


Maccabi Playtika Tel Aviv had to wait until the final minute to celebrate a 78-74 home victory against Fenerbahce Beko Istanbul in Round 27. Its accuracy from both the three-point line and the foul line ultimately made the difference.
Maccabi's defense limited Fenerbahce to a very low three-point shooting percentage, as the visitors buried just 7-of-34 shots from downtown, its worst percentage (20.6% 3FG) this season. Prior to Wednesday night, Fenerbahce's worst shooting night from deep had come in a 98-94 home win against AS Monaco, as it made 7-of-30 shots from downtown (23.3% 3FG). On the other hand, Maccabi sank 8-of-24 three-pointers (33.3% 3FG).
Things were not much better from the free-throw line for Fenerbahce, with Dimitris Itoudis's side hitting just half of its 18 free throws (50%), its second-lowest mark this season. Back in Round 17, it hit 47.4% of its free-throw attempts in an 86-66 road loss against Zalgiris Kaunas. It was a different story for Maccabi, however, as the hosts buried 20 of its 25 shots from the charity stripe (80%). Wade Baldwin made 5-of-5 free throws, with 2 of those coming with 15.7 seconds left to put Maccabi's victory on ice.