | 0 |
DNP: Jacob Toppin, Eugene German
First of all, I congratulate Hapoel and coach Dimitris Itoudis on the win. Of course, it was a deserved win. Honestly, against an opponent like this we only had enough energy for 20 minutes.
The third quarter was different, it went very badly for us. We came back from the locker room with a different approach. They, unlike us, played with the right approach, and they had more energy than us.
In my view, Hapoel is one of the league's four title contenders. Panathinaikos, Hapoel, Dubai, Olympiacos: these are the four teams that spend the most money.
FC Bayern Munich 101
@93 Anadolu Efes Istanbul
The story
Bayern win in Istanbul
Bayern led after every quarter, shot 13-of-30 from three and made 12 steals as Anadolu Efes turned it over 20 times. Only two Bayern players reached double figures: Duane Washington with 21 off the bench and Andreas Obst with 20. Dario Saric led Efes with 21 points (9-of-9 at the line) and 28 PIR.
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MUN | 26 | 28 | 21 | 26 | 101 |
| IST | 22 | 24 | 22 | 25 | 93 |
| FC Bayern Munich | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | FG | 3PT | FT | +/- | PIR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andreas Obst | 28 | 20 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6-9 | 4-7 | 4-4 | +10 | 20 |
| Marjon Beauchamp | 21 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3-8 | 1-3 | 1-2 | +1 | 5 |
| Johannes Thiemann | 19 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 4-6 | +14 | 5 |
| Kamar Baldwin | 11 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2-2 | 1-1 | 0-0 | +3 | 7 |
| Austin Wiley | 11 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 1-2 | +2 | 1 |
| Miles Norris | 20 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 4-5 | 1-2 | 0-0 | -7 | 15 |
| Duane Washington | 20 | 21 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8-12 | 3-6 | 2-2 | +1 | 19 |
| Rokas Jokubaitis | 20 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3-8 | 1-3 | 2-2 | +6 | 10 |
| Johannes Voigtmann | 18 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1-5 | 1-5 | 0-0 | +3 | 5 |
| Vladimir Lucic | 14 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 10 |
| Oscar Da Silva | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2-3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | +4 | 2 |
| Justinian Jessup | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | 1-2 | 0-0 | +3 | 2 |
| Anadolu Efes Istanbul | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | FG | 3PT | FT | +/- | PIR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dario Saric | 32 | 21 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6-10 | 0-1 | 9-9 | +4 | 28 |
| Matthew Strazel | 29 | 15 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3-8 | 1-5 | 8-8 | -6 | 16 |
| Collin Malcolm | 28 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3-4 | 1-1 | 6-7 | -8 | 19 |
| Bruno Fernando | 26 | 10 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5-8 | 0-1 | 0-2 | -15 | 23 |
| Cameron Payne | 20 | 18 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 6-11 | 4-7 | 2-2 | -4 | 10 |
| Jordan Loyd | 21 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4-11 | 2-8 | 0-0 | -2 | 7 |
| Ercan Osmani | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | -2 | -3 |
| Daron Russell | 8 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1-5 | 0-4 | 0-0 | 0 | -1 |
| Santi Yusta | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 2-2 | +1 | 0 |
| Kai Jones | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | -1 | 2 |
| Pj Dozier | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | -7 | 1 |
DNP: Erkan Yilmaz
Winning a game away in the EuroLeague is not easy. Winning after a three-game losing streak is even harder. After we got the lead to double digits, we kept control of the game and knew how to win it. Forcing our opponent into 20 turnovers was extremely important.
I think we put in all the effort we could, but we made too many mistakes. We had talked about rebounds, but we made too many simple mistakes. We're turning the ball over far too much. The turnovers were decisive in the defeat.
Bayern played the whole game smartly. They managed to stay much calmer than us. They waited for the right opportunities to come to them.
Virtus Bologna 96
@94 Paris Basketball
The story
Virtus edge the shootout in Paris
Paris made 16 threes but went to the free-throw line only twice. Virtus trailed 65-64 after three and won the fourth quarter 32-29. Derrick Alston Jr. scored 23 on 5-of-7 from deep; Tyson Etienne matched him with 23 for Paris (7-of-17 threes, 7 assists).
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VIR | 26 | 20 | 18 | 32 | 96 |
| PRS | 26 | 12 | 27 | 29 | 94 |
| Virtus Bologna | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | FG | 3PT | FT | +/- | PIR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wendell Moore | 26 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 6-14 | 2-6 | 0-1 | +10 | 15 |
| Derrick Alston Jr. | 23 | 23 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7-12 | 5-7 | 4-4 | +9 | 22 |
| Marcus Carr | 22 | 11 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3-8 | 1-2 | 4-5 | -6 | 12 |
| Kessler Edwards | 19 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2-8 | 0-2 | 1-2 | -6 | 5 |
| Mouhamet Diouf | 16 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5-6 | 0-0 | 1-2 | -2 | 16 |
| Bo Klintman | 19 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | +6 | 3 |
| Trent Frazier | 18 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2-8 | 2-7 | 2-2 | +2 | 3 |
| Aliou Diarra | 17 | 8 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 4-7 | 0-0 | 0-0 | +3 | 18 |
| Tommaso Baldasso | 12 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | -13 | 3 |
| Rasheed Bello | 11 | 12 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4-6 | 2-3 | 2-2 | +6 | 11 |
| Kevin Kokila | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | +1 | 6 |
| Davide Casarin | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 2 |
| Paris Basketball | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | FG | 3PT | FT | +/- | PIR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tyson Etienne | 27 | 23 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8-19 | 7-17 | 0-0 | +20 | 27 |
| Tj Warren | 24 | 19 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 9-15 | 1-4 | 0-0 | -9 | 20 |
| Sebastian Herrera | 22 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4-7 | 4-6 | 0-0 | +15 | 9 |
| Allan Dokossi | 16 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3-7 | 0-0 | 0-0 | -16 | 10 |
| Leopold Cavaliere | 9 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2-2 | -11 | 4 |
| Mouhamed Faye | 21 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 | +21 | 18 |
| Terry Tarpey | 19 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2-4 | 1-1 | 0-0 | +16 | 12 |
| Jared Rhoden | 17 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4-12 | 1-2 | 0-0 | -18 | 3 |
| Joel Ayayi | 13 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1-7 | 0-1 | 0-0 | -20 | -1 |
| Daulton Hommes | 13 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1-6 | 1-5 | 0-0 | +5 | 2 |
| Jeremy Morgan | 12 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1-4 | 1-4 | 0-0 | -13 | 4 |
DNP: Maozinha Pereira
A tough game tonight despite the absence of an important player like Hifi; we knew they would give everything because they had to fill the gap left by his absence. I don't think we played a good first quarter, then in the second quarter we managed to close the gap by raising our defensive level.
They made one more shot than us; in the end it came down to that. You have to give them credit, they hit difficult shots at the end of the game. We're really not far off in the last two games.
We scored 94 points, that's enough to win a game. But conceding 96 is too many. We have to find a way to defend better.
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