Fenerbahçe Beko swingman Devon Hall has suffered a fracture in his left hand's metacarpal bone and will have to undergo surgery.

Devon Hall to undergo surgery on hand injury

[Fenerbahce Beko Istanbul](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/teams/fenerbahce-beko-istanbul/ulk/) has confirmed that swingman [Devon Hall](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/euroleague/players/devon-hall/011205/) will undergo surgery after suffering an injury to his left hand during [his team's Round 9 victory against FC Bayern Munich](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/news/hayes-davis-leads-fenerbahce-past-bayern-87-76/) on Tuesday evening.

Hall played just over 30 minutes on the night and was on the court when the final buzzer sounded, but tests have revealed the extent of his injury.

"Fenerbahce Beko Men's Basketball Team player Devon Hall suffered an injury to his left hand during the game against Bayern Munich on Tuesday, November 12 (yesterday)," Fenerbahce said in a statement.

"After our player's check-ups at Acıbadem Altunizade Hospital, a fracture in his left hand's metacarpal bone was detected and his treatment has started and surgery is planned. We wish Devon Hall a speedy recovery and hope he will join the team as soon as possible."

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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="tr" dir="ltr">Devon Hall’un sağlık durumu hakkında bilgilendirme<br> <br>Fenerbahçe Beko Erkek Basketbol Takımımızın oyuncusu Devon Hall, 12 Kasım Salı günü (dün) oynanan Bayern Münih karşılaşmasında sol elinden sakatlık yaşamıştır.<br> <br>Sporcumuzun Acıbadem Altunizade Hastanesi’nde yapılan… <a href="https://t.co/s46nUDadDi">pic.twitter.com/s46nUDadDi</a></p>&mdash; Fenerbahçe Beko (@FBBasketbol) <a href="https://twitter.com/FBBasketbol/status/1856616990263197997?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 13, 2024</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

Hall is in his first season at Fenerbahce after joining from [EA7 Emporio Armani Milan](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/teams/ea7-emporio-armani-milan/mil/) this past summer. Through the first nine games of the season, he has posted 7.7 points, 1.8 rebounds, 3.7 assists and an 8.2 PIR, while Fenerbahce currently tops the Turkish Airlines EuroLeague standings with a 7-2 record.

In addition to the absence of Hall, coach Saras Jasikevicius is also having to deal without backguard duo [Scottie Wilbekin](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/news/fenerbahce-confirms-the-worst-scottie-wilbekin-has-torn-his-acl/), who is out for the season, and [Wade Baldwin](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/news/wade-baldwin-sidelined-with-hamstring-injury/) due to injury.

He suffered the injury during Fenerbahce's Round 9 win against Bayern

Sometimes, sport can produce the unthinkable.

On Tuesday night, [ALBA Berlin](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/teams/alba-berlin/ber/) was without eight first-team players heading into its Round 9 clash against [EA7 Emporio Armani Milan](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/teams/ea7-emporio-armani-milan/mil/) and a sixth straight defeat wasn’t just looming, it looked like a formality.

Let’s just take a look at all the players who were absent for one reason or another: [Malte Delow](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/euroleague/players/malte-delow/008211/), [Yanni Wetzell](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/euroleague/players/yanni-wetzell/011934/), [Will McDowell-White](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/players/will-mcdowell-white/008062/), [Matt Thomas](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/euroleague/players/matt-thomas/008967/), [Martin Hermannsson](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/euroleague/players/martin-hermannsson/008780/), [Justin Bean](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/euroleague/players/justin-bean/012721/), [Louis Olinde](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/euroleague/players/louis-olinde/006919/) and [Khalifa Koumadje](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/players/koumadje-khalifa/010791/). Even before tipoff, coach Israel Gonzalez was fearing the worst.

“The most important thing right now is not to lose more players to injury,” Coach Gonzalez told EuroLeague TV. “\[We will\] try to compete, to play our best, and to learn from such a good team and such a good coach like Ettore \[Messina\]’s Milan.”

ALBA Berlin head coach Israel Gonzalez spoke to EuroLeague TV before his team's Round 9 game against EA7 Emporio Armani Milan in the 2024-25 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague season.

Israel Gonzalez: 'We will try to compete'

Many believed that Milan’s array of talent, including 2021-22 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague MVP [Nikola Mirotic](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/euroleague/players/nikola-mirotic/000796/), [Zach LeDay](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/euroleague/players/zach-leday/008987/), [Leandro Bolmaro](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/euroleague/players/leandro-bolmaro/008985/), [Nico Mannion](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/euroleague/players/niccolo-mannion/011064/) and [Neno Dimitrijevic](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/players/neno-dimitrijevic/006085/), were going to have a field day. And in part they did, especially in the cases of Mirotic and LeDay. But ALBA was simply expected to roll over for the reigning Italian League champion, which itself was without [Josh Nebo](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/euroleague/players/josh-nebo/011199/), [Shavon Shields](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/euroleague/players/shavon-shields/007831/) and [Ousmane Diop](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/players/ousmane-diop/013385/).

Instead, what EuroLeague fans saw was an incredible 45 minutes (the game went to overtime) worth of fighting spirit, determination and incredible resolve.

Milan had led at the end of each of the first three quarters and took an eight-point advantage (69-77) into the final frame. It looked like Goliath was set to defeat David and the home supporters' hope of a surprise result would be vanquished.

What was particularly striking through the first three quarters is that ALBA’s offense was being carried by just four players, with [Gabriele Procida](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/players/gabriele-procida/008384/), [Matteo Spagnolo](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/players/matteo-spagnolo/008173/), [Jonas Mattisseck](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/players/jonas-mattisseck/007025/) and [Trevion Williams](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/players/trevion-williams-/012604/) having combined for 64 of ALBA’s 69 points to that point.

Needing to outscore Milan by eight points in the fourth quarter, ALBA’s Fantastic Four made sure to step up to the plate. Together, they scored 19 fourth-quarter points – four more than Milan managed as a team – to put their side within striking distance, then it was [Tim Schneider](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/euroleague/players/tim-schneider/006251/) who kept his cool at the line to force overtime and tie the score at 92-92.

When Williams hit a couple of free throws at the very start of overtime, with Mirotic having fouled him on the initial tip, that gave ALBA its first lead since the first quarter and led to amazement among those present inside Mercedes-Benz Arena – and not for the first time on the night. Procida would end up appearing with 5 points in the extra period as ALBA held its nerve to come away with [a stunning 105-101 victory](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/news/undermanned-alba-showed-incredible-fight-to-beat-milan-in-ot-105-101/).

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“I’m proud, proud of my players. Unbelievable,” Coach Gonzalez told EuroLeague TV afterward. “To survive in this situation, the only way is to keep a good spirit, stay altogether, being positive, and today we have the reward. We have to be happy. We have to enjoy it because it is a great win tonight.”

The Fantastic Four of Procida (29 points), Spagnolo (20), Mattisseck (21) and Williams (23) all set career highs in scoring, while ALBA played three 18-year-olds on the night, with two making their EuroLeague debuts in [Dorian Grosber](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/players/dorian-grosber/012099/) and [Amon Doerries](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/players/amon-doerries/011626/).

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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">4️⃣x EuroLeague-Career-High ✨<br><br>🟡 Gabriele Procida: 29pt 4rb 3st 1bl <br>🔵 Trevion Williams: 23pt 11rb 5as 2st <br>🟡 Jonas Mattisseck: 21pt 3rb 2st <br>🔵 Matteo Spagnolo: 20pt 5rb 9as<br><br>📸 <a href="https://twitter.com/janbuchholz?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@janbuchholz</a> <a href="https://t.co/yAteaUE122">pic.twitter.com/yAteaUE122</a></p>&mdash; ALBA BERLIN (@albaberlin) <a href="https://twitter.com/albaberlin/status/1856490347922178508?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 13, 2024</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

In fact, Spagnolo could easily have been the ninth man to miss out on Tuesday night’s game, but he was determined to be with his teammates after not featuring in Rounds 7 and 8.

“Matteo was out for the week because of sickness, and all the other guys had a lot of bad injuries during the last few games, but the way that we played together, I think it is a very big step forward,” Procida stated. “It seems like we won the EuroLeague! We’ve got to enjoy a night like this because we played amazing.”

Procida is right about it seeming like ALBA had won the EuroLeague, but this was the impossible becoming reality. The depth of ALBA’s injury crisis made this a David versus Goliath sort of clash; fortunately for Coach Gonzalez, his Fantastic Four were able to come to the rescue.

Game News

The German side pulled off a big shock in Round 9

ALBA’s Fantastic Four showed that David can beat Goliath

ALBA Berlin v EA7 Emporio Armani Milan (2024-11-12T19:00:00.000Z)

Real Madrid broke a three-game losing streak with a 98-86 win over Virtus Bologna. Things are definitely different for Los Blancos at WiZink Center this season. 


Real was its best version of itself at home versus Virtus

[Real Madrid](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/teams/real-madrid/mad/?season=2024-25) snapped a three-game losing streak with a [98-86 win](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/news/real-bounces-back-against-virtus-98-86/) over [Virtus Segafredo Bologna](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/teams/virtus-segafredo-bologna/vir/?season=2024-25) on Tuesday. Things are definitely different for *Los Blancos* at WiZink Center this season.

Real is 0-5 on the road this season. For comparison, the team only lost four regular season road games last season. On the other hand, Real is 4-0 at home and playing really well. Against Virtus, Real played a strong game with great accuracy, focus and outstanding ball circulation.

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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="es" dir="ltr">🔝 <a href="https://twitter.com/facucampazzo?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@facucampazzo</a> <br>👏 ¡Nuestro MVP del partido vs <a href="https://twitter.com/VirtusSegafredo?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@VirtusSegafredo</a>! <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/HalaMadrid?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#HalaMadrid</a> | <a href="https://twitter.com/autoheroespana?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@autoheroespana</a> <a href="https://t.co/UEWozOG8kU">pic.twitter.com/UEWozOG8kU</a></p>&mdash; Real Madrid Basket (@RMBaloncesto) <a href="https://twitter.com/RMBaloncesto/status/1856472460692001105?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 12, 2024</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

*Los Blancos* shot the ball well, making 62.7% of all shots inside the arc and 42.9% from downtown. It outrebounded Virtus 39-26, getting 27 defensive rebounds and only allowing Virtus to grab 6 offensive boards. In other words, Real grabbed 81.8% of all rebounds under its rim. Virtus only got 62.5% of all rebounds under its basket.

Real finished the game with 24 assists and just 9 turnovers. [Facu Campazzo](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/players/facundo-campazzo/005928/) made it happen, getting 9 assists with 0 turnovers and amassing a PIR of 27 in less than 24 games. Campazzo's assist-to-turnover ratio is downright outstanding at home. In four games, he's dished 32 assists and picked up just 3 turnovers for a ratio of 10.67. On the road, Campazzo had 29 assists and 12 turnovers, a ratio of 2.42, which is great but much lower than at WiZink Center.

Facundo Campazzo of Real Madrid had 14 points, 9 assists and no turnovers in his team's 98-86 win over Virtus Segafredo Bologna.

Campazzo gives master class against Virtus

"I think we played with more hustle on defense, and I think that when we worry about our defense, \[we get\] open shots on offense and are more fluid in the game, and even more focused," Campazzo said after the game. "We have to handle that, to try to play better away, because if we only win the game, we won't get anything. We have to improve in our away games, and I think that is going to be our main goal."

Indeed, Real was able to run the floor, used its size advantage in the paint and that led to a well-balanced offense. As many as five players scored in double digits, led by [Mario Hezonja](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/players/mario-hezonja/003108/)'s season-high 20 points. [Walter Tavares](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/players/walter-tavares/005791/) and [Serge Ibaka](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/players/serge-ibaka/003583/) combined for 25 points on 7 of 13 two-pointers. [Xavier Rathan-Mayes](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/players/xavier-rathan-mayes/013378/) provided the fireworks from downtown, hitting 5 three-pointers on his way to a career-high 17 points.

Asked about Real's differences at home and on the road, Hezonja was crystal clear. He seems to have identified his team's problem and it is a question of working on it.

"Defense. The tenacity that we had defensively, starting to take care of business defensively when there was time. In many of these road games, we wanted to make that push but it was just not possible, we were not doing it. So we need to really focus on that side to get stops, to get easy rebounds, and that pushes our offensive game, and it is much easier to play."

Chus Mateo's side has been rock solid at home, but a very different team away from the Spanish capital

Real Madrid was its best version of itself at home versus Virtus

Real Madrid v Virtus Segafredo Bologna (2024-11-12T19:45:00.000Z)

Olympiacos BC and LDLC ASVEL showed in Round 9 why the EuroLeague is the most competitive basketball league on the planet.

Olympiacos, ASVEL demonstrated why every EuroLeague game matters

Tuesday’s clash between [Olympiacos Piraeus](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/teams/olympiacos-piraeus/roster/oly/?season=2024-25) and [LDLC ASVEL Villeurbanne](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/teams/ldlc-asvel-villeurbanne/roster/asv/?season=2024-25) could serve as the perfect example why every game matters in the Turkish Airlines EuroLeague. 

On one side was an Olympiacos team coming into the duel on the back of three straight victories against powerhouses Real Madrid, FC Barcelona and Panathinaikos AKTOR Athens. On the other was an ASVEL side missing leader [Nando De Colo](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/players/nando-de-colo/002100/) and the league’s top rebounder, [Neal Sako](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/players/neal-sako/010545/) (8.5 rpg). The visitors sat second bottom in the standings (2-6), having gone on a four-game losing streak coming into the game in Piraeus.

Yet, it was the guests that hit the ground running at Peace and Friendship Stadium and forced Olympiacos to trail for the majority of the game. [Evan Fournier](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/players/evan-fournier/013380/) opened the scoring in transition and [Sasha Vezenkov](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/players/sasha-vezenkov/003469/) made it 4-2, but a triple from [David Lighty ](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/players/david-lighty/003526/)gave ASVEL a lead that it maintained until there was just 2:24 left on the clock in the closing quarter. 

That's when [Thomas Walkup](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/players/thomas-walkup/008855/) drilled one from deep to put Olympiacos ahead, 87-86, and the hosts never looked back, clinching the victory despite an extraordinary performance by [Theo Maledon](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/players/theo-maledon/007027/), who netted a career-high 31 points.

“Exactly this game shows us that if you come into the game relaxed and not focused anybody can beat you,” [Nikola Milutinov](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/players/nikola-milutinov/003941/), who paired his 13 points and 7 rebounds for a team-high PIR of 26, told EuroLeague TV. “This is why the EuroLeague is so strong. We have to change our mindset for the next game if we want to be a winning team.”

Olympiacos Piraeus center Nikola Milutinov spoke to EuroLeague TV after his team beat LDLC ASVEL Villeurbanne in Round 9 of the 2024-25 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague season.

Nikola Milutinov: 'This is why the EuroLeague is so strong'

ASVEL netted 92 points against an Olympiacos side that boasted the fifth-stingiest defense (78.1 points conceded per game) in the competition coming into Tuesday’s clash. More importantly, though, the French team demonstrated that EuroLeague games are there to be won on the court, regardless of the status or the streak of a team.

“Our mindset today was problematic,” head coach Georgios Bartzokas admitted after the game. “We thought that, without giving our best effort defensively or offensively, we can win this game. We thought probably that Villeurbanne is not as strong as the previous teams that we played. But it’s not like that. EuroLeague is immediately giving you the reality in front of you.”

As Bartzokas stressed before the game, all wins are important in the competition regardless of the opponent. “A win is a win in the EuroLeague and, it’s equally important whether you beat Real or Panathinaikos, or ASVEL on your home court,” he stressed. “To me, the importance of tomorrow’s game is the same and maybe more."

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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Final score 🔴⚪<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/OlympiacosBC?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#OlympiacosBC</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/WeAreOlympiacos?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#WeAreOlympiacos</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/TogetherWeFight?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#TogetherWeFight</a> <a href="https://t.co/b3UEHRwUJA">pic.twitter.com/b3UEHRwUJA</a></p>&mdash; Olympiacos B.C. (@Olympiacos_BC) <a href="https://twitter.com/Olympiacos_BC/status/1856442687177519605?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 12, 2024</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

ASVEL demonstrated on the court that it has what it takes to look in the eye of EuroLeague powerhouses. Meanwhile, Olympiacos avoided what would have been its first home loss of the season. Instead, the Greek side extended its winning streak to four with a victory that could prove to be more important than the ones against Real Madrid, Barcelona and Panathinaikos.

“Those nights will help us and it’s better when you win and see the lesson that you have to take,” Vezenkov noted.

After starting off the double-round week on a positive note, Olympiacos will look to learn its lesson and push to end the week in style away at Maccabi Playtika Tel Aviv. As for ASVEL, it will try to build on this road performance and snap its five-game losing streak with a potential home victory over Crvena Zvezda Meridianbet Belgrade on Thursday.

Olympiacos came out on top, but it was a great effort by the French side

Olympiacos Piraeus v LDLC ASVEL Villeurbanne (2024-11-12T19:00:00.000Z)

In Panathinaikos BC's Round 9 win against Maccabi Tel Aviv BC, Cedi Osman enjoyed his best performance so far for the Greens.

Cedi Osman was the unsung hero for Panathinaikos as the usual suspects shined again

[Panathinaikos AKTOR Athens](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/teams/panathinaikos-aktor-athens/pan/) clawed out [a 93-87 home win over Maccabi Playtika Tel Aviv](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/news/panathinaikos-finds-another-gear-to-subdue-maccabi-93-87/) thanks to a huge fourth-quarter comeback masterminded by perennial top performers [Kendrick Nunn](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/euroleague/players/kendrick-nunn/012774/) and [Mathias Lessort](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/euroleague/players/mathias-lessort/003842/), but it was also facilitated by a flawless supporting cast.

Most of all, forward [Cedi Osman](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/euroleague/players/cedi-osman/004088/) stood out as he scored 10 of his 12 points in the final 10 minutes, including a pair of clutch three-pointers which helped the reigning champ erase a 60-71 deficit and bounce back from last week’s tough home loss to traditional rival Olympiacos Piraeus in the Greek derby.

It was Osman’s most telling contribution since he joined Panathinaikos during the offseason after a seven-year stint in the NBA, as he apparently needed some time to adapt to the European game. His clutch effort drew praise from head coach and Turkish compatriot Ergin Ataman, who also singled out Lessort.

“We improved our aggressiveness on defense 100 percent in the last 15 minutes,” Ataman said in his post-game comments. “We also upped the tempo because Maccabi play very good basketball 5 on 5, but we found some fast-break points and got the crowd involved. Cedi Osman made a huge impact for the first time this season and Lessort played much better in the second half. A very important win in a game where we didn’t play well for 25 minutes.”

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With Panathinaikos struggling from long range for much of the contest, Nunn was also pivotal as he too netted 10 of his team-high 21 points in the fourth quarter, having made 8 of 13 shots from the floor and 3 of 3 from the foul line.

Nunn, who also had 4 assists, was humble in victory after claiming the player of the game award. “Credit to my teammates for getting it done,” he said in a courtside interview. “Maccabi had the momentum and the lead but then in the fourth quarter we got some stops and the victory. Everybody is confident in what they are doing and the offense comes from getting those stops.”

Lessort did his thing in crunch time, racking up defensive rebounds and doing offensive damage in the paint to finish on 18 points and 6 boards, while Juancho Hernangomez also emerged as a trump card up Ataman’s sleeve. The Spanish big man netted 10 of his 12 points in the second half, including a huge triple which game Panathinaikos a decisive 89-82 lead in the closing stages.

It was another tough loss for Maccabi and its head coach Oded Kattash, the fifth in the last six games, but the former guard who played for both clubs and also coached Panathinaikos during his illustrious career, had no complaints about his team’s effort.

“The players are exhausted but I like the way we performed and fought,” he said. “We were there and I am proud of the way we played. We played the right way and put ourselves in a position to win the game, but it’s not the first time we ran out of energy in the second half.”

The schedule will not get any easier for Maccabi as it hosts Olympiacos in Round 10 while Panathinaikos visits Virtus Segafredo Bologna.

The Turkish forward finally impressed his compatriot and head coach Ergin Ataman after stepping up in the fourth quarter of a thrilling contest with Maccabi 

Cedi Osman was the unsung hero for Panathinaikos in win over Maccabi

Panathinaikos AKTOR Athens v Maccabi Playtika Tel Aviv (2024-11-12T19:15:00.000Z)

Markus Howard was held 0 for 4 from the floor as Anadolu Efes grabbed an important 84-89 win at Baskonia on Tuesday night.

Mijatovic praises his Efes players for keeping Howard scoreless

[Anadolu Efes Istanbul](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/teams/anadolu-efes-istanbul/ist/) came into the important Round 9 game against [Baskonia Vitoria-Gasteiz](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/teams/baskonia-vitoria-gasteiz/roster/bas/) with a game plan of slowing down the Spanish side’s scoring ace [Markus Howard](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/players/markus-howard/011948/). Efes head coach Tomislav Mijatovic didn’t think his team would do the nearly impossible - but it did: holding Howard scoreless.

Baskonia’s marksman missed all 4 of his three-point attempts and failed to score in [Efes’s 84-89 road victory](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/news/efes-gets-crucial-road-win-hands-baskonia-first-home-loss/) in a battle of teams on either side of the line for the final play-in spot. Howard, who entered the game averaging 12.8 points, did dish out 3 assists, but he did not score.

“We all know he is a great scorer and great player. Collectively we kept him to zero points. This is not a reality. This doesn’t happen,” Mijatovic told the post-game press conference.

It was just the second time in 81 games that the American failed to score a point. The other game came in Round 26 of the 2022-23 season in 7:26 minutes against Valencia. 

Howard had made at least 1 three-pointer in 20 straight and 43 of his last 44 games and he was the league leader in three-pointers made with 2.8 per game. And Howard came into the game after an amazing performance over the weekend, hitting 8 three-pointers in scoring 38 points in a 100-99 win over Lleida in the Spanish League. 

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“He scored 38 the other night and now he’s kept to zero. There are no machines here. We’re all humans,” the Efes coach said. “But at the same time, it is a team sport. Okay, he scored zero, but if you go down the line, Chima Moneke scored 22. Players of that caliber whenever they are on the court, they draw so much defensive attention on themselves that the other guy is gonna score a little bit more.”

Still, Mijatovic praised his players for sticking to the game plan.

“When he got into the game, our players really followed the principle. They were close, they were on him, they were challenging the shots. And they were making him take contested shots. When you play against a player with that kind of scoring capacity you have to do that, otherwise it is difficult to guard,” he said.

"Okay, he scored zero today, thank god he scored zero on us. But it’s still Markus Howard, one of the greatest shooters and scorers. He opened other players with his presence. But our guys, hats off, they did a super, super job focusing and guarding him like that. That was great.”

Preventing the Baskonia sniper from finding his range proved key in the win

Mijatovic praised his Efes players for keeping Howard scoreless

Baskonia Vitoria-Gasteiz v Anadolu Efes Istanbul (2024-11-12T19:30:00.000Z)

Filip Petrusev tied a career-high with 25 points scored and set a personal best with a PIR of 38 as Crvena Zvezda Belgrade held off Monaco 90-98. 

Filip Petrusev was at his best for Zvezda in Monaco 

Just four games into the Turkish Airlines EuroLeague season, Olympiacos Piraeus granted [Filip Petrusev](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/players/filip-petrusev/011194/) his wish and loaned him out to his former team, [Crvena Zvezda Meridianbet Belgrade](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/teams/crvena-zvezda-meridianbet-belgrade/red/). On Tuesday, Petrusev showed why he was eager to join a club where he could get more playing time as the Serbian big man produced the best game of his EuroLeague career in [a road win at AS Monaco](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/news/zvezda-tops-monaco-on-the-road-90-98/).

Petrusev tied a career high with 25 points scored and set a personal best with a PIR of 38 as Zvezda held off Monaco 90-98. He had a great shooting night in making all 11 of his free throws, 4-of-6 two-pointers and 2-of-3 threes – with the missed triple being a forced shot with no time left on the shot clock. Petrusev also corralled 7 rebounds and added 1 assist and 1 steal.

To put Petrusev’s line in perspective, he had 20 points, 10 rebounds and a PIR of 7 in 43:28 minutes combined in his four games with Olympiacos.

Filip Petrusev was on at Monaco

Petrusev’s success should not surprise many. After all, he was tied for third on Serbia in PIR at the Olympic Games in Paris over the summer and was second in rebounds behind only NBA MVP Nikola Jokic. He came home from Paris with a bronze medal.

Despite failing to secure a key role with the Reds, Petrusev’s confidence was intact when he returned to Belgrade. Through four games with Zvezda, he has seen his minutes, points scored and PIR increase in every game thus far.

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Against Monaco, Petrusev was a factor all night long. He scored 12 points and grabbed 3 rebounds in the first half and posted 13 and 4 in the second. He scored 8 points in the final 6 minutes, including 6 free throws to all but ice the game.

After this monster game in the principality, it is back to France for Petrusev on Thursday when he and Zvezda visit LDLC ASVEL Villeurbanne. Rest assured, he is not overlooking that opponent: "We came here for two wins on this road trip and we have one more at ASVEL in two days, so we need to forget this game and focus on ASVEL tomorrow."

With Petrusev playing the way he did in Monaco, he and Zvezda can be a threat to every opponent as they seek their fourth road win of the campaign.

The big man tied his career best with 25 points scored

AS Monaco v Crvena Zvezda Meridianbet Belgrade (2024-11-12T18:00:00.000Z)

After a first half that saw him score zero points, Nigel Hayes-Davis erupted for 25 in the second half to ensure Fenerbahce Beko beat FC Bayern Basketball in Round 9.

Nigel Hayes-Davis flipped the switch against Bayern

Things were not looking good for [Nigel Hayes-Davis](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/euroleague/players/nigel-hayes-davis/008962/) heading into the halftime break during [Fenerbahce Beko Istanbul's Round 9 content against FC Bayern Munich](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/news/hayes-davis-leads-fenerbahce-past-bayern-87-76/). But, that pause in the game seemed to do him the world of good as he came out for the second half a different man.

Hayes-Davis did not have a good start, picking up two quick fouls and missing three consecutive shots as Bayern built a double-digit lead, 11-21. He barely saw playing time in the second quarter and had a goose egg at halftime. It’s not to say that he lit things up immediately after the break, either, picking up a turnover and missing two more shots to take him to 0 of 6 from the field.

Once Hayes-Davis found his rhythm, however, things were very different. Hayes-Davis went on to score his next nine shots, starting with back-to-back three-pointers. He had 18 points in the final 7 minutes to break a Fenerbahce club record for most points in a third quarter, and by the time he followed a driving layup with a bomb from beyond the arc, his team led 67-58 after 30 minutes.

Far from stopping there, Hayes-Davis banked in a close shot early in the fourth quarter and buried his fifth three-pointer to pretty much seal the outcome, 72-58. Once Hayes-Davis took a rest, Fenerbahce found a new go-to guy who had been off target until that moment in [Tarik Biberovic](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/euroleague/players/tarik-biberovic/006961/). After being scoreless for the majority of the game, Biberovic scored all 11 of his points in the final 6 minutes to make sure Bayern did not get back into the game.

Hayes-Davis finished the game with 25 points, which all came in the second half. That's four second-half points less than when [he had 50 against ALBA Berlin last season](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/euroleague/news/nigel-hayes-davis-sets-euroleague-single-game-scoring-record-with-50-points/) to break the EuroLeague's all-time single-game scoring record.

"It was actually [Devon Hall](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/euroleague/players/devon-hall/011205/). I have a little thing I like to do with him about microwave in the second half, and he doesn't believe in me, so his negativity infused me," Hayes-Davis joked after the game. "Teammates believed in me, Coach drew plays for me and at the start of the second half, even when I had zero points, I ultimately just believed in myself. The things I say to myself when I walk on the court, positive self-talk. I just try a better teammate and help the team win."

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Play-caller Saras Jasikevicius was particularly impressed with the mental strength that Fenerbahce’s No. 11 showed on the night.

"It is fantastic how he kept going and didn't lose his composure, his confidence,” he said. “It is his second game in a row that he is doing the right thing, basically getting himself in foul trouble by doing the right things for the team. So in Lyon \[against ASVEL\] and here, he was in foul trouble but ultimately didn't lose his composure, didn't lose his confidence and became so hot in the second half that he was impossible to stop."

Fenerbahce is on a four-game winning streak, a period in which Hayes-Davis has averaged 23.5 points, 5.5 rebounds and a PIR of 23.3. He now travels to a familiar place as he comes up against his former team, Zalgiris Kaunas, on the road in Round 10 on Friday.

He went scoreless in the first half but then scored 25 points after the break

Fenerbahce Beko Istanbul v FC Bayern Munich (2024-11-12T17:45:00.000Z)

Real Madrid remained undefeated at WiZink Center by downing Virtus Segafredo Bologna 98-86 in the Spanish capital in Round 9 on Tuesday. 


Real bounces back against Virtus, 98-86! 

Real Madrid remained undefeated at WiZink Center by downing Virtus Segafredo Bologna 98-86 in the Spanish capital in Round 9 on Tuesday. 

Real improved to 4-5 in the standings, snapping a three-game losing streak, while Virtus dropped to 2-7. Mario Hezonja led the winners with 20 points. Xavier Rathan-Mayes added 17, Facu Campazzo and Walter Tavares each had 14 while Serge Ibaka had 11 for Real. Toko Shengelia led Virtus with 20 points. Isaia Cordinier added 18, Will Clyburn had 15 while Momo Diouf and Marco Belinelli each got 10 for the visitors.

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Tavares got Real going with a layup and soon added an alley-oop dunk for a 5-0 lead. Cordinier banked in a three-pointer and soon added a reverse layup in a 0-6 run that gave Virtus its first lead, 5-6. Hezonja scored in the low post and erased Shengelia's layup with a dunk. Ante Zizic hit a jump hook, which Clyburn followed with a corner triple for a 9-13 score. Hezonja answered from downtown. After Clyburn hit a jumper, Campazzo's layup drew Real within 14-15. Shengelia improved on Eli Ndiaye's tip-in with a three-point play. Clyburn and Hezonja traded triples and Tavares gave Real a 23-21 lead. Rathan-Mayes buried a fadeaway jumper, then Shengelia and Hezonja each struck from beyond the arc for a 28-24 score. Diouf got Virtus closer, 28-25, after 10 minutes.

Matt Morgan followed Diouf's put-back layup with a three-pointer for a 28-30 Virtus lead early in the second quarter. Shengelia shocked the crowd with a high-flying tip-in and Clyburn added a fastbreak layup, prompting Real to call a timeout at 28-34 after a 0-10 run. Rathan-Mayes rescued the hosts with a triple and Ibaka added a jump hook for a 33-34 Real deficit. Diouf dunked and Shengelia banked in a jump hook, but Ibaka followed a two-handed slam with a triple that tied it at 38-38. Rathan-Mayes insisted from downtown, but Zizic buried a jump hook and Marco Belinelli's three-pointer gave Virtus a 41-44 edge. Sergio Llull joined the three-point shootout, Gabriel Deck added a three-point play and Tavares's dunk gave Real fresh air at 50-44. Llull sank another triple, but Cordinier gor the visitors within 53-49 at halftime.

Shengelia followed a triple with a step-back fadeaway jumper soon after the break. Alberto Abalde answered from downtown and Campazzo added a floater for a 58-54 score. Shengelia insisted from beyond the arc. Tavares scored down low and Abalde's second triple boosted his team's lead to 63-57. Campazzo found Hezonja for a layup that caused Virtus to call timeout at 65-57. Cordinier sank a three-pointer, Abalde answered with a layup and Campazzo's triple made it a double-digit game, 72-60. Clyburn hit a three-pointer over Tavares and added a jump hook. Campazzo found Hezonja for a triple and hit a circus shot. Rayjon Tucker banked in a running floater that Campazzo somehow matched at the other end for an 80-67 Real lead after 30 minutes.

Rathan-Mayes buried a three-pointer early in the fourth quarter. Belinelli hit a leaning shot that a red-hot Rathan-Hayes bettered with another triple. Belinelli kept pacing Virtus with an unbelievable three-pointer. Ibaka scored around the basket and Hezonja soon made it 90-74, with les than 6 minutes left. Zizic scored off a high-post pick-and-roll play, Deck bettered that with a layup-plus-foul and by the time Rathan-Mayes downed his fifth three-pointer everything was said and done, as Real had cruised to yet another convincing home victory.

'Los Blancos' ended their three-game losing streak in style