FC Bayern Munich edged Virtus Segafredo Bologna 84-87, grabbing its first road win. Once again, Nick Weiler-Babb was all over the place. 


Nick Weiler-Babb remains Bayern's silent leader 

[FC Bayern Munich](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/euroleague/teams/fc-bayern-munich/roster/mun/?season=2024-25) edged Virtus Segafredo Bologna [84-87](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/game-center/2024-25/virtus-segafredo-bologna-fc-bayern-munich/E2024/54/) on Tuesday night for its first road win of the season. [Nick Weiler-Babb](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/players/nick-weiler-babb/010391/) was a major reason why. He was simply all over the place. 

In his fifth season with Bayern, Weiler-Babb is playing some of the best basketball of his career, helping Bayern in many different aspects of the game. Against Virtus, he finished the game with 14 points, 7 rebounds, 3 assists, 4 steals and just 1 turnover. Weiler-Babb was coming off another great all-around performance [against Olympiacos Piraeus in Round 5](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/game-center/2024-25/fc-bayern-munich-olympiacos-piraeus/E2024/45/#boxscore) in which he tallied 10 points, 6 rebounds, 9 assists and 1 turnover for a PIR of 20.

Weiler-Babb has been efficient all around, committing just 9 turnovers in over 156 minutes on the floor so far this season. His assist-to-turnover ratio (2.44) is one of the best in the league. In the last two games, Weiler-Babb boosted that ratio to 6 to 1.

Against Virtus Segafredo Bologna, FC Bayern Munich playmaker Nick Weiler-Babb finished the game with 14 points, 7 rebounds, 3 assists, 4 steals and just one turnover.

Weiler-Babb does it all against Virtus

He stepped up at all times during the game, too. He had 3 points, 2 rebounds and 2 steals in a 0-13 run that gave Bayern a 25-30 lead midway through the second quarter. When Virtus tied it at 68-68 with over 7 minutes left, Weiler-Babb buried a critical jumper off a timeout. 

Virtus took an 82-79 lead with over a minute left and Weiler-Babb took matters into his own hands, burying a three-pointer from the left wing, grabbing a rebound at the other and finding Shabazz Napier to hit the go-ahead shot from downtown with 5.0 seconds remaining.

Napier had missed all of his six shots from beyond the arc until that moment but buried a highly-contested, step-back three-pointer that put Bayern in charge for good.

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"When I missed my last three, I think it was like 1:30 left, I told myself that I was going to make a big shot. And I was fortunate enough to be in a position to do so, and my teammates believed in me," Napier said after the game. 

"So I'm definitely grateful that it went in, and obviously it was a tough shot. I'm excited for this team and what we can continue to accomplish. One of the biggest things to do in the EuroLeague is win on the road. If you can get a win on the road, it's big time for the standings. So for us today, that was our main focus and we accomplished that today."

Bayern is set to look for its fourth consecutive win on Friday, when it visits LDLC ASVEL Villeurbanne in Round 7.

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The 28-year-old guard came through when Bayern needed him

Nick Weiler-Babb was again Bayern's silent leader against Virtus

Virtus Segafredo Bologna v FC Bayern Munich (2024-10-29T20:00:00.000Z)

Devon Hall and Nigel Hayes-Davis were two of Fenerbahçe Beko's star performers as the Turkish side beat Maccabi Tel Aviv in Round 6 of the 2024-25 EuroLeague season.

Fenerbahce leaned on Devon Hall, Nigel Hayes-Davis to subdue Maccabi 

Fenerbahce Beko Istanbul was flirting with a third straight home loss in the Turkish Airlines EuroLeague before a fourth-quarter surge allowed the competition’s 2017 champion to grind out [an 84-82 victory over Maccabi Playtika Tel Aviv](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/news/fenerbahce-edges-maccabi-84-82-after-fourth-quarter-comeback/) in Kaunas, Lithuania.

Saras Jasikevicius’s men rallied from 58-67 down heading into the final 10 minutes, having trailed by as many as 11 points in the third quarter before a dynamic trio saved the day for the Turkish outfit.

[Devon Hall](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/euroleague/players/devon-hall/011205/) was named player of the game after racking up 16 points and a career-high 9 assists, the bulk of which came in the second half of the contest. The former EA7 Emporio Armani Milan swingman paced Fenerbahce in the first half with 13 points and then facilitated in the second as he received more attention from Maccabi’s defenders.

“It’s a good win, especially as we came back from an 11-point deficit,” Hall said in a courtside post-game interview. “It feels good as this was a home-away-from home game for us. It was important to get the ball to [Nigel Hayes-Davis](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/euroleague/players/nigel-hayes-davis/008962/) in the fourth quarter and he played really well.”

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Hayes-Davis had a quiet first half and was stifled out through most of the third quarter too, but then poured 16 of his game-high 20 points in the last 13 minutes, with [Tarik Biberovic](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/euroleague/players/tarik-biberovic/006961/) also stepping up as he drained a pair of huge triples down the stretch.

“It’s really important to take care of those home wins as they all add up at the end of the season,” Hayes-Davis said. “We still have a lot to learn though as we are a new team and we’re still adjusting. I tried to be aggressive but I missed like five layups so I really need to go to the gym and work on some basics.”

Coach Jasikevicius was able to breathe a huge sigh of relief after his men turned the tide despite a patchy performance after last week’s tough home loss to reigning champion Panathinaikos AKTOR Athens.

“We dug deep and found a way to get some stops which put doubts into Maccabi heads,” the Lithuanian tactician stated. “We found a lineup which managed to up the pace and facilitate Tarik and Nigel, who had a huge second half. Devon had a huge game throughout; he was our best player in the first half and very solid in the second. “

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Maccabi head coach Oded Kattash hailed his team’s fighting spirit. “We knew we were up against a lot of quality and we missed some shots in the fourth quarter,” he said. “We showed a lot of character and I feel sorry for the players.”

[Rokas Jokubaitis](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/players/rokas-jokubaitis/007519/) had an opportunity to force overtime on Maccabi’s last possession but lost his footing and committed a turnover which dashed the visiting team’s hopes of avoiding a third straight loss.

Still, the Lithuanian guard drew a lot of positives ahead of the upcoming blockbuster against Real Madrid. “We came here ready, we came up short and what we need to do now is focus on the next game against Real Madrid,” he said. “It wasn’t a bad game for us so we need to keep the same intensity and play with the same mentality.”

The Turkish side was able to turn the tide in the fourth quarter thanks to inspired performances from the two Americans

Fenerbahce Beko Istanbul v Maccabi Playtika Tel Aviv (2024-10-29T18:30:00.000Z)

Bayern improved to 4-2 in the standings while Virtus dropped to 1-5. Carsen Edwards led the winners with 26 points. Shabazz Napier added 16, hitting the go-ahead triple with 5.0 seconds left, Nick Weiler-Babb had 14, Devin Booker 12 and Elias Harris 11 for Bayern. Toko Shengelia led Virtus with 21 points. Isaia Cordinier added 18, Matt Morgan 15 and Achille Polonara 13 for the hosts. 


Napier leads Bayern past Virtus, 84-87! 

FC Bayern Munich improved to 4-2 in the standings with a thrilling 84-87 road win over Virtus Segafredo Bologna on Tuesday at Unipol Arena. 

Carsen Edwards led the winners with 26 points. Shabazz Napier added 16 and 7 assists plus the go-ahead three-pointer with 5.0 seconds left. Nick Weiler-Babb scored 14 and grabbed 4 steals, Devin Booker netted 12 points and Elias Harris 11 for Bayern. 

For Virtus, which dropped to 1-5 on the season, Toko Shengelia led the way with 21 points, Isaia Cordinier scored 18 and dished 5 assists, Matt Morgan added 15 points and Achille Polonara 13.

Edwards got Bayern going with 4 quick points. Momo Diouf finished a four-chance Virtus offense with a three-point play. Shengelia and Morgan each struck from downtown in an 11-0 run highlighted by Cordinier's show-stopping dunk. Booker scored down low, Diouf hit a jumper and Will Clyburn's put-back slam prompted Bayern to call timeout at 15-6. Shengelia scored in penetration, Edwards followed a three-point play with a layup and Andreas Obst made a jumper to bring the visitors within 19-13. Cordinier stepped up for Virtus but Harris and Napier drew Bayern closer, 25-19, after 10 minutes.

Napier downed a jumper early in the second quarter and Oscar da Silva dunked after which Virtus called timeout at 25-23. Weiler-Babb hit a three-pointer and Napier buried a mid-range shot that Harris followed with a turnaround jumper to boost the margin to 25-30 after a 0-13 run. Virtus was held scoreless for 6 minutes until Shengelia hit free throws. Cordinier swished a fadeaway jumper that Weiler-Babb improved on with a bomb from downtown. Edwards banked in a running shot that Diouf matched with a put-back basket. Booker took over with back-to-back alley-oop dunks to boost Bayern's lead to 33-40 at halftime.

Cordinier and Weiler-Babb traded three-pointers right after the break. Morgan stepped up for Virtus and Shengelia's three-pointer got the crowd involved at 41-43. Edwards answered from beyond the arc and added a driving layup, Booker scored down low and fed Johannes Voigtmann for a layup that made it a double-digit game, 41-52, after a 0-9 run. Booker kept pushing Bayern and Edwards swished an eight-meter shot for a 44-57 Bayern margin. A unstoppable Edwards hit a jumper and a catch-and-shoot triple in transition but Morgan and Clyburn got Virtus closer, 51-62. Clyburn got help from Polonara to get the hosts within 60-68 after 30 minutes.

Polonara buried his second triple and added a backdoor layup to make it 65-68 early in the fourth quarter. Morgan swished a step-back triple and Bayern called timeout at 68-68. Weiler-Babb and Cordinier traded jumpers, then Shengelia's three-pointer completed Virtus's comeback, 73-70, with less than 6 minutes left. Booker dunked again and Napier gave Bayern a 73-75 edge. Cordinier scored in penetration and Polonara did even better with a layup-plus-foul. Edwards rescued Bayern with a driving layup and Napier added free throws to make it 78-79. Shengelia scored off a wild spin move and soon made free throws for an 82-79 Virtus lead with 1:13 left. Weiler-Babb struck from downtown and so did Napier for an 82-85 Bayern margin with 5.0 seconds remaining. Morgan and Harris traded free throws before Morgan missed a catch-and-shoot three-pointer in the game's final possession.

The Bayern playmaker made the game-winner with 5 seconds remaining

Shabazz Napier leads Bayern past Virtus, 84-87

Baskonia Vitoria-Gasteiz protected its home court once again, holding off the visiting EA7 Emporio Armani Milan 88-83 on Tuesday night. Baskonia improved to 4-2 on the season, tied for the second best record in the league, and is perfect 4-0 at its Buesa Arena. Meanwhile, Milan dropped to 1-5 record.

Forrest, Baskonia hold off Milan, 88-83

Baskonia Vitoria-Gasteiz protected its home court once again, holding off visiting EA7 Emporio Armani Milan 88-83 on Tuesday night. Baskonia improved to 4-2 on the season, which is tied for the second best record in the league, and is perfect 4-0 at its Buesa Arena. Meanwhile, Milan dropped to 1-5.

Baskonia never trailed after opening the second quarter with a 12-0 run, but Milan did come back from a double-digit deficit to tie the game at 74-74. However, from that point, Trent Forrest scored 12 consecutive Baskonia points, keeping the hosts in front, as they finally prevailed. 

Forrest finished with 22 points and 5 rebounds, Timothe Luwawu-Cabarrot scored 16, Chima Moneke had 11 points, while Kamar Baldwin collected 10 points and 7 assists for Baskonia. Khalifa Diop posted 9 points and 11 rebounds in the victory. On the other end, Nikola Mirotic had 21 points on 6-of-9 three-point shooting, Armoni Brooks scored 17 and Neno Dimitrijevic 15 points in defeat.

The teams traded blows in the early going. Mirotic and Brooks each made a triple for the visitors, but Forrest scored 5 points on the other end, including a three-pointer of his own. Forrest also had a tough jumper, that made it 13-12, but Fabien Causeur knocked down a triple, and Gugliemo Caruso a three-point play to make it 14-18. Luwawu-Cabarrot scored 4 points for the host, but Dimitrijevic knocked down a corner triple that made it 20-21 after 10 minutes.

Baskonia stormed out of the gate in the second quarter, scoring four consecutive threes, two by Baldwin and two by Howard, to open 32-21 after only 2 and a half minutes. Mirotic and Giampaolo Ricci answered with back-to-back threes, before Moneke and Mirotic traded threes to make it 35-30. The long-distance shots kept falling for the hosts, as Nikolaos Rogkavopoulos sank one and Luwawu-Cabarrot a pair to open 45-34 margin. But Mirotic made his fourth and fifth three-point shots of the first half before Zach LeDay's three-point play helped cut it to 52-45 at halftime.

A pair of dunks, one by Donta Hall and another by Luwawu-Cabarrot, restored a double-digit margin, 56-45, but Josh Nebo, back after missing four games, had a put-back dunk and Mirotic's sixth three-pointer helped get within 56-52. Forrest netted a triple, but close-range baskets from Mirotic and Leandro Bolmaro helped the visitors get within 61-58. Luwawu-Cabarrot and Khalifa Diop gave Baskonia some breathing room, and the hosts took a 67-63 edge into the fourth quarter.

Dimitrijevic's triple cut the margin to 67-66 to start the fourth. Howard's triple made it 72-68, but Dimitrijevic scored 6 more points to help tie the game at 74-74. Forrest hit a three-pointer, but after a timeout, Brooks returned the favor, 77-77. Forrest scored the next 5 points for Baskonia, making it 82-78. Forrest had another jumper, but Nebo threw down a big dunk and then a block on Moneke then led to a Brooks triple and 84-83. But another basket from Forrest made it a 3-point affair, and after a defensive stand, Luwawu-Cabarrot sealed it from the free throw line.

The Spanish side is now 4-0 at Buesa Arena to start the season

Baskonia Vitoria-Gasteiz v EA7 Emporio Armani Milan (2024-10-29T19:30:00.000Z)

Paris Basketball changed up its game to off-set an uncommon defense played by ALBA Berlin and the final result was setting a Turkish Airlines EuroLeague record with 52 three-pointers taken and a second straight road win.

Paris punished ALBA defense with record shooting night 

[Paris Basketball](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/teams/paris-basketball/games/prs/?season=2024-25) changed up its game to off-set an uncommon defense played by [ALBA Berlin](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/teams/alba-berlin/games/ber/?season=2024-25) and the final result was setting a Turkish Airlines EuroLeague record for most three-pointers taken and a second straight road win.

Paris attempted a record 52 three-pointers and made 20 of them in an [83-92](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/game-center/2024-25/alba-berlin-paris-basketball/E2024/49/) victory over ALBA as the EuroLeague debutant finished its three-game road trip with two wins and now plays three consecutive home games. 

Paris blew past the previous EuroLeague record of [45 threes taken by Montepaschi Siena](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/euroleague/game-center/stats/db/E2007/228/#boxscore) during the 2007-08 season. And the reason the French side had all those shots was ALBA playing the unusual box-and-one defense to try to slow down [TJ Shorts](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/players/tj-shorts/012608/), who came into the game ranked second in the league this season in scoring with 19.8 per game.

“ALBA’s strategy was to minimize TJ Shorts and let the other guys play the game with the box-and-one. In the first half, it worked. We were not hitting the shots, the open threes they were letting us shoot,” Paris head coach Tiago Splitter said.

“Fifty-two threes is crazy. But we still had the confidence to shoot those 52 threes and knock down 20. I’m glad our guys were strong mentally to keep shooting. Eventually, the ball is going to go in. They showed tonight that they have big character to knock down those shots. And the whole team worked for those shots. That was their strategy and I respect that. But we took advantage of it.” 

Paris came into the game averaging 28 three-point attempts per game and hitting only 30.9%, which ranked 16th in the league. The French side connected on just 2 of 14 from long range in the first quarter and the team had made 7 of 26 in total in the first half - a percentage of 26.9%. 

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Splitter’s team connected on 13-of-26 three-point attempts - 50.0% - in the second half to get the win.

[Nadir Hifi](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/players/nadir-hifi/012640/) and [Tyson Ward](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/players/tyson-ward/012610/) were the two biggest beneficiaries of Paris’s attack. Hifi drained 7 triples in scoring a career-high 25 points, and Ward knocked down 6 threes for a career-high 23 points.

“It was a bad start. They let us shoot the open threes. We missed a lot. We came back in the second half and shot with confidence to get the win. We can be proud of ourselves,” said Hifi, who attempted 19 three-pointers, which tied for second all-time for a single player, evening [Markus Howard](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/players/markus-howard/011948/) and [Tomas Kelati](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/players/thomas-kelati/000545/) and missing [Alexey Shved](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/players/alexey-shved/kvz/)’s high by just 2.

Ward meanwhile gave a lot of praise to Shorts, who was limited to 11 points on 6 shot attempts - 8.4  shots fewer than his average attempts thus far this season - while dishing out 9 assists with just 2 turnovers.

“He’s leading the pack. It’s nothing but big ups to him. The team was playing a different defense that you don’t see too often, and he handled it well, maturely, and he passed the ball when he needed to. He’s one of the best players in the league,” Ward said about the Paris team leader.

Paris is a newcomer to the league, but the French side has already shown it can adapt to a new situation and come out on top.

The EuroLeague debutants set a new standard with 52 attempts from behind the arc

ALBA Berlin v Paris Basketball (2024-10-29T18:30:00.000Z)

Olympiacos Piraeus opened the double-round week in style by pulling off a hard-fought 79-69 victory over Real Madrid at Peace and Friendship Stadium on Tuesday night. 

Olympiacos beats Real Madrid, 79-69, in Rivalry Series clash

Olympiacos Piraeus opened the double-round week in style by pulling off a hard-fought 79-69 victory over Real Madrid at Peace and Friendship Stadium on Tuesday night. The two teams traded blows for the majority of the game, but Olympiacos’s rigid defense in the fourth quarter allowed it to pull away in the closing stages. Following a breathtaking Rivalry Series game in Piraeus, both teams now have 3-3 records.

Sasha Vezenkov led all scorers with 23 points, 7 of which came in the last 2 and a half minutes. Shaquielle McKissic scored 15, Thomas Walkup netted 12 and Evan Fournier added 10. For the visitors, Mario Hezonja bagged 15 points and Gabriel Deck recorded 12. Facundo Campazzo paired his 7 points with 10 assists – 7 of which were registered in the third quarter.

Two backdoor cuts from Fournier and Vezenkov sandwiched a three-pointer from Serge Ibaka for a 4-3 Olympiacos lead. Then, the former netted a corner triple before the latter finished with a floater to make it 9-5. Five points from Ibaka and an open layup by Deck put Real Madrid in front, 11-12. Yet, Olympiacos responded with a 6-0 run, with Vezenkov netting from inside for a 17-12 cushion. But the guests went on a 0-9 surge, as Hezonja hit a triple and Walter Tavares slammed home an open dunk before buckets from Alberto Abalde and Hezonja gave Real Madrid a 17-21 lead after 10 minutes.

Sergio Llull netted 4 points to open the second quarter, but McKissic drilled one from deep to cut the difference to 22-25. Abalde and Vezenkov traded triples before Eli Ndiaye also nailed one of his own from the corner to extend Real Madrid’s lead to 27-34. But Olympiacos fought back and went on a 9-0 run, with Moustapha Fall scoring twice in the paint and Alec Peters sinking a triple for the hosts to take a 36-34 lead into the second half.

The opening stages of the third quarter saw an exchange of triples, with Fournier and Deck taking their tally to 10 points apiece, as Real Madrid grabbed a 46-50 lead. Five points from Hezonja were followed by a midrange jumper from Walkup, with the visitors maintaining a 50-55 cushion. Then, Walkup nailed a triple before Deck and Vezenkov exchanged buckets from inside for a Real Madrid 56-59 cushion after 30 minutes.

Peters opened the closing quarter with a three before McKissic netted 5 unanswered points to put Olympiacos ahead, 64-59. A Llull triple was followed by a McKissic layup before Campazzo nailed one from deep to trim the deficit to 67-65 with 4:13 left on the clock. McKissic drilled an off-balance three-pointer before Vezenkov scored one from inside to make it 72-67 heading into crunch time. Then, the Olympiacos forward nailed a dagger from downtown to extend Olympiacos’s lead to 75-67 with 1:37 remaining. But Real Madrid didn't manage to get open looks on offense and a long-range floater from Walkup made it 77-67 to seal it for the hosts.

Sasha Vezenkov stood tall with 23 points for the winners 

Olympiacos Piraeus v Real Madrid (2024-10-29T19:15:00.000Z)

Fenerbache Beko Istanbul improved to 4-2 in the Turkish Airlines EuroLeague after an 84-82 win in Round 6, having turned the game around in the fourth quarter.

Fenerbahce edges Maccabi, 84-82, after fourth-quarter comeback

Fenerbache Beko Istanbul improved to 4-2 in the Turkish Airlines EuroLeague after an 84-82 win in Round 6, having turned the game around in the fourth quarter.

Nigel Hayes-Davis paced Fenerbahce with 20 points, Devon Hall scored 16 and Tarik Biberovic added 15 after stepping up in the final 10 minutes of an absorbing contest. Skylar Mays netted 13 points for the home team, whose former Maccabi players Wade Baldwin and Bonzie Colson managed a mere 5 points between them.

At the other end, Jaylen Hoard led the way for Maccabi with 20 points, Levi Randolph scored 14 while Saben Lee and Jasiel Rivero chipped in with 13 each. Roman Sorkin racked up 7 points and 9 boards for the visitors, who slipped to 2-4 after losing their third in a row.

Maccabi carved out a 16-21 advantage at the end of an even first quarter and led 38-40 at halftime, with Hoard, Rivero and Sorkin setting the pace for the visiting team which stifled out Fenerbahce’s key players thanks to aggressive defense.

Maccabi looked the more likely winner after engineering an 11-point lead in the third quarter, with Fenerbahce looking out of sorts at both ends of the floor. Hoard was unstoppable in the third, hitting shots from all over while the hosts struggled on offense as the misfiring Baldwin was glued to the bench.

The visitors headed into the fourth with a 58-67 advantage but they were unable to hold on to it as Fenerbahce’s small-ball unit swarmed Maccabi and erased the deficit. Biberovic found his range from downtown and turned the match on its head with a pair of deep threes, one of them off the glass, giving Fenerbahce an 80-76 lead heading into the home straight. Maccabi managed to hit back and force a dramatic finish, which nonetheless panned out in Fenerbahce’s favor after Rokas Jokubaitis lost his footing and threw away Maccabi’s final possession with a turnover.

The Turkish club fought back after trailing for the lion’s share of a tough contest to grind out an important win 

Paris Basketball attempted a EuroLeague record 52 three-point attempts, making a club-record 20, as it beat ALBA Berlin 83-92 in Round 6 of the 2024-25 season.

Paris uses three-point barrage to beat ALBA, 83-92

Paris Basketball collected its second straight road victory of the 2024-25 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague season as it used a record-setting three-point attack to beat ALBA Berlin 83-92. The club from the French capital set a new EuroLeague record with 52 three-point attempts and converted a club record 20 of them, improving to 3-3 and reaching the .500 mark for the first time this season. 

Nadir Hifi hit 7 triples in scoring a career-high 25 points, Tyson Ward had 6 threes for a career-best 23 points, Mikael Jantunen had 4 triples and a career-high 14 points while TJ Shorts was limited to 11 points to go with his 9 assists. ALBA wasted a 15-point second-quarter lead and dropped to 1-5 with its third consecutive defeat. Tim Schneider scored a career-high 18 points, Louis Olinde added 15 points and Justin Bean set new personal bests of 16 points and 14 rebounds. 

ALBA started on fire from long range with four triples and Bean scoring 7 points, which helped the hosts build a 13-point lead, 22-9, with Paris going scoreless for more than two minutes in one stretch. The hosts increased the gap to 14 points at 26-12 and led 26-16 after 10 minutes. 

Schneider scored the first four points of the second quarter as the gap grew to 14 again, with Paris needing nearly two minutes to score. Bean continued his career night with a three-point play for 10 points and a 33-18 ALBA lead. The home side was up 40-26 when Paris had a strong finish as Jantunen hit two three-pointers in a 2-11 run to make it 42-37. ALBA led 44-37 at the break.

Paris started the second half stronger with triples from Jantunen and Hifi, while Shorts scored just his third basket in a 0-10 run as the guests surged ahead, 44-47. An Olinde three-pointer tied the game as ALBA finally scored after three minutes to start an 8-3 answer to reclaim the lead, 52-50. It was a back-and-forth affair in the quarter, with six lead changes as Hifi hit two three-pointers to put Paris up 55-60. Hifi added another triple and Paris led 63-65 after 30 minutes. 

Paris’s three-point barrage continued in the final frame as Jantunen hit his fourth triple and Ward drained three three-pointers within 97 seconds before also throwing down a dunk and the guests were up 71-79 with under seven minutes to play. ALBA was unimpressed and scored the next 10 points to move back ahead, 81-79. Hifi countered with two more triples and Ward connected on his sixth three-pointer as Paris led 83-89 with 1:50 to go. ALBA did not score in the final 3:34 minutes as Paris took the win. 

Tiago Splitter's squad have now won two straight and three of their last four games

FC Barcelona was able to rely on its first-half three-pointers and second-half defense as it defeated Anadolu Efes 88-97, grabbing its fifth consecutive win in the EuroLeague in the process.

Barcelona showed impressive versatility in its win over Efes

FC Barcelona was able to rely on its first-half three-pointers and second-half defense as it [defeated Anadolu Efes Istanbul 88-97](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/news/barcelona-beats-efes-to-stay-top-of-the-standings-88-97/), grabbing its fifth consecutive win in the Turkish Airlines EuroLeague in the process.

Indeed, Barca was unstoppable from beyond the arc before the break, right from the word go. [Juan Nunez](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/euroleague/players/juan-nunez/010106/) was at the center of it all, dishing three assists in the opening two minutes. [Alex Abrines](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/euroleague/players/alex-abrines/003478/) opened fire from beyond the arc, then [Jabari Parker](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/euroleague/players/jabari-parker/012745/) hit two more. When [Kevin Punter](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/euroleague/players/kevin-punter/009862/) joined the three-point shootout, the guests already had a double-digit lead, 4-14.

Barca ended up hitting 7-of-10 three-pointers in the first quarter to get a 26-29 margin. Punter buried a huge three-pointer off the dribble to beat the halftime buzzer, good for a 51-55 Barca lead at the game. 

With that triple, Punter allowed Barca to match a club record for most three-pointers made in the first or second half of a EuroLeague game, with 11. 

The *Azulgrana* had only hit 11 three-pointers in a first half once before in the EuroLeague, doing so at home against Khimki Moscow Region on April 5, 2018. It also hit 11 shots from downtown three times in a second half, with one of those occasions coming this season against Crvena Zvezda Meridianbet Belgrade.

Its defense, however, was far from perfect. Efes shot the ball well, hitting 15-of-22 two-pointers (68.2%) and 4-of-9 three-pointers (44.4%). Barca was also outrebounded 16-11 and only forced Efes to pick up 4 first-half turnovers. At halftime, Efes had a higher PIR (60) than Barca (57), but once coach Joan Penarroya made some adjustments, Barca took off right after the break.

FC Barcelona hit 11 first-half three-pointer against Anadolu Efes Istanbul

FC Barcelona ties three-point club record against Efes

"It was important to play better on offense. I think we played well on offense in the first half and the second half, but improved our defense in the second half; Efes only scored 15 points in the third quarter," Barca head coach Joan Penarroya told EuroLeague TV. "Until now, we played more or less well on offense but we needed our defensive situations, especially in one-on-one situations."

Barca limited Efes to just 37 points in the second half, with the hosts hitting 11-of-19 two-pointers (57.9%) and 3-of-12 three-pointers (25.0%). The visitors tied the battle of the boards after the break, 17-17. Above all, Efes picked up as many as 9 second-half turnovers, while Barca finished the game with 21 assists and 10 turnovers. On the other hand, Efes had fewer assists (16) and more turnovers (13), and won the PIR battle 33-51 in the second half.

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[Chimezie Metu](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/players/chimezie-metu/013379/) led the winners with 21 points. Punter added 20 and was there every time his team needed him. Above all, we saw two different versions of the same team during the game, both of which were really effective. 

Despite having room for improvement, Barca is currently on a five-game winning streak and is looking like the team to beat in the EuroLeague.

The Spanish side used three-pointers and defense to notch its fifth straight victory

Anadolu Efes Istanbul v FC Barcelona (2024-10-29T17:30:00.000Z)