Round 6 in the 2023-24 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague Regular Season is officially in the books.
Game Center: Barca, Virtus stay strong; Baskonia wins thriller!
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Friday, November 3
Virtus Segafredo Bologna 93-81 Anadolu Efes Istanbul
Virtus extends its winning streak to five games with a strong 93-81 home win over Efes thanks to 5 players scoring in double figures. Toko Shengelia led the way with 19 points, 5 rebounds and 6 rebounds. Efes dropped to 2-4 in the Erdem Can era.
Baskonia Vitoria-Gasteiz 84-83 Partizan Mozzart Bet Belgrade
Coach Dusko Ivanovic got off to a perfect start in his fourth stint with Baskonia Vitoria-Gasteiz, as the home side edged out Partizan Mozzart Bet Belgrade 84-83 in a pulsating Round 6 clash on Friday. The hosts ground out their victory after Chima Moneke grabbed an offensive rebound with 1.1 seconds left on the clock and then sank a pair of free throws, sending a vociferous home crowd into raptures.
FC Barcelona 80-72 Panathinaikos Athens
FC Barcelona remains undefeated at home in the 2023-24 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague Regular Season after beating Panathinaikos Athens 80-72 at Palau Blaugrana on Friday. Barca improved to 5-1 while Panathinaikos dropped to 2-4. Jabari Parker paced the winners with 17 points. Oriol Pauli added 12 while Nikola Kalinic and Tomas Satoransky each had 10 for Barca. Jerian Grant led Panathinaikos with 15 points. Olek Balcerowski added 12 and Marius Grigonis 11.
Thursday, November 2
Crvena Zvezda Meridianbet Belgrade 74-68 FC Bayern Munich
Zvezda rallied from a 14-point third-quarter deficit to beat Bayern 74-68 and snap a four-game losing streak. Both teams are now 2-4. Bayern led 38-52 midway through the third quarter but Milos Teodosic led Zvezda's comeback, as the hosts tied 59-59 midway through the fourth and then used a game-clinching triple from Yago Dos Santos to win.Teodosic finished with 16 points and 11 assists, Luka Mitrovic had 11 points and 6 rebounds, and Shabazz Napier also scored 11 in the victory. Carsen Edwards had 16 for Bayern.
Fenerbahce Beko Istanbul 79-77 Olympiacos Piraeus
Fenerbahce grabbed an important 79-77 victory at home against Olympiacos to extend its winning streak to four and improve to 5-1 record. Olympiacos dropped to 3-3. Georgios Papagiannis scored a team-high 15 points, while Dyshawn Pierre scored 14 in the first quarter, when Fener outscored the Reds 29-14, but missed the remainder of the game through injury. Alec Peters paced Olympiacos with a game-high 19 points. Nigel Williams-Goss missed a floater on the final play that would have forced overtime.
Zalgiris Kaunas 89-91 LDLC ASVEL Villeurbanne
There are no more winless teams in the EuroLeague as ASVEL finally grabbed its first victory of the season, rallying from 13 points down to beat Zalgiris 88-91. ASVEL (-15) limited the home side to 8 points in the final 10 minutes for what was also its first victory under new head coach Gianmarco Pozzecco. Timothe Luwawu-Cabarrot scored 19 points with 6 rebounds off the bench to pace five ASVEL scorers in double figures. Youssoupha Fall had 15 points, Joffrey Lauvergne and Nando De Colo both scored 13 points and Mike Scott pitched in 12 points.
Valencia Basket 79-71 ALBA Berlin
Valencia Basket finished the game with a 16-3 run to pull out a hard-fought 79-71 win over visiting ALBA Berlin on Thursday night. The win improved Valencia's record to 5-1, while ALBA dropped to 1-5. No team led by more than 6 points until the penultimate minute of the game. ALBA was up 63-67 with 3:35 left, but Semi Ojeleye hit a second-chance triple, his fourth of the night sparking a run continued by Brandon Davies who scored 8 consecutive points to help Valencia go in front for good.
EA7 Emporio Armani Milan 66-72 AS Monaco
AS Monaco made it four wins in a row with a strong second half to down EA7 Emporio Armani Milan, which has now lost four straight. The 66-72 road victory improved Monaco to 4-2, while Milan dropped to 1-5. Milan controlled most of a low-scoring first half but couldn't establish a big lead, and the Italian team then failed to score in the opening 4 minutes of the second half. Monaco took a while to find its rhythm but led nearly the whole of the second half and stayed strong in the latter stages.