The second night of action in the 2023-24 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague season continues with four games on offer.
Game Center: Two overtimes among four thrillers to end Round 1!
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Fenerbahce Beko Istanbul 85-82 EA7 Emporio Armani Milan
Fenerbahce Beko Istanbul had to battle for 45 minutes to edge EA7 Emporio Armani Milan 85-82 in overtime at Ulker Sports and Event Hall on Friday.
Scottie Wilbekin paced the winners with 19 points. Marko Guduric, Tyler Dorsey and Georgios Papagiannis each added 15 while Dyshawn Pierre had 11 for Fenerbahce, which was outrebounded by 27-41 but forced its opponent to pick up 19 turnovers. Nikola Mirotic led Milan with 27 points, 11 rebounds and a PIR of 38. He missed a three-point shot that could have sent the game to double overtime at the buzzer. Johannes Voigtmann added 21 points and Shavon Shields had 10 for the guests.
Panathinaikos Athens 78-88 Olympiacos Piraeus
Olympiacos Piraeus started the 2023-24 season with a huge victory as the Reds prevailed 78-88 in overtime at the home of Greek rival Panathinaikos Athens. Olympiacos fought back from 10 points down and a back-and-forth game went to OT, where the Reds scored 12 straight points to grab the win.
Alec Peters had a 17-point, 10-rebound double-double, while Thomas Walkup had 17 points and 5 assists. Nikola Milutinov also poured in 15 points to go with 7 rebounds and 2 blocks. Kostas Sloukas led all scorers with 20 points against his old team, and Juancho Hernangomez chipped in 13 points and 10 rebounds in the loss.
Valencia Basket 70-65 AS Monaco Valencia Basket got its Turkish Airlines EuroLeague season off to the perfect start with a gutsy 70-65 home win over AS Monaco after forward Chris Jones served up a stellar fourth-quarter performance which forced the visitors into submission. Jones scored 9 of his 14 points in the final period of the game and Semi Ojeleye paced Valencia with 19, cancelling out a valiant solo effort by Mike James, who led all scorers with 21 points.
Baskonia Vitoria-Gasteiz 77-79 Real Madrid
Reigning champ Real Madrid started its season with a gutsy road win, 77-79, at Baskonia in a thrilling game which went down to the final shot. Real was missing several players, including top rebounders Walter Tavares and Gabriel Deck, and the hosts used its physical advantage to lead most of the way, including a 75-69 lead midway through the final period.
But Real refused to accept defeat and relied upon a barrage of three-point shooting – converting 15 of its 39 three-point attempts – to repeatedly come back and eventually win the game as its defense held firm in the final possessions.