Name: Anadolu Efes Istanbul-Maccabi Playtika Tel Aviv | RS Round 32 Highlights | 2024-25 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague
Channel: Euroleague Basketball

## Friday, March 28

### [Anadolu Efes Istanbul 90-88 Maccabi Playtika Tel Aviv](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/game-center/2024-25/anadolu-efes-istanbul-maccabi-playtika-tel-aviv/E2024/284/)

Efes rallied from a double-digit third-quarter deficit to pull out a dramatic 90-88 win over Maccabi in Riga, Latvia. It’s the sixth straight win for Efes, which improved to 18-14 and is sure of playing postseason basketball once again this season. Maccabi, meanwhile, dropped to a 10-22 record. Bryant finished with 25 points, Dan Oturu had 15 points and Shane Larkin poured in 11, while Vincent Poirier scored all of his 10 points in the first quarter. Roman Sorkin paced Maccabi with 22 points, Jokubaitis had 19, and Jake Cohen and Levi Randolph scored 10 apiece in the loss.

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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="tr" dir="ltr">💪 Hedefe doğru adım adım!<br>Anadolu Efes 90 - 88 Maccabi Playtika Tel Aviv | Maç Sonucu<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/BenimYerimBuras%C4%B1?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#BenimYerimBurası</a> <a href="https://t.co/Lc9A9yNydN">pic.twitter.com/Lc9A9yNydN</a></p>&mdash; Anadolu Efes SK (@AnadoluEfesSK) <a href="https://twitter.com/AnadoluEfesSK/status/1905705741107048947?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 28, 2025</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

### [Fenerbahce Beko Istanbul 82-77 Baskonia Vitoria-Gasteiz](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/game-center/2024-25/fenerbahce-beko-istanbul-baskonia-vitoria-gasteiz/E2024/285/)

Fenerbahce climbed to the top of the standings and clinched home-court advantage in the EuroLeague Playoffs by defeating Baskonia 82-77 at Ulker Sports And Event Hall on Friday evening. Fenerbahce improved its record to 22-10, overtaking Olympiacos Piraeus in the table due to its superior head-to-head advantage. Meanwhile, Baskonia suffered its second straight loss in Türkiye this week as it dropped to 13-19. Nigel Hayes-Davis led all scorers with 17 points and Wade Baldwin netted 11, while Devon Hall and Marko Guduric scored 10 each. Nikos Rogkavopoulos paced Baskonia with 14 points and Chima Moneke bagged 12, with Trent Forrest recording a double-double of 12 points and 12 assists.

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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="tr" dir="ltr">LİDER! 👑<br><br>Çift maç haftasını 2&#39;de 2 ile tamamlıyor, normal sezonun bitimine iki hafta kala ev sahibi avantajını garantiliyoruz! 💪<br><br>Tebrikler Fenerbahçe Beko! 👏<br><br>Maç Sonucu | Fenerbahçe Beko 🆚 Baskonia: 82-77<br><br>Skor dağılımımız: Hayes-Davis 17, Baldwin 11, Hall 10, Guduric 10,… <a href="https://t.co/xJNfI8T8Vx">pic.twitter.com/xJNfI8T8Vx</a></p>&mdash; Fenerbahçe Beko (@FBBasketbol) <a href="https://twitter.com/FBBasketbol/status/1905708690667352511?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 28, 2025</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

### [Crvena Zvezda Meridianbet Belgrade 72-78 Real Madrid](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/game-center/2024-25/crvena-zvezda-meridianbet-belgrade-real-madrid/E2024/287/)

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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="und" dir="ltr">🏁 FP: <a href="https://twitter.com/kkcrvenazvezda?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@kkcrvenazvezda</a> 72 - 78 <a href="https://twitter.com/RMBaloncesto?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@RMBaloncesto</a><a href="https://twitter.com/UnicajaBanco?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@UnicajaBanco</a> <a href="https://t.co/O3X8hVmSct">pic.twitter.com/O3X8hVmSct</a></p>&mdash; Real Madrid Basket (@RMBaloncesto) <a href="https://twitter.com/RMBaloncesto/status/1905728772894335427?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 28, 2025</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

### [ALBA Berlin 64-108 Virtus Segafredo Bologna](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/game-center/2024-25/alba-berlin-virtus-segafredo-bologna/E2024/286/)

Virtus bounced back from its biggest loss of the season with a resounding performance on Friday night as it thrashed ALBA 64-108 in the German capital. Virtus, which never trailed in this game, improved to 8-24, while ALBA dropped to a 5-26 record. Virtus had six double-digit scorers, with Achille Polonara scoring 16 points, Toko Shengelia 15 and Will Clyburn 14. Ante Zizic had 13 points, Alessandro Pajola paired 11 points with 8 assists, and Marco Belinelli netted 10 points in the win. Matt Thomas was the only ALBA scorer in double digits with 11 points.

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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="es" dir="ltr">La Virtus vince a Berlino 👊🏼 <a href="https://t.co/eNMWUtypmJ">pic.twitter.com/eNMWUtypmJ</a></p>&mdash; Virtus Segafredo Bologna (@VirtusSegafredo) <a href="https://twitter.com/VirtusSegafredo/status/1905723375038894188?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 28, 2025</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

### [Panathinaikos AKTOR Athens 98-101 Paris Basketball](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/game-center/2024-25/panathinaikos-aktor-athens-paris-basketball/E2024/288/)

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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="fr" dir="ltr">It’s a sweep against the champ 🧹<br><br>WHAT A TEAM PERFORMANCE TONIGHT ‼️<br><br>On se retrouve dimanche à la maison en famille pour bien finir la semaine <br><br>🖤❤️💙 <a href="https://t.co/zBp0K5sjLb">pic.twitter.com/zBp0K5sjLb</a></p>&mdash; Paris Basketball (@ParisBasketball) <a href="https://twitter.com/ParisBasketball/status/1905732100000780432?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 28, 2025</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

## Thursday, March 27

### [LDLC ASVEL Villeurbanne 88-79 Zalgiris Kaunas](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/game-center/2024-25/ldlc-asvel-villeurbanne-zalgiris-kaunas/E2024/280/)

ASVEL completed a perfect double-round week by fighting off Zalgiris at home. After beating Olympiacos at home on Tuesday, ASVEL shot 44.4 percent on three-pointers and forced 20 Zalgiris turnovers as it improved to 13-19 on the season. Theo Maledon led the way with 19 points and 6 assists while Nando De Colo had 16 points. Zalgiris came into the game having lost at Monaco earlier in the week in overtime and now has dropped three straight games and four of the last five for a 14-18 record. Sylvain Francisco collected 19 points and 8 assists in defeat. 

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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Asvel with back to back home wins at home! <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/EveryGameMatters?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#EveryGameMatters</a> <a href="https://t.co/u9QTHofBOt">pic.twitter.com/u9QTHofBOt</a></p>&mdash; Turkish Airlines EuroLeague (@EuroLeague) <a href="https://twitter.com/EuroLeague/status/1905364801234088329?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 27, 2025</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

### [Olympiacos Piraeus 77-80 AS Monaco](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/game-center/2024-25/olympiacos-piraeus-as-monaco/E2024/281/#boxscore)

Monaco secured a spot in the top 10 with a hard-fought road win at Olympiacos, condemning the Reds to a third straight loss. Monaco improved to 20-12 and will now target a top-six finish, while Olympiacos dropped to 22-10. Monaco controlled the opening stages but Olympiacos responded during a low-scoring second quarter to lead 37-35 at the halftime. The second half was tight until the visitors dominated the closing stages to seal a big win. Mike James guided Monaco with a double-double of 11 points and 12 assists, while Jaron Blossomgame top-scored with a career-high 18 points. Sasha Vezenkov paced Olympiacos with 21 points.

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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="fr" dir="ltr">🔥 La <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/RocaTeam?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#RocaTeam</a> s&#39;impose au Pirée face au leader Olympiakos ! 😤<br><br>🧨 Très, très grosse victoire sur cette fin de saison 🦾<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/DagheMunegu?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#DagheMunegu</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/EveryGameMatters?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#EveryGameMatters</a> <a href="https://t.co/9b2k2oXBW8">pic.twitter.com/9b2k2oXBW8</a></p>&mdash; AS Monaco Basket 🇲🇨 (@ASMonaco_Basket) <a href="https://twitter.com/ASMonaco_Basket/status/1905369619889631317?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 27, 2025</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

### [FC Bayern Munich 89-74 Partizan Mozzart Bet Belgrade](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/game-center/2024-25/fc-bayern-munich-partizan-mozzart-bet-belgrade/E2024/283/)

Bayern punched its postseason ticket with two games to spare after improving to 19-13 with an impressive home win over Partizan on the back of a game-high 25 points from guard Carsen Edwards. Captain Vladimir Lucic and Andy Obst added 11 points apiece for Bayern, which rallied from a 42-44 halftime deficit to prevail thanks to an effervescent fourth quarter which the home team won 24-11. Carlik Jones paced Partizan with 19 points and 10 assists.

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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="und" dir="ltr">Yes!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! <a href="https://t.co/cj8NnAQwS9">pic.twitter.com/cj8NnAQwS9</a></p>&mdash; FC Bayern Basketball (@FCBBasketball) <a href="https://twitter.com/FCBBasketball/status/1905371733458104505?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 27, 2025</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

### [EA7 Emporio Armani Milan 88-98 FC Barcelona](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/game-center/2024-25/ea7-emporio-armani-milan-fc-barcelona/E2024/282/#boxscore)

Barcelona took another step toward reaching the postseason by downing Milan at Unipol Forum in Round 32. Barca improved to 18-14 in the standings while Milan dropped to 16-16 to remain one win behind the Play-In Showdown spots. Dario Brizuela led the winners with 27 points, which matched his career-high, and Kevin Punter added 25. Nikola Mirotic paced Milan with 28 points and 9 rebounds. 

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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="ca" dir="ltr">VICTÒRIA CLAU!!! SEGUIM!! <a href="https://t.co/yyxkxHVsb1">pic.twitter.com/yyxkxHVsb1</a></p>&mdash; Barça Basket (@FCBbasket) <a href="https://twitter.com/FCBbasket/status/1905374204494491931?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 27, 2025</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

Bayern and Monaco both clinched postseason berths on Thursday

Game Center: Paris, Madrid, Virtus steal road wins; Efes, Fener triumph at home

Panathinaikos AKTOR Athens v Paris Basketball (2025-03-28T19:15:00.000Z)

Crvena Zvezda Meridianbet Belgrade v Real Madrid (2025-03-28T19:00:00.000Z)

ALBA Berlin v Virtus Segafredo Bologna (2025-03-28T19:00:00.000Z)

Fenerbahce Beko Istanbul v Baskonia Vitoria-Gasteiz (2025-03-28T17:45:00.000Z)

Anadolu Efes Istanbul v Maccabi Playtika Tel Aviv (2025-03-28T17:30:00.000Z)

A battle of last season’s champions saw EuroCup king Paris Basketball triumph 98-101 on the road at EuroLeague titleholder Panathinaikos BC in a memorable thriller. 

Paris stuns Panathinaikos in thriller, 98-101

A battle of last season’s champions saw BKT EuroCup king Paris Basketball triumph 98-101 on the road at Turkish Airlines EuroLeague titleholder Panathinaikos AKTOR Athens in a memorable thriller. The French team improved to 18-14 for a share of sixth place, while the Greens are joint third at 20-12.

Paris dominated the first half with outstanding three-point shooting and led 48-56 at halftime. The advantage grew to 17 points by the end of the third, and although Panathinaikos tried to fight back it wasn’t enough as Juancho Hernangomez couldn’t make a triple to force overtime at the final buzzer.

TJ Shorts inspired Paris with 20 points, 14 assists and 9 rebounds, while Tyson Ward scored 17, Mikael Jantunen added 14 and Nadir Hifi netted 13. Leo Cavaliere (11) and Sebastian Herrera (10) also scored in double digits. Kendrick Nunn powered Panathinaikos with 22 points, 9 assists and 8 boards, while Kostas Sloukas had 20 points and 7 assists, and Hernangomez posted 10 points with 8 assists.

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Ward, Hernagomez and Jantunen all hit early triples, and Wenyen Gabriel’s dunk made it 5-6. Panagiotis Kalaitzakis gave the hosts their first lead with a three-point play, but Bandja Sy struck from deep before Cavaliere, Yakuba Ouattara and Hifi all netted at the rim to send Paris ahead, 11-17. Lorenzo Brown responded with five fast points, but Hifi, Collin Malcolm and Shorts kept Paris in front before Ward hit a triple for an 18-28 lead. Herrera added another three-ball, and it was 23-33 after 10 minutes.

Sloukas and Cavaliere traded inside baskets before Herrera’s triple made it 25-38. Nunn scored two quick baskets but Paris kept on firing from deep through Jantunen and Hifi. Sloukas scored 7 points in a row to pull Panathinaikos back to 42-44, but Hifi and Ward were again accurate from long range. Grant and Shorts traded inside scores before Sloukas and Ward exchanged three-pointers and free throws made it 48-56 at the interval.

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Paris’s long-range barrage continued early in the third through Herrera, then a long two from Shorts made it 50-63. Ward netted inside, Grant and Shorts traded triples, and the unstoppable Shorts added a three-point play for a 55-71 advantage. Nunn followed a three-ball with a layup before Cavaliere and Sloukas exchanged three-pointers. Nunn’s floater briefly reduced the deficit to single digits, but Ward and Shorts appeared again, and Cavaliere made it 69-86 with ten minutes left.

Triples from Nunn and Cedi Osman to start the final period gave Panathinaikos hope, and Nunn added a floater to force a Paris timeout at 77-86. Osman’s free throws completed a 10-0 run, which Shorts snapped with a driving layup. Sloukas’s three-ball was answered by Jantunen before Nunn, Hernangomez and Grant kept the home team’s momentum. It was 88-93 with 4 minutes left and Hifi added a three-pointer before free throws made it 90-98. Three-pointers from Osman and Hernangomez kept the hosts alive, but Jantunen scored free throws and Hernangomez’s prayer couldn’t force overtime at the final buzzer.

The reigning champ saw a 10-game home winning streak ended by an electric Paris performance

Real Madrid edged closer to a postseason berth in the EuroLeague after improving to 18-14 on the back of a 72-78 win at KK Crvena zvezda, courtesy of a workmanlike performance by last season’s runner-up.

Real Madrid edges closer to postseason with win at Crvena Zvezda, 72-78

Real Madrid edged closer to a postseason berth in the Turkish Airlines EuroLeague after improving to 18-14 on the back of a 72-78 win at Crvena Zvezda Meridianbet Belgrade, courtesy of a workmanlike performance by last season’s runner-up.

Zvezda dropped to 18-14 and the result left both teams needing one win in their last two regular-season games to be mathematically sure of reaching the business end of Europe’s premier club competition.

Walter Tavares paced Real with a team-high 14 points while Sergio Llull and Facundo Campazzo chipped in with 11 each. At the other end, Codi Miller-McIntyre led Zvezda on a game-high 24 points, but the livewire guard lacked support and finished as the solitary home player in double digits.

Real raced into a 0-14 lead as the visitors blitzed Zvezda with a fast and furious start, while the home team missed their opening 12 shots from the floor in the opening six minutes of the contest.

Tavares reigned supreme in the paint for Real and Usman Garuba followed in the towering center’s footsteps early on, while misfiring Zvezda squandered a barrage of open shots from all over in the first quarter, making just 1 of 15 from deep and 2 of 8 from inside.

The visitors grabbed a 9-22 lead after the opening 10 minutes and although Zvezda regained some of its composure in the second quarter, Real stayed in the driving seat and led 27-42 at halftime as the home team’s offensive woes continued.

The Serbian outfit was 9 of 41 from the floor in the first half and a miserable 3 of 23 from downtown, having also committed 7 turnovers against a mere 6 assists. That cancelled out 16 offensive boards racked up by Zvezda, as Real thrived close to the basket with the visitors hitting 15 of 22 from inside.

Miller-McIntyre scored the opening basket of the third quarter with a coast-to-coast drive through traffic and that signaled a magnificent second half for Zvezda’s playmaker, who almost single-handedly dragged his team back into the contest. 

Zvezda was able to slash the deficit to 45-55 ahead of the final 10 minutes, but late drama looked unlikely as Real maintained cruise control and led 59-70 heading into the home stretch.

Unrelenting Zvezda then produced a 13-4 run to close the gap to 72-74 on the back of Miller-McIntyre’s deep three, with the atmosphere reaching fever pitch inside a jam-packed Belgrade Arena.

There was to be no final twist, however, as the visitors kept their cool from the foul line in the final 45 seconds to grind out what will likely turn out to be a priceless road win in the bid to keep the season alive.  

The Spanish giant never looked back after romping away to a big early lead

Virtus Bologna bounced back from its biggest loss of the season with a resounding performance on Friday night as it thrashed ALBA Berlin 64-108 in the German capital. 

Virtus thrashes ALBA, 64-108

Virtus Segafredo Bologna bounced back from its biggest loss of the season with a resounding performance on Friday night as it thrashed ALBA Berlin 64-108 in the German capital. Virtus, which never trailed in this game, improved to 8-24, while ALBA dropped to a 5-26 record.

Virtus had six double-digit scorers, with Achille Polonara scoring 16 points, Toko Shengelia 15 and Will Clyburn 14. Ante Zizic had 13 points, Alessandro Pajola paired 11 points with 8 assists, and Marco Belinelli netted 10 points in the win. Matt Thomas was the only ALBA scorer in double digits with 11 points.

The two teams were trading blows early, with Clyburn hitting a triple for the visitors and Thomas one for the hosts that kept ALBA within 12-13. But Cordinier and Zizic each had a dunk, and Matt Morgan struck a transition triple that helped Virtus hold a 15-26 edge after 10 minutes.

Clyburn opened the second quarter with a three-pointer before Shengelia had a three-point play. Thomas netted a three for ALBA, but Polonara strung together 10 points, then Belinelli and Shengelia extended it to 41-52. The margin kept growing with Shengelia scoring five more points, and Cordinier a three-point play made it 31-62 before the teams went into the break with the score 33-62.

Virtus was the team with more energy after the break, too. The visitors scored the first eight points of the second half, making it a 33-71 game. ALBA needed more than four and a half minutes to score a field goal in the second half, but Polonara’s back-to-back triples helped extend it to 39-83 late in the third quarter.

Virtus had no intention of slowing down, keeping the energy levels high. Subsequently, the margin kept growing. A triple from Justin Holiday saw the lead balloon to 44-91 early in the fourth, and Marco Belinelli’s layup opened a 51-point advantage, 46-97, before ALBA avoided the biggest home loss in EuroLeague history with six points in the final minute.

It's the fourth-largest win by a road team in modern EuroLeague history

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Anadolu Efes rallied from a double-digit third-quarter deficit to pull out a dramatic 90-88 win over Maccabi Tel Aviv BC in Riga, Latvia. 

Efes rallies to edge past Maccabi in dramatic finale, 90-88

Anadolu Efes Istanbul rallied from a double-digit third-quarter deficit to pull out a dramatic 90-88 win over Maccabi Playtika Tel Aviv in Riga, Latvia. It’s the sixth straight win for Efes, which improved to 18-14 and is sure of playing postseason basketball once again this season. Maccabi, meanwhile, dropped to a 10-22 record.

Maccabi used a 0-12 run to open a 53-63 lead in the third quarter, but Elijah Bryant scored 16 points bridging the third and fourth quarters to restore Efes’s lead. The two teams kept trading blows as the game went down to the wire, all the way to Bryant becoming the difference-maker on the defensive end, knocking out the ball from the hands of Rokas Jokubaitis in the waning seconds to secure the win. 

Bryant finished with 25 points, Dan Oturu had 15 points and Shane Larkin poured in 11, while Vincent Poirier scored all of his 10 points in the first quarter. Roman Sorkin paced Maccabi with 22 points, Jokubaitis had 19, and Jake Cohen and Levi Randolph scored 10 apiece in the loss.

Poirier dominated inside in the early going, scoring eight of Efes’s first 12 points. Sorkin got himself going early and Jokubaitis banked a pair of tough runners before nailing a triple to make it 16-17. But Rolands Smits answered with a corner triple, then five points from Bryant, including a three-point play, opened a 26-17 lead. Rafi Menco ended a 10-0 drought with a corner three, and Cohen’s layup made it 26-22 after 10 minutes.

Efes kept using its size and muscle, now with Oturu scoring inside, but Sorkin continued to torch Efes, tying the game at 28-28. Larkin hit his first triple, then Darius Thompson nailed one to open a 38-32 advantage, but Sorkin scored five more points – a triple and a monster dunk – to get Maccabi within a single point. Back-to-back threes from Larkin and PJ Dozier helped Efes restore a 46-39 edge. Jake Cohen made one from long range and Levi Randolph from close range, but Larkin and Osmani ensured that Efes took a 50-46 lead into halftime.

Jokubaitis opened the second half with a three-pointer, and after Smits and Tamir Blatt traded triples, Jokubaitis took it to the rim to make it 53-56. After a timeout, back-to-back fast-break layups from Randolph and Jokubaitis, followed by a triple from Sorkin, extended the margin to 53-63, forcing another Efes timeout. Bryant’s three-pointer snapped a 0-12 run, then he added a tough jumper before Oturu fought inside for a three-point play and a layup cut it to 63-65. Bryant finished the quarter in style, sinking a last-second three-pointer to send Efes into the fourth quarter with a 66-65 lead.

Bryant hit two more threes to start the fourth, but each was answered by Maccabi, first Menco, then Cohen and John DiBartolomeo nailed one, too. Maccabi went ahead 74-76, only for back-to-back threes from Ercan Osmani and Thompson to put Efes in front, 82-78. DiBartolomeo hit another triple, but Oturu had a pair of dunks, followed by a jumper from Thompson to make it 88-84. However, Sorkin and Jokubaitis made all four free throws to tie at 88-88. Beaubois split his foul shots, making it 89-88 and giving Maccabi 10 seconds to win it. The ball went into the hands of Jokubaitis, but Bryant made the game-altering defensive play as Efes celebrated another win.

The Turkish side secured a postseason berth with this victory

Fenerbahce Beko climbed to the top of the standings and clinched home-court advantage in the EuroLeague Playoffs by defeating Baskonia 82-77 at Ulker Sports And Event Hall on Friday evening. 

Fenerbahce downs Baskonia to move top of the standings, 82-77

Fenerbahce Beko Istanbul climbed to the top of the standings and clinched home-court advantage in the Turkish Airlines EuroLeague Playoffs by defeating Baskonia Vitoria-Gasteiz 82-77 at Ulker Sports And Event Hall on Friday evening. The visitors started strong, but it was the hosts who led for the majority of the game to celebrate their eighth straight home victory, despite scoring just two field goals in the fourth quarter. 

Fenerbahce improved its record to 22-10, overtaking Olympiacos Piraeus in the table due to its superior head-to-head advantage. Meanwhile, Baskonia suffered its second straight loss in Türkiye this week as it dropped to 13-19.

Nigel Hayes-Davis led all scorers with 17 points and Wade Baldwin netted 11, while Devon Hall and Marko Guduric scored 10 each. Nikos Rogkavopoulos paced Baskonia with 14 points and Chima Moneke bagged 12, with Trent Forrest recording a double-double of 12 points and 12 assists.

Luka Samanic opened the scoring with a tip-in before a layup from Trent Forrest and a corner triple by Rogkavopoulos gave Baskonia a 2-7 lead. Yet, Fenerbahce responded with a 15-2 run fueled by Baldwin and Nicolo Melli. Donta Hall netted four straight points at the other end, but Hayes-Davis opened his account from the charity stripe for a 19-13 cushion after 10 minutes.

With Fenerbahce's two available bigs, Melli and Sertac Sanli, both in foul trouble, Metecan Birsen stepped up with his first four points of the season for a 26-17 advantage. Five straight points from Dyshawn Pierre were followed by another four from Hall, who opened a 35-21 lead. Khalifa Diop made the most of Fenerbahce’s frontcourt issues by netting eight points inside, but Hayes-Davis drilled one from deep as the hosts maintained a 46-32 lead at halftime.

Bonzie Colson got Fenerbahce going in the second half with five straight points before back-to-back baskets by Guduric made it 57-41. Tadas Sedekerskis and Rogkavopoulos responded with two consecutive triples before a bucket from the former trimmed the deficit to 59-49, forcing a Fenerbahce timeout. Forrest and Rogkavopoulos netted from deep, with Moneke scoring in transition to bring Baskonia within 64-57. But Baldwin completed a three-point play and Arturs Zagars hit a three to restore a 72-59 lead heading into the final quarter.

Baskonia started strong in the fourth as Markus Howard opened his account from downtown before buckets by Timothe Luwawu-Cabarrot and Ognjen Jaramaz saw the visitors get within five points, 74-69. Fenerbahce’s first field goal of the last quarter came with 1:33 left on the clock, when Melli's put-back basket restored a 78-71 lead. Baskonia made a last push for a comeback, but Guduric scored in transition to put the game to bed.

The hosts led for most of the game to clinch home-court advantage

Brussino swats away Bouteille’s shot! Magic Moment

The Hapoel Shlomo Tel Aviv fans will be partying into the night in Bulgaria after defeating Valencia Basket 96-91 in Game 2 of the BKT EuroCup Semifinals, bouncing back from a 91-82 defeat at La Fonteta in Game 1 earlier this week.

Hapoel Tel Aviv forces Game 3 with 96-91 win over Valencia

The Hapoel Shlomo Tel Aviv fans will be partying into the night in Bulgaria after defeating Valencia Basket 96-91 in Game 2 of the BKT EuroCup Semifinals, bouncing back from a 91-82 defeat at La Fonteta in Game 1 earlier this week.

Johnathan Motley dominated for Hapoel, posting 26 points, 8 rebounds, 3 steals and 1 block, while Antonio Blakeney had 22 points, Yam Madar paired 21 points with 9 assists, and Tomer Ginat finished with 12 points and 8 rebounds. Valencia was led by Matt Costello, who had 21 points. Nate Reuvers netted 13 points, Stefan Jovic poured in 11, and Jean Montero came close to a double-double with 10 points and 9 assists.

Madar was inspired in the early going, being responsible for all 13 of his team’s points by scoring 5 points and dishing 3 assists as Hapoel went 13-7 ahead. The Israeli guard added a couple of steals to his name, with Motley and Ish Wainwright helping swell Hapoel’s advantage to 19-10. A couple of threes by Reuvers and Costello featured during an 11-2 Valencia run to close the quarter, yet Hapoel still led 23-21 after 10 minutes.

Bar Timor struck from deep to get the home fans back into it, but Reuvers scored inside and Jovic’s three-point play tied it up at 26-26. Motley’s tip-in, Timor’s layup and Madar’s three opened a seven-point difference, 33-26, and Motley kept charging by moving to 15 points with the score at 39-32. Xabi Lopez-Arostegui and Reuvers helped make it a one-possession ballgame, 41-39. Then it was the turn of Marcus Foster to get his first points of the night, netting four points in quick succession, 50-44, but Costello scored five points inside the final 1:14 minutes to ensure it was 54-49 at the break.

Blakeney stepped up for Hapoel in the early stages of the third period, scoring 11 points inside the first three minutes as the hosts went 66-53 ahead. Motley then scored inside to make it a 15-point difference, 68-53, while the lead extended to a game-high 17 points, 74-57, when the American big man found his way to the basket again. Valencia hit back, though, by putting together a 14-2 run that included five points by Jovic to head into the fourth quarter trailing by five, 76-71.

Madar’s three-pointer got the fourth quarter off to a bang, 79-71, but Puerto and Costello both scored inside to keep it close, 79-75. Motley’s mid-range jumper was followed by a triple by Costello, 81-78, then Costello responded to a Madar mid-range jumper to keep Valencia three points behind, 83-80. Reuvers got his team within two points, 83-81, but Blakeney and Madar helped swell the lead to 93-83 with 2:47 to go. Costello, once again, scored inside, but Tomer Ginat’s three resulted in a huge roar among the fans, 96-85. Montero scored a couple of times either side of a Chris Jones layup, but it wasn’t enough for Valencia as Hapoel won 96-91.

The Israeli side led for the last 28 minutes of the game

Hapoel Shlomo Tel Aviv v Valencia Basket (2025-03-28T17:30:00.000Z)

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Hezonja with an almighty dunk! Motorola Magic Moment

Will Clyburn’s turnaround buzzer-beater.

Clyburn beats the buzzer! Motorola Magic Moment

Johnathan Motley gets back to reject Jean Montero’s layup attempt.

Motley rejects Montero! Magic Moment

Marcus Foster made it look like he was going to pick out a teammate, then scored the layup.

Foster with the show and go! Magic Moment

Tomer Ginat shows that he has some nice moves by faking out Nate Sestina before scoring the layup.

Ginat fakes out Sestina and scores! Magic Moment

Marcus Bingham prevented a Nate Reuvers fast-break layup with a big block.