Olympiacos Piraeus outlasted archrival Panathinaikos AKTOR Athens 90-86 in a thrilling derby in the Greek League on Sunday night

Olympiacos takes derby in the Greek League

Olympiacos Piraeus outlasted archrival Panathinaikos AKTOR Athens 90-86 in a thrilling derby in the Greek League on Sunday night. Despite trailing by 12 at halftime, the Reds came back and held on down the stretch. Tyson Ward played a pivotal role in igniting the comeback and finished with 12 points.

Sasha Vezenkov led thew winners with 22 points, Tyler Dorsey tallied 16 points and 8 assists and Nikola Milutinov scored 12, including the go-ahead basket in the final minute. For Panathinaikos, TJ Shorts had his finest game yet for the Greens with 19 points and 5 assists and Vasilis Toliopoulos contributed 14 points. Both teams were without All-EuroLeague guards with Evan Fournier sidelined for Olympiacos and reigning EuroLeague MVP Kendrick Nunn out for Panathinaikos.

<center><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="el" dir="ltr">Τελικό 🏀 <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/OlympiacosBC?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#OlympiacosBC</a> - Παναθηναϊκός 90-86 <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://twitter.com/hashtag/OLYPAO?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#OLYPAO</a> <a href="https://t.co/KFex5TKWE8">pic.twitter.com/KFex5TKWE8</a></p>&mdash; Olympiacos B.C. (@Olympiacos_BC) <a href="https://twitter.com/Olympiacos_BC/status/1977431162344599686?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 12, 2025</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

Shorts was the go-to guy for Panathinaikos early, while Dorsey responded for Olympiacos. Konstantinos Mitoglou and Shorts caught fire in stretches in the second quarter to help the Greens to a 43-48 halftime edge. Alec Peters and Ward energized the Reds in the third quarter and Milutinov and Vezenkov helped Olympiacos grab a 53-52 lead.

The game came down to the closing minutes. Olympiacos made just enough key defensive stops while clutch baskets by Vezenkov and Milutinov helped the hosts stay ahead. Kostas Sloukas tried to push Panathinaikos late, but Frank Ntilikina made a key layup with 27 seconds remaining and Dorsey iced the game with a pair of free throws.

Tyson Ward played a pivotal role in the Reds' comeback from 12 down at halftime

Maccabi Rapyd Tel Aviv began its Israeli League season with a 92-104 road win at Hapoel Beer Sheva/Dimona

Maccabi wins Israeli League opener

Maccabi Rapyd Tel Aviv began its Israeli League season with a 92-104 road win at Hapoel Beer Sheva/Dimona on Sunday. Fresh off its first EuroLeague win of the season on Thursday over Hapoel IBI Tel Aviv, Coach Oded Kattash’s team carried its confidence into domestic competition.

Team captain John DiBartolomeo paced the winners with 18 points, Marcio Santos scored 17, T.J. Leaf posted 13 points and 6 rebounds and Oshae Brissett and Jeff Dowtin Jr. added 11 points apiece with Dowtin also dishing 6 assists. CJ led Beer Sheva with 20 points and 12 rebounds and Amit Gershon and Brandon Angel scored 16 each.

The game was competitive early, with the hosts showing energy early before Maccabi took control late in the first quarter, going ahead 18-29 after a 0-11 run led by Roman Sorkin and Leaf. Maccabi extended its advantage in the second quarter fueled by Leaf’s back-to-back three-pointers and a balanced offense. Beer Sheva cut the gap to single digits behind Elleby’s scoring bursts, but Tamir Blatt’s perimeter accuracy left Maccabi up 41-55 at halftime.

The third quarter saw Maccabi dominate the pace as DiBartolomeo and Leaf continued to hit from deep, while Sorkin added efficient finishes inside to build a 16-point lead. Beer Sheva struggled defensively and on the glass, allowing the visitors to capitalize repeatedly. In the final period, Maccabi coasted comfortably to a triple-digit score.

<center><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="iw" dir="rtl">מכבי תל אביב פותחת את עונת 25/26 עם ניצחון✅ <a href="https://t.co/vo0EbhIwqE">pic.twitter.com/vo0EbhIwqE</a></p>&mdash; Winner League (@WinnerLeague) <a href="https://twitter.com/WinnerLeague/status/1977426811320738245?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 12, 2025</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

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Team captain John DiBartolomeo led the way with 18 points 

Crvena Zvezda Meridianbet Belgrade announced on Sunday afternoon that Tyson Carter has been hospitalized in Belgrade due to respiratory complications

Zvezda guard Tyson Carter has been hospitalized 

Crvena Zvezda Meridianbet Belgrade announced on Sunday afternoon that [Tyson Carter](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/players/tyson-carter/profile/011305/) has been hospitalized in Belgrade due to respiratory complications. The guard, who joined the club over the summer, will undergo a thorough medical examination and more detailed information will be shared in the coming days.

Carter, 27, has averaged 14.7 points, 2.7 rebounds and 2.3 assists over his first three EuroLeague appearances with Zvezda. This is his second EuroLeague campaign after debuting with Zenit St. Petersburg during the 2021-22 season.

<center><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="sr" dir="ltr">КК Црвена звезда Меридианбет обавештава јавност да је првотимац наше екипе Тајсон Картер хоспитализован у Београду због респираторних компликација.<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/kkcz?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#kkcz</a> <a href="https://t.co/xig6fjSF1J">https://t.co/xig6fjSF1J</a></p>&mdash; KK Crvena zvezda Meridianbet (@kkcrvenazvezda) <a href="https://twitter.com/kkcrvenazvezda/status/1977346351722532883?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 12, 2025</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

The 27-year-old was experiencing respiratory complications

EuroLeague top photos of the week

Look back at all the action from Rounds 3 of the regular season by checking out the best photos of the week! 

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Olympiacos Piraeus star forward Sasha Vezenkov reached the personal milestone of 3,000 EuroLeague points on Friday night, and now he can set his sights on climbing much higher up the competition’s all-time scoring charts.

3k Vezenkov rapidly rising up the scoring charts

[Olympiacos Piraeus](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/teams/olympiacos-piraeus/oly/) star forward [Sasha Vezenkov](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/players/sasha-vezenkov/003469/) reached the personal milestone of 3,000 EuroLeague points on Friday night, and now he can set his sights on climbing much higher up [the competition’s all-time scoring charts](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/euroleague/stats/players/?size=30&viewType=traditional&statisticMode=accumulated&seasonMode=All&sortDirection=descending&statistic=score).

The 2022-23 league MVP netted 25 points in [his team’s 86-67 victory over Dubai Basketball](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/news/olympiacos-home-opener-provides-reasons-to-believe/), earning MVP of the Round honors and taking his career total to 3,013 points, which sees him surpass [Alexey Shved](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/players/alexey-shved/kvz/) (3,006) into 23rd place.

Next in line are a pair of retired Real Madrid legends, [Felipe Reyes](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/players/reyes-felipe/aax/) (3,029) and [Rudy Fernandez](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/players/fernandez-rudy/bmt/) (3,037), whose totals could well be exceeded by Vezenkov during the upcoming double-round week which will see Olympiacos welcome Anadolu Efes Istanbul next Tuesday before travelling to Maccabi Rapyd Tel Aviv on Thursday.

And judging by the form shown by Vezenkov against Dubai, that could be just the start of his rapid rise up the scoring list.

Olympiacos Piraeus-Dubai Basketball | Round 3 Highlights | 2025-26 EuroLeague

He was particularly hot at the start of the second half, starting off by knocking down a buzzer-beating triple which took him to exactly 3,000 points. Vezenkov then put Shved in the rearview mirror by adding 10 more points in less than five minutes, and he continued to score regularly with his usual accuracy to finish with 25 points on 6-of-8 two-point shooting in addition to 3-of-6 triples.

In this season’s three games Vezenkov has now averaged 20.7 points, slightly better than last season’s 19.8 PPG average. It’s not asking too much to expect him to continue to score at roughly that rate, and with the league’s expansion to 20 teams adding another four regular-season games – plus up to seven more in the postseason – he could make another 42 appearances before the dust settles on May’s Final Four in Athens.

If that does transpire, around 40 games at roughly 20 points per game would take Vezenkov’s career total to more than 3,800 points – lifting him above the likes of [Paulius Jankunas](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/players/jankunas-paulius/bwi/), [Kyle Hines](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/players/hines-kyle/002812/), [Milos Teodosic](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/euroleague/players/milos-teodosic/jdr/) and esteemed former teammate [Georgios Printezis](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/players/printezis-georgios/amm/) and comfortably into the all-time top 15.

Some of those above Vezenkov, of course, are still playing, so overtaking consistent scorers such as [Shane Larkin](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/players/shane-larkin/007200/) (3,670 points and counting), [Toko Shengelia](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/players/tornike-shengelia/001133/) (3,544) and [Scottie Wilbekin](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/players/scottie-wilbekin/006661/) (3,179) might prove too much to ask for this season.

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There’s no doubt, however, that Vezenkov will continue to propel himself up the scoring charts, and at the age of 30 he should have plenty of time to eventually overhaul all-time legends [Juan Carlos Navarro](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/players/navarro-juan-carlos/adi/) (4,152 points) and [Vassilis Spanoulis](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/players/spanoulis-vassilis/juo/) (4,455).

Just don’t expect Vezenkov to shout too loud about his personal achievements, however. Speaking to [EuroLeague TV](http://EuroLeague.TV) after the game, the star forward displayed his customary modesty as he reflected: “I was feeling good. I work hard and I was seeing the game.

“But the most important thing is for the team to win. I don’t like to talk about myself. I’m ready to contribute, to give everything every night and I’m happy that we won this game.”

It doesn’t even matter that Vezenkov doesn’t like to talk about himself – he can leave that to the rest of us.

Game News

This season could see the Olympiacos star move past a number of superstars, past and present

Olympiacos Piraeus v Dubai Basketball (2025-10-10T18:15:00.000Z)

KK Crvena zvezda has announced the hiring of Sasa Obradovic as its new head coach.

Sasa Obradovic returns to Crvena Zvezda

[Crvena Zvezda Meridianbet Belgrade](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/teams/crvena-zvezda-meridianbet-belgrade/red/) has announced the hiring of Sasa Obradovic as its new head coach. The length of the 56-year-old’s contract has not been disclosed. 

Obradovic replaces Ioannis Sfairopoulos on the Crvena Zvezda bench following the Greek coach's [dismissal on Thursday](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/news/crvena-zvezda-parts-ways-with-coach-ioannis-sfairopoulos/). The Serbian tactician has a 98-94 record in the EuroLeague across four different clubs.

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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="sr" dir="ltr">Нови тренер нашег првог тима од данас је и званично Саша Обрадовић, некадашњи првотимац и тренер нашег клуба.<br><br>Обрадовић је, велики део играчке каријере провео управо у Црвеној звезди за коју је играо у три наврата, а током пандемије ковида 2020. године био је и тренер… <a href="https://t.co/lW8XYOHQRu">pic.twitter.com/lW8XYOHQRu</a></p>&mdash; KK Crvena zvezda Meridianbet (@kkcrvenazvezda) <a href="https://twitter.com/kkcrvenazvezda/status/1976977039543476274?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 11, 2025</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

EuroLeague fans last saw Obradovic coaching AS Monaco, which he led to the 2023 Final Four in Kaunas – the first time in club history that it had reached European basketball's premier event. He also guided Monaco to the playoffs in each of his three seasons in charge, while he parted ways with the club in mid-November last year after starting the season 6-4.

Curiously, the Serbian play-caller coached Crvena Zvezda in 2020-21 after arriving from Monaco, where he had led the team in the 2019-20 BKT EuroCup campaign. Now, history repeats itself as Obradovic heads back to the club of his heart after leaving Monaco.

Coach Sasa Obradovic masterclass from the 2025 EHCB Coaches Congress

A legendary figure for Yugoslavia during his playing days, Obradovic won a gold medal at the 1998 FIBA World Cup and also lifted the FIBA EuroBasket three times, doing so in 1995, 1997 and 2001. He and his teammates secured a bronze medal at the 1999 EuroBasket, and a silver at the 1996 Olympic Games.

Obradovic came through at Crvena Zvezda, playing there between 1988 and 1994, then again in 1999-2000. 

He also represented Limoges (1993-94), ALBA Berlin (1994-97), Virtus Roma (1997-99), Buducnost VOLI Podgorica (2000-01), and RheinStars Koln (2001-05) as a player. 

His first experience as a head coach came with Koln (2005-08) before going on to lead Kyiv (2008-09), Turow Zgorzelec (2009-10), Donetsk (2010-12), ALBA (2012-16), Lokomotiv Kuban (2016-18), Monaco (2019-20), Crvena Zvezda (2020-21), and Monaco (2021-24).

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He previously coached the Serbian club, which he previously represented as a player, during the 2020-21 campaign

A stunning individual performance in a winning effort allowed Sasha Vezenkov of Olympiacos Piraeus to earn Round 3 MVP honors in the 2025-26 EuroLeague season with a round-high PIR of 34.

Round 3 MVP: Sasha Vezenkov, Olympiacos Piraeus

A stunning individual performance in a winning effort allowed Sasha Vezenkov of Olympiacos Piraeus to earn Round 3 MVP honors in the 2025-26 EuroLeague season with a round-high PIR of 34.

Vezenkov led Olympiacos to an 86-67 home victory over Dubai Basketball with 25 points on 6-of-8 two-pointers, 3-of-6 three-pointers and 4-of-6 free throws, adding 11 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 block and 4 fouls drawn. He took home the MVP of the Round award for the 15th time in his EuroLeague career. Only Shane Larkin (19 times) and Nando De Colo (16) are ahead of him in the all-time standings.

Chima Moneke of Crvena Zvezda Meridianbet Belgrade and Kevin Punter of FC Barcelona each amassed a PIR of 31 in Round 3. Moneke led Zvezda to an 81-86 road victory over defending champions Fenerbahce Beko Istanbul with 20 points on 6-of-8 two-pointers, 1-of-2 three-pointers and 5-of-6 free throws, in addition to posting 12 rebounds, 1 assist, 2 steals, 2 blocks and 3 fouls drawn. Punter stood out in his team's 108-102 home win over Valencia Basket with 27 points on 8-of-10 two-pointers, 2-of-5 three-pointers and 5-of-5 free throws, while he also had 1 rebound, 7 assists and 4 fouls drawn.

Isaia Cordinier of Anadolu Efes Istanbul, with a PIR of 30, and Tyrique Jones of Partizan Mozzart Bet Belgrade, who amassed a PIR of 28, complete the top individual performances in Round 3. In Efes’s 93-87 defeat at Partizan, Cordinier amassed 24 points, having made 3-of-3 two-pointers, 3-of-3 three-pointers and 9-of-11 free throws, 4 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 steal and 6 fouls drawn. Jones finished with 16 points on 6-of-9 shooting from two-point range and 4-of-5 free throws, 8 rebounds — including 5 on the offensive glass — 3 assists, 3 steals, and 4 fouls drawn, all without committing a single turnover.

### Individual highs: Kendrick Nunn, Panathinaikos, 30 points

Kendrick Nunn of Panathinaikos AKTOR Athens was this week's top scorer with 30 points in an 84-86 road victory over Baskonia Vitoria-Gasteiz in which he hit the game-winning shot at the buzzer. Will Clyburn of Barcelona is the competition's top scorer at 21.7 points per game.

Crvena Zvezda's Moneke led all rebounders by pulling down 12 against Fenerbahce. Olympiacos center Nikola Milutinov ranks first overall at 11.3 per night.

Wade Baldwin of Fenerbahce and Sergio De Larrea of Valencia each had 8 assists, more than anyone else in Round 3. Baldwin and Trent Forrest of Baskonia are tied for first place overall at 7.3 assists per game.

Nadir Hifi of Paris Basketball collected 4 steals to lead this round's standings. Hifi is now tied with Jimmy Clark of Maccabi Rapyd Tel Aviv atop the steals charts at 3.0 per night.

Donta Hall of Olympiacos had 3 blocks in his team's victory over Dubai Basketball. Sylvain Francisco of Zalgiris Kaunas and Walter Tavares of Real Madrid are tied for first place at 1.7 blocks per game.

Six players registered a double-double in Round 3: Moneke (20 points, 12 rebounds), Milutinov (13 points, 11 rebounds), Sasha Vezenkov (25 points, 11 rebounds), Juancho Hernangomez of Panathinaikos (15 points, 10 rebounds), Daniel Theis of AS Monaco (17 points, 10 rebounds), and Tadas Sedekerskis of Baskonia (10 points, 10 rebounds).

The 30-year-old forward earned MVP of the Round honors for the 15th time in his career



We have our third winner in this season's EuroLeague Fantasy Challenge!

EuroLeague Fantasy Challenge Round 3 winner

EuroLeague fans, we have our third winner in this season's [EuroLeague Fantasy Challenge](https://euroleaguefantasy.euroleaguebasketball.net/)! Uros Nesic beat everyone else in Round 3 with his team magaracbabA, which had a Fantasy Challenge score of 239.75.

Uros had the following lineup: team captain Sasa Vezenkov of Olympiacos Piraeus, then Nadir Hifi of Paris Basketball, Daniel Theis of AS Monaco, as well as Isaac Bonga and Sterling Brown, both of Partizan Mozzart Bet Belgrade as his starters. Andreas Obst of FC Bayern Munich was his sixth man. Uros's bench players were Bayern's Oscar da Silva, Donatas Motiejunas of Crvena Zvezda Meridianbet Belgrade, Nemanja Dangubic of Dubai Basketball and Armoni Brooks of EA7 Emporio Armani Milan. Francesco Tabellini of Paris Basketbll was the head coach.

The prize for finishing first in Round 3 is a VIP EuroLeague TV Subscription for the 2026-27 Season, and an automatic entry to a lottery to win 2x Tickets to the 2027 Final Four.

Trades are now open for Round 4 of the [EuroLeague Fantasy Challenge](https://euroleaguefantasy.euroleaguebasketball.net/). Remember, four trades are allowed before each round until the end of the regular season. You can either trade up to four players, or a head coach and three players.

The first game of Round 4, Maccabi Rapyd Tel Aviv vs. FC Barcelona, is scheduled to tip off on Tuesday, October 14 at 19:00 CEST, and thus marks next round's deadline.

Make new teams now or improve your existing ones and try to become our next round winner! To help with that, watch the EuroLeague Fantasy Challenge podcast weekly on the [EuroLeague's YouTube channel](https://www.youtube.com/@euroleague) and on all audio platforms.

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Crvena Zvezda Meridianbet Belgrade pulled off the first major shock of the new EuroLeague season on Friday night. The team came to Istanbul winless, severely depleted by injuries, a day removed from parting ways with its head coach and with an interim debutant on the bench, all while playing on the road against the reigning champion.

Crvena Zvezda used 'amazing effort' to stun the champs in Istanbul

[Crvena Zvezda Meridianbet Belgrade](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/teams/crvena-zvezda-meridianbet-belgrade/red/) pulled off the first major shock of the new EuroLeague season on Friday night. The team came to Istanbul winless, severely depleted by injuries, a day removed from [parting ways with its head coach](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/news/crvena-zvezda-parts-ways-with-coach-ioannis-sfairopoulos/) and with an interim debutant on the bench, all while playing on the road against the reigning champion.

However, Crvena Zvezda never trailed en route to an 81-86 win over [Fenerbahce Beko Istanbul](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/teams/fenerbahce-beko-istanbul/ulk/), which marked its third consecutive road win at Ulker Sports and Events Hall.

It was far from pretty and it involved drama in the final minutes as Fenerbahce rallied. But a win is a win – the first of the season in all competitions for the team from the Serbian capital, in fact.

“I feel that’s the type of game we needed just to know what it feels like to win, and know we have enough to win,” said [Chima Moneke](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/players/chima-moneke/012201/), one of the heroes in the victory. “We are still dealing with injuries, but I am proud of how we fought and how resilient we were.”

Fenerbahce Beko Istanbul-Crvena Zvezda Meridianbet Belgrade | Round 3 Highlights | 2025-26 EuroLeague

Moneke had a double-double and came up huge late in the fourth quarter. With Fenerbahce cutting it to 69-72 after [Bonzie Colson](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/players/bonzie-colson/009783/) nailed a third of his four fourth-quarter three-pointers, Moneke answered right back with a three of his own, his only triple of the night, with 2:35 to go.

Then, on the ensuing Fenerbahce possession, Moneke blocked [Mikael Jantunen](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/players/mikael-jantunen/012613/), flexed his muscles toward the Zvezda bench, then grabbed an offensive rebound on the other end of the floor. Just 30 seconds later, he scored again, racing for a layup after helping his teammates solve Fenerbahce’s full-court pressure.

But for all those late-game heroics, Moneke was prouder of another one of his feats – a double-double. After collecting a combined 24 points and 14 rebounds in the first two rounds, Moneke almost matched that output against the defending champs with a 20-point, 12-rebound performance, while also delivering 2 blocks.

“I am 1.96 \[meters\]. My whole career people have told me he is ‘this but’, ‘he is too short’. They can’t measure the heart that I have,” Moneke said in a EuroLeague TV interview after the game.

“I feel like I’m the best rebounder in Europe and I pride myself on rebounding at all times. That’s what I care about the most. So, anytime I am able to get double-double with rebounds, I am proud of that. I am proud of us. We had great contribution from everybody, and it feels good.”

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Another one of the major contributors for Zvezda was [Donatas Motiejunas](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/euroleague/players/donatas-motiejunas/lcz/), who has joined on loan from Monaco, where he sat out the first two rounds. Against Fenerbahce, the big man played his first minutes of the season, but that did not stop him from collecting 13 points and 6 rebounds in less than 15 minutes on the floor.

Motiejunas arrived at the club in a turbulent moment, not even playing a single game for coach Ioannis Sfairopoulos who brought him in. And the veteran center spoke very realistically after a win.

“In these type of situations, usually two things happen. Either you get united or you get separated. I am happy that we united,” he said before also adding:

“We beat Fenerbahce on the road, that’s an amazing achievement. But at the same time, this effort we showed today has to be a bottom line how we have to play. There are gonna be some games where we gonna make shots, miss shots, but if we are gonna show the effort we showed today, I am pretty sure we are gonna win more than we are gonna lose.”

The effort is also what the interim head coach Tomislav Tomovic underlined:

“We did a great job as a team. We showed some amazing reaction, amazing effort, amazing toughness and hustle.”

<center><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="cs" dir="ltr">Massive shoutout to Tomislav Tomović for this big win! ❤️🤍<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/kkcz?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#kkcz</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/WeAreTheTeam?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#WeAreTheTeam</a> <a href="https://t.co/TuEoXSnWpN">pic.twitter.com/TuEoXSnWpN</a></p>&mdash; KK Crvena zvezda Meridianbet (@kkcrvenazvezda) <a href="https://twitter.com/kkcrvenazvezda/status/1976748537435373820?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 10, 2025</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

On the other hand, Fenerbahce has also dropped to 1-2 record with its second straight loss. There's no hiding the fact it was a disappointing performance from coach Sarunas Jasikevicius men.

Zvezda opened a 16-point lead, its largest of the night, in the final minute of the first half before [Tarik Biberovic](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/players/tarik-biberovic/006961/)'s buzzer-beating triple made it 30-43 at the break.

Of Fenerbahce’s first-half performance, perhaps the best example to demonstrate its sub-par display was the fact that of the 27 points it scored before Biberovic’s triple, 18 came from the free-throw line. The hosts had 10 turnovers, made 5-of-24 field goals, and even managed to miss 8 free throws in the first half alone.

Zvezda, which showed great hustle but also struggled offensively, missed its first 9 three-pointers and had 9 turnovers, but it still managed to open – and maintain – a double-digit margin into the third quarter, when Fenerbahce started to rally.

[Tyson Carter](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/players/tyson-carter/011305/) helped Zvezda to victory with 15 points, while [Talen Horton-Tucker](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/players/talen-horton-tucker/014124/) and [Bonzie Colson](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/players/bonzie-colson/009783/) scored 19 apiece for the hosts, with Colson netting 15 of his in the second half.

Both the Serbian side and Fenerbahce now sit on 1-2 records after three rounds

Fenerbahce Beko Istanbul v Crvena Zvezda Meridianbet Belgrade (2025-10-10T17:45:00.000Z)