The penultimate double round of the season has come to its conclusion
Game Center: Four home winners tonight; Virtus the lone road victor
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Friday, January 17
Fenerbahce Beko Istanbul 98-86 Zalgiris Kaunas
Fenerbahce rallied from a 13-point halftime deficit to beat Zalgiris 98-86 at Ulker Sports and Event Hall in Round 22 on Friday. Fenerbahce improved to 14-7 in the standings while Zalgiris dropped to 11-11. Nigel Hayes-Davis led the winners with 21 points. Marko Guduric added 20, Tarik Biberovic had 15 while Arturs Zagars got 11 for Fenerbahce. Alen Smailagic led Zalgiris with 24 points, a new career high. Sylvain Francisco added 16 while Ignas Brazdeikis got 12 for the guests.
Crvena Zvezda Meridianbet Belgrade 88-82 AS Monaco
Crvena Zvezda ground out an 88-82 overtime home win over Monaco after a titanic tussle in the EuroLeague and improved to 13-9 behind majestic performances from Filip Petrusev and Isaiah Canaan. Petrusev poured in a season-high 29 points to go with 6 boards in just 22:36 minutes on the court and Canaan added 20, including 6 in the additional five minutes when Monaco’s firepower dried up in the cauldron of Belgrade Arena.
FC Bayern Munich 72-82 Virtus Segafredo Bologna
Virtus caused quite the surprise on Friday night by downing Bayern 72-82 at SAP Garden, which is just the second time the German team has lost at home in 11 games this season. Dusko Ivanovic’s charges have now won four of their last six games to improve to a 7-15 record, while Gordie Herbert’s troops have lost four of their last five games and dropped to a 12-10 mark.
Baskonia Vitoria-Gasteiz 91-77 Panathinaikos AKTOR Athens
Baskonia got back to winning ways after holding off the reigning EuroLeague champion Panathinaikos 91-77 at Buesa Arena. The win improved Baskonia to 9-13 on the season, while Panathinaikos lost its second straight to drop to a 13-9 record. Baskonia took the lead for good in the second quarter, and controlled the game between Chima Moneke, Timother Luwawu-Cabarrot and the playmaking of Kamar Baldwin and Trent Forrest.
FC Barcelona 90-80 Anadolu Efes Istanbul
Barcelona grabbed its fourth consecutive victory in the EuroLeague by topping Efes 90-80 at Palau Blaugrana in Round 22 on Friday. Joan Penarroya's men improved to 13-9 on the season while Efes dropped to 10-12 and is on a five-game losing streak. Luca Banchi has now lost all three games he has overseen as Efes head coach.
Thursday, January 16
LDLC ASVEL Villeurbanne 96-89 ALBA Berlin
ASVEL bounced back from a tough home loss against Partizan with a hard-fought overtime victory over visiting ALBA at the Astroballe. The hosts enjoyed double-digit leads several times during the game, before Malte Delow sent the game to overtime with a three-pointer. ASVEL didn’t tremble and found Edwin Jackson and Theo Maledon in the extra period to secure the win that improved its record to 10-12. ALBA slipped to 3-19 after getting its ninth straight defeat. Jackson led ASVEL with 18 points and Maledon followed with 17 and 4 assists. Matt Thomas paced ALBA with 20 points.
Paris Basketball 96-83 Maccabi Playtika Tel Aviv
Paris rounded out a perfect week by downing Maccabi at Adidas Arena. Paris improved to 13-8 in the standings while Maccabi dropped to 5-17 and is now on a four-game losing streak. Tyson Ward led the winners with 18 points and TJ Shorts tallied 11 points and a personal-best 14 assists. Rokas Jokubaitis and Jaylen Hoard led Maccabi with 16 points apiece.
EA7 Emporio Armani Milan 70-90 Partizan Mozzart Bet Belgrade
Partizan completed a perfect double-round week with a second successive road win, brushing aside Milan and improving to 11-11. Tyrique Jones racked up 22 points and 7 boards, while Sterling Brown sank a season-high 26 points and Carlik Jones added 24 for Partizan, which roared back from a 40-37 halftime deficit. At the other end, Nikola Mirotic and Shavon Shields netted 16 points apiece as the hosts fell apart and dropped to 12-10.
Real Madrid 86-96 Olympiacos Piraeus
Olympiacos stood strong at the top of the standings with an emphatic win at Real Madrid. The Reds improved to 16-6 with a seven-game winning run, while Real suffered its first loss of 2025 to drop to 12-10. A 1-14 first quarter run gave Olympiacos the early edge, which the visitors held into the interval at 38-47. The lead grew to 19 points by the end of the third, and Real’s late 10-0 run wasn’t nearly enough. Evan Fournier led the way with 5 triples in his total of 28 points and Sasha Vezenkov and Shaq McKissic added 13 apiece. Mario Hezonja paced Real with 15 points.