Five games are in the books, with Monaco, Efes, Panathinaikos, Hapoel and Real Madrid all grabbing wins so far
Game Center: Fenerbahce the lone road victor from Friday's five games
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Friday, November 21, 2025
Olympiacos Piraeus 98-86 Paris Basketball
Olympiacos got back to winning ways by beating Paris 98-86 at the Peace and Friendship Stadium on Friday night. The EuroLeague's top scorer Nadir Hifi was a late scratch, but a red-hot Justin Robinson went 5-for-6 from deep as Paris hit the ground running to take a 21-29 after 10 minutes. The hosts fought back and outscored the French side 37-20 in the second, securing a 58-49 lead at halftime. Paris tightened up its defense and held the Reds to 17 points in the third, but a 10-0 run by Olympiacos in the fourth put the game to bed. The Greek side improved its record to 8-4, with Paris dropping to 5-7.
Evan Fournier bagged a season-high 18 points and Sasha Vezenkov scored 13, with Tyler Dorsey and Tyson Ward getting 12 each. Robinson netted 35, the highest number of points scored by a Paris player in a EuroLeague game, with Yakuba Ouattara and Jeremy Morgan adding 13 apiece.
Virtus Bologna 99-89 Maccabi Rapyd Tel Aviv
Virtus improved to 6-6 with a 99-89 home win over Maccabi after the Italian outfit sank 17 three-pointers in a fast-paced contest, with the Israeli side dropping to 3-9. Virtus made a better start and took a 17-9 lead on the back of 9 points from Carsen Edwards but Maccabi turned the tide thanks to 8 points from Roman Sorkin and nosed ahead 21-22 before the hosts clinched a rollercoaster first quarter. 26-24. Virtus continued to shoot the lights out from downtown in the second and carved out a 56-45 halftime advantage, with Edwards pouring 17 points as the hosts made 10-of-22 from downtown in the first half. Virtus continued to fire on all cylinders in the third quarter and headed into the final 10 minutes of the contest 80-66 in front. The home team maintained cruise control in the fourth and closed out the game comfortably to delight its joyous fans.
Edwards paced Virtus on a game-high 26 points as Matt Morgan chipped in with 17 while Derrick Alston added 15 to go with 7 rebounds. At the other end, Marcio Santos led Maccabi on 19 points while Sorkin and John DiBartolomeo netted 11 apiece.
Partizan Mozzart Bet Belgrade 87-99 Fenerbahce Beko Istanbul
Fenerbahce outclassed Partizan 87-99 to record its fourth straight win. The visiting team took immediate control with a 0-14 opening burst, and it was 11-24 after 10 minutes. Tyrique Jones scored 10 fast points to boost Partizan, but a trio of triples from Mikael Jantunen kept Fener comfortable, 39-56, at halftime. Partizan blasted a 17-6 run to start the third quarter to make it close, but Fenerbahce again pulled clear by dominating the fourth quarter to cruise home.
Jantunen led Fenerbahce’s scoring with 19 points on 4-of-5 three-point shooting, while Wade Baldwin orchestrated the offense with 15 points and 8 assists. Tarik Biberovic added 14 points, Bonzie Colson netted 12 and Nicolo Melli scored 11, as Fenerbahce showed great accuracy to convert 15 of its 29 three-point attempts. The outstanding Sterling Brown paced Partizan with 27 points, and Jones added 18. Fenerbahce improves to 7-5, while Partizan drops to 4-8 after winning just one of the last seven.
Kosner Baskonia Vitoria-Gasteiz 95-73 FC Bayern Munich
Baskonia overcame a slow start and an early 13-point deficit then used a big second half to beat the visiting Bayern 95-73 on Friday night at Buesa Arena. Baskonia improved to a 4-8 record with a fourth straight home win, while Bayern dropped to 5-7. The visitors held double-digit leads multiple times late in the first and in the second quarter, but the visitors rallied to grab a 42-41 halftime lead, then ran away after the break, dominating on both ends of the floor. Timothe Luwawu-Cabarrot paced Baskonia with 18 points, Kobi Simmons scored 14 points, while Markquis Nowell had 12 points and 8 assists. Andreas Obst netted 14 for Bayern and Justinian Jessup scored 13 in defeat.
Valencia Basket 76-73 Crvena Zvezda Meridianbet Belgrade
In a thriller that went down to the final seconds, Valencia Basket grabbed its fourth consecutive home victory by downing Crvena Zvezda Meridianbet Belgrade 76-73 at Roig Arena in Round 12 on Friday. Valencia improved to 7-5 in the standings while Zvezda dropped to 8-4. It all came down to the final 2.3 seconds, in which Matt Costello split free throws to fix the final score. In the game's final offense, Codi Miller-McIntyre could not get a shot up before the final buzzer.
Brancou Badio paced the winners with 16 points. Kameron Taylor added 12 while Jean Montero had 10 for Valencia, which finished the game with a season-high 13 steals. Miller-McIntyre led Zvezda with 23 points and eight rebounds. Jordan Nwora added 14 in his EuroLeague return after missing five games due to injury.
Thursday, November 20, 2025
Anadolu Efes Istanbul 74-73 FC Barcelona
Anadolu Efes Istanbul survived some massive injury issues to spoil Xavi Pascual’s return to the bench for FC Barcelona with a 74-73 come-from-behind home victory sealed by Isaia Cordinier’s game-winning free throws with 0.3 seconds left. With seven players out, injured including franchise icon Shane Larkin, Efes rallied from 13 points down early in the second half to pull ahead with a 19-2 run. The final quarter saw six lead changes - the last one as Cordinier showed ice in his veins for the win.
Despite the injuries, Efes has managed to win consecutive games after a three-game losing streak to improve to 5-7. Cordinier paced five Efes scorers in double figures with 14 points while Ercan Osmani had 13 points and Brice Dessert collected a career-high 12 points. Barcelona, which had Pascual back on the sidelines after nine years away, had won four of its last five games but fell to 7-5 despite Jan Vesely scoring 16 points with 8 rebounds.
Panathinaikos AKTOR Athens 103-82 Dubai Basketball
Panathinaikos recorded its third consecutive win by crushing Dubai 103-82 at Telekom Center Athens on Thursday night. A back-and-forth affair in the first half saw the visitors grab a 45-48 lead at halftime, but the Greens tightened up their defense and ended the third quarter with a 16-1 surge to establish a double-digit lead that they maintained until the final whistle. Panathinaikos improved its record to 8-4, while Dubai dropped to 5-7.
Kendrick Nunn netted 22 points, with Kostas Sloukas and Jerian Grant scoring 15 each for the victors. Mfiondu Kabengele paced Dubai with 18 points and Boogie Ellis added 15.
EA7 Emporio Armani Milan 83-105 Hapoel IBI Tel Aviv
Hapoel continued its good run of form and stayed top of the standings with a resounding 83-105 win at Milan as the visitors produced a high-octane performance at Unipol Forum. Thriving on its trademark pick-and-roll offense, Hapoel turned a 30-25 second-quarter deficit into a 36-42 advantage as Dan Oturu dominated Milan’s paint. It was 45-49 lead at halftime and Hapoel opened the second half with a 0-12 run and then closed out the third quarter with a 64-76 advantage, as Milan struggled to keep up with the Israeli team’s pace.
Oturu and Antonio Blakeney paced Hapoel on 20 points apiece while Elijah Bryant chipped in with 18. Johnathan Motley added 17, Vasilije Micic posted 13 and Chris Jones amassed 8 points to go with 10 boards. Leandro Bolmaro led Milan on 16 points and Quinn Ellis netted 15.
Real Madrid 100-99 Zalgiris Kaunas
In a thriller that went down to the final second, Real Madrid got back on track by edging Zalgiris Kaunas 100-99 in Round 12 on Thursday. Real improved to 6-6 in the standings while Zalgiris dropped to 7-5. It all came down to the final 2.5 seconds, in which Facu Campazzo missed free throws, the second one on purpose to run the game clock down. Zalgiris got a shot up in time but Ignas Brazdeikis's prayer from beyond midcourt was off.
Theo Maledon led the winners with 25 points on 7-of-8 two-point shooting and 11-of-11 on free throws in less than 22 minutes. Trey Lyles added 21 points, Campazzo scored 20 while Walter Tavares tallied 12 points, 11 rebounds and 3 blocks for Real. Sylvain Francisco paced Zalgiris with 33 points and a career-high 11 assists for a personal best PIR of 37. Azuolas Tubelis scored 19 points, Dustin Sleva 13, Moses Wright 11 and Brazdeikis 10.
Wednesday, November 19, 2025
LDLC ASVEL Villeurbanne 52-84 AS Monaco
Monaco ended its two-game losing streak by thrashing ASVEL 52-84 in this week’s Rivalry Series clash at LDLC Arena. By securing a 32-point victory, this marks the biggest win in Monaco’s EuroLeague history, surpassing the 30-point margin it secured at Fenerbahce (69-99) in 2024-25. ASVEL’s 52 points, however, are the joint second fewest it has ever scored in the EuroLeague. Monaco improves to 7-5 on the season while rock-bottom ASVEL drops to 3-9.
Mike James and Nikola Mirotic top scored for Monaco with 12 points apiece, with Elie Okobo adding 11. James dished 7 assists, too. Jaron Blossomgame also had a solid game, pairing 8 points with 10 rebounds. On a night that saw Thomas Heurtel make his season debut, ASVEL did not have a single player score a double-digit number of points.