Thursday's results ensured that Olympiacos became the first team this season to clinch a postseason berth
Game Center: Efes, Olympiacos triumph at home; Maccabi, Barça win on the road
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Friday, March 7, 2025
Anadolu Efes Istanbul 89-68 Virtus Segafredo Bologna
Efes extended its winning streak at home to four games by defeating Virtus 89-68 on Friday evening. The visitors were superior before the break and took a 39-42 lead into the second half, but Efes tightened up its defense and outscored Virtus 22-10 in the third quarter to turn the game around. This win allowed Efes to improve its record to 14-14, while Virtus suffered its sixth consecutive loss and dropped to 7-21. Elijah Bryant led all scorers with 21 points and Vincent Poirier bagged an 18-point, 13-rebound double-double. Shane Larkin scored 12 points and Rolands Smits added 11. Toko Shengelia paced Virtus with 17 points and Matt Morgan netted 11.
LDLC ASVEL Villeurbanne 95-102 Maccabi Playtika Tel Aviv
Maccabi defeated ASVEL 95-102 at LDLC Arena on Friday night to clinch its eighth in a row against the French powerhouse. The visitors escaped 24-35 early in the second period and led for most of the second half, but they needed to overcome an ASVEL rally in the fourth period as the hosts made it 81-80 with eight minutes remaining. A good reaction led by Jimmy Clark, Marial Shayok and Jasiel Rivero reanimated the guests and allowed them to close out the game and improve to 8-20. ASVEL fell to 11-17 after collecting its fifth defeat in a row. Levi Randolph led six Maccabi players in double figures with 19 points. Roman Sorkin, Clark, Rivero and Shayok scored 15 apiece, while Trevion Williams poured in 13. Nando de Colo paced ASVEL with 20 points and 8 assists, Melvin Ajinca had 14 points, Paris Lee added 12, and Joffrey Lauvergne and Neal Sako chipped in 10, with the latter also grabbing 11 rebounds for a double-double.
Olympiacos Piraeus 82-70 Partizan Mozzart Bet Belgrade
Olympiacos stayed firmly in the driver’s seat of the EuroLeague standings and improved to 21-7 in the regular season after cruising to an 82-70 home win over Partizan, the club’s 12th in the last 13 games in Europe’s premier club competition. Having already secured a postseason berth with seven games to spare after some results went its way on Thursday evening, Olympiacos made light of the matchup with Partizan as the Greek giant led from start to finish in a lop-sided contest. Sasha Vezenkov paced Olympiacos with 17 points and 6 boards but it was Partizan’s former center Nikola Milutinov who claimed the player of the game accolade after racking up 10 points and 9 boards, while Nigel Williams-Goss posted 10 points and 4 assists. At the other end, Carlik Jones led Partizan on 17 points, Brandon Davies added 14 and captain Vanja Marinkovic chipped in with 12, but Partizan never looked capable of staging an upset as the visitors were devoid of energy and bereft of ideas on offense.
ALBA Berlin 85-99 FC Barcelona
Barcelona returned to winning ways by downing ALBA 85-99 at Uber Arena in the German capital in Round 28 on Friday. Barca improved to 15-13 in the standings while ALBA dropped to 4-24. Jabari Parker paced the winners with 21 points. Willy Hernangomez added 15, Youssoupha Fall and Dario Brizuela each had 13, Chimezie Metu got 11 while Tomas Satoransky dished a career-high 12 assists for Barca. Yanni Wetzell led ALBA with 15 points. Matt Thomas added 12 while David McCormack had 11 for the hosts.
Thursday, March 6, 2025
FC Bayern Munich 100-82 Crvena Zvezda Meridianbet Belgrade
Bayern improved to 17-11 and stayed firmly on course to reach the postseason after bouncing back from a sluggish start to steamroll Crvena Zvezda at SAP Arena. Carsen Edwards paced Bayern with a game-high 30 points, while veteran Vladimir Lucic racked up 18 and 7 boards. Bayern also tied the biggest run in EuroLeague history after conjuring a 25-0 streak late in the second quarter and early in the third, effectively sealing the matchup after stretching its lead from 39-37 to 64-37. Joel Bolomboy was a lone beacon of light for Zvezda as he racked up 12 points and 19 boards.
EA7 Emporio Armani Milan 76-100 Fenerbahce Beko Istanbul
Fenerbahce registered its second straight road victory this week by thrashing Milan at Unipol Forum. The visitors outscored Milan in each of the four quarters and led for the majority of the game, with their defense being solid throughout the contest. With this win, Fenerbahce improved its record to 19-9 in its bid to secure postseason home-court advantage through a top-four spot. Milan dropped to 15-13, but remains in the playoff conversation. Errick McCollum led all scorers with 18 points for the winners. For Milan, Shavon Shields netted 17 points.
Baskonia Vitoria-Gasteiz 66-65 Zalgiris Kaunas
Baskonia gave its play-in hopes a major boost by defeating Zalgiris 66-65 in a hard-fought clash at Buesa Arena. Donta Hall was Baskonia’s star performer with 11 points and 8 rebounds, as well as 3 blocks, while Markus Howard and Chima Moneke both chipped in with 13 points apiece. Zalgiris’s Ignas Brazdeikis netted 17 points and Alen Smailagic added 11 points. Baskonia outscored Zalgiris in each of the first two quarters, taking a 38-30 lead into halftime, and that eight-point advantage proved crucial as the visitors held the hosts to just 28 second-half points. Still, Zalgiris’s hopes of a comeback win were spurned when Timothe Luwawu-Cabarrot moved to 7 points by scoring a turnaround mid-range jump shot with 21 seconds left to restore Baskonia's lead for a final score of 66-65.
Panathinaikos AKTOR Athens 85-70 Real Madrid
Reigning champion Panathinaikos enjoyed another triumph over last season’s beaten finalist Real Madrid, taking a comfortable victory in Athens. The Greens improved to 18-10 to strengthen their top four position, while Real dropped to 14-14. The Greens dominated early to take a double-digit lead in the first quarter, and stayed ahead the rest of the way despite Real’s attempts to hang in the game. Kendrick Nunn led the scoring with 18 points, while Jerian Grant combined 11 points with 9 assists. Real was led by Mario Hezonja with 18 points.
Wednesday, March 5, 2025
Paris Basketball 79-91 AS Monaco
Monaco came out victorious from the all-French League encounter by thrashing Paris on Wednesday night at Adidas Arena. The visitors led for most of the game, outscoring the hosts 14-27 in the third quarter to establish a double-digit cushion that they maintained until the final whistle. Monaco improved its record to 17-11 and claimed the head-to-head advantage in the race for top-four spot. Paris dropped to 16-12 after recording its second straight home loss this week. Jordan Loyd and Daniel Theis bagged 21 points each to lead all scorers. TJ Shorts paced Paris with 19 points.