The excitement at the top of European basketball continues with Fenerbahçe Beko’s historic test in Lithuania. Completing the regular season in 4th place with 24 wins, the yellow-dark blue team gained a great advantage by winning the first match of the series played at Ülker Sports and Event Hall, 89-78, and the second match, 86-74. If Jasikevicius’ students leave the court with a victory in the competition, they will get their ticket to the Final Four organization, which will be held in Athens on 22-24 May. If Zalgiris wins, the series will be extended and the fourth match will be played in Lithuania on Friday, May 8.
WHEN WILL THE ZALGIRIS KAUNAS-FENERBAHÇE BEKO MATCH?
EuroLeague play-off series 3rd match, Wednesday, May 6 is played on the day.
WHAT TIME IS THE ZALGIRIS KAUNAS-FENERBAHÇE BEKO MATCH?
Jump shot of the match held at the Zalgirio Arena in Kaunas, Lithuania At 20.00 Türkiye time is being done.
WHICH CHANNEL IS THE ZALGIRIS KAUNAS-FENERBAHÇE BEKO MATCH ON?
critical encounter S Sport and S Sport Plus It is broadcast live on screens.
HE TOOK THE STAGE IN THE FINAL FOUR 7 TIMES
Fenerbahçe, one of the most important teams in European basketball in recent years, performed in this organization 5 times in a row between 2015 and 2019. The Canary then competed in the Final Four in Berlin in 2024 and Abu Dhabi in 2025. While the yellow-dark blue team won the cup for the first time in 2017, hosted by Istanbul, they also managed to become Euroleague champions for the second time last year.
Fenerbahçe also holds the title of being the Turkish team with the highest participation in the Final Four. Another Turkish team in the organization, A. Efes, competed 5 times. The 2026 Euroleague Final Four will be held in Athens, Greece, on May 22-24.
37. APPOINTMENT
Fenerbahçe and Zalgiris Kaunas have faced each other 36 times in the Euroleague so far. In the competitions in question, the yellow-dark blue team won 23 times, while the Lithuanian team won 13 times. While the yellow-dark blue team won the last 2 matches, Zalgiris gained the upper hand in the regular season. While Zalgiris Kaunas recorded a score of 84-81 in the match played at Zalgirio Arena, they won in Istanbul with a score of 92-82.
The two teams faced each other in the Final Four semi-finals in the 2017-2018 season, and Fenerbahçe emerged victorious and played in the final. The next season, the yellow-dark blue team had a 3-1 advantage in the series between the two teams who duke it out in the play-off series.
TWO TEAMS WITH STATISTICS
While Fenerbahçe was playing with averages of 81.9 points, 35.4 rebounds and 16.2 assists in the Euroleague this season; Zalgiris Kaunas is struggling with an average of 87.6 points, 34.8 rebounds and 19.4 assists. Wade Baldwin stands out with an average of 16.4 points in the yellow-dark blue team and Sylvain Francisco in the Lithuanian team with an average of 19.5 points. Tarık Biberovic made a significant contribution to the yellow-dark blue team in the play-off series with 41 points, Nicolo Melli with 30 points and Wade Baldwin with 28 points.
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1st Period: Zalgiris Kaunas 0-0 Fenerbahçe Beko
