In the 5th week of the EuroLeague, Anadolu Efes hosted the Greek representative Panathinaikos, whose head coach was Ergin Ataman, and was defeated 95-81.
The first five minutes of the first period, which started with Ercan Osmani’s point under the basket in the 40th second and was balanced with mutual points, ended in a 12-12 draw. Taking the lead with Sloukas’ 3-point field goal at 2.57 minutes before the end of the quarter, the guest team left the first period ahead 22-21 with Cedi Osman’s free throws with 6 seconds left.
Entering the 2nd period with an 8-2 series, Panathinaikos started to widen the gap. At the end of the period, the home team, which was effective with Larkin, managed to reduce the gap, which had reached 8 points during the match, to 1 point with Beaubois’s 3-point shot, 23 seconds before the end of the first half, and went to the locker room trailing with a score of 43-42.
The home team started the second half with points, especially with Larkin and Smits, and closed the first five minutes behind by 6 points. Anadolu Efes, which had problems defending under the basket and could not prevent the gap from widening, especially after the injuries of two of its big players, left the third quarter trailing 69-52.
Anadolu Efes, which tried to reduce the gap with consecutive 3-point shots in the last quarter but failed, lost the match 95-81.
The top scorer of the match was Cedi Osman from the Greek team with 29 points, while Ömer Faruk Yurtseven contributed 15 points to his team’s victory.
ERCAN OSMANI AND PAPAGIANNIS WERE INJURED
Ercan Osmari, who got injured and went to the locker room in the 3rd minute after the match started, was followed by Papagiannıs. With 5.28 remaining in the first half, Papagiannis was injured and fell down after being positioned under the basket. After the Greek player’s serious injury, the Panathinaikos bench rushed to his side and gave their support. Anadolu Efes’ success center left the field in a wheelchair. Both players could not take their places on the bench in the second half.
FANS FILLED THE HALL
The fans of the dark blue-white team filled the hall and supported their team with cheers throughout the match.
HALL: Basketball Development Center
REFEREES: Miguel Angel Perez, Arturas Sukys, Eduard Udyanskyy
ANADOLU EFES: Weiler-Babb 5, Larkin 18, Cordinier 5, Papagiannis 4, Ercan Osmani 4, Loyd 13, Jones 4, Smits 7, Swider 3, Dozier 15, Beaubois 3, Şehmus Hazer
PANATHINAIKOS: Shorts 7, Sloukas 7, Cedi Osman 29, Hernangomez 9, Ömer Yurtseven 15, Nunn 4, Grant 11, Holmes 10, Neocartes, Kalaitzakis 3, Toliopoulos, Mitoglou, Rogkavopoulos
1ST PERIOD: 21-22
CIRCUIT: 42-43
3RD PERIOD: 52-69