Another game with huge significance in the race for postseason action will see Milan (13-17) host Fenerbahce (19-11), with both teams feeling confident after crucial wins earlier in the week.
Game Notes: Milan vs. Fenerbahce
Fresh from an impressive victory over Barcelona, Fenerbahce will hope for another big night from Scottie Wilbekin, who has scored 4 and 6 three-pointers in the last two games. He was also the decisive factor with 19 points to secure an 85-82 triumph when these teams met in Round 1. Milan was outstanding at both ends of the floor to win big on the road at Monaco on Wednesday, and can count on the leadership of Nikola Mirotic after the former EuroLeague MVP has averaged 21 points over his the last four games.
- The road team had won six of the last seven games between Fenerbahce and Milan prior to their Round 1 game this season, when Fenerbahce pulled out 85-82 overtime win in Istanbul.
- In November 2021, Milan celebrated a 43-68 win in Istanbul. Fenerbahce's 3 first-quarter points and 43 for the game were both the lowest totals in club history.
- The Fenerbahce club record for free throws made in the EuroLeague is 31, which the team matched against Milan in January 2014.
- Milan twice had a club-record 19 offensive rebounds against Fenerbahce, first in October 2014 and again in December 2018.
- Milan's Nikola Mirotic and Fenerbahce's Sertac Sanli were teammates at FC Barcelona for the past two seasons. They reached the EuroLeague Final Four in both of those seasons playing under current Fenerbahce head coach Sarunas Jasikevicius.
- Milan forward Nicolo Melli spent two seasons with Fenerbahce, between 2017 and 2019, and helped the team reach the 2018 championship game.
- Fenerbahce center Johnathan Motley posted his career high 7 offensive rebounds in a 75-82 home loss against Milan in March of last season.
- Melli had a career-high 6 steals in a 43-68 road win against Fenerbahce in November 2021.
- Fenerbahce point guard Nick Calathes scored 27 points and recorded a PIR of 39 playing for Panathinaikos Athens in an 85-93 road win against Milan in March 2019. In that game, Calathes made 12 two-pointers, a career-high, and earned MVP of the Round honors.
- Fenerbahce forward Amine Noua had a career-high 8 rebounds playing for LDLC ASVEL Villeurbanne against Milan in October 2022.
- Milan forward Johannes Voigtmann posted his career high with 11 defensive rebounds playing for Baskonia Vitoria-Gasteiz against Fenerbahce in January 2019.
- Milan big man Kyle Hines matched his career-high with 4 steals against Fenerbahce in February 2015.