Anadolu Efes started the match played at Sinan Erdem Sports Hall with the starting 5 of Darius Thompson, Rodrigue Beaubois, Will Clyburn, Derek Willis and Ante Zizic. The starting 5 of the away team consisted of PJ Dozier, James Nunnally, Mateusz Ponitka, Frank Kaminsky and Bruno Caboclo. Partizan entered the match effectively with hits from 3 points behind and was ahead 11-8 in the first 5 minutes. Balancing the score with Larkin and Jones’ points coming off the bench, Efes took the lead for the first time in the match with a three-point shot from Willis with 1:38 left in the period: 21-18. With LeDay’s two-point shot in the last second of the period, the first period ended in a 22-22 tie.
Efes, which was effective with Larkin and Jones in the second period, increased the difference to 9 with Thompson’s three-point shot 5 minutes before the end of the half: 38-29. Partizan, which was more effective in the remaining period, scored points with Dozier and Smailagic. Maintaining the difference in the last part, Efes closed the first half ahead by 5 points, 50-45.
Partizan recovered defensively in the later parts of the third period, which started balancedly, and with the points scored by Dozier and Nunnally, reduced the difference to 1 at the 5-minute mark of the period: 56-55. Continuing its defensive effectiveness after this minute, the Serbian team took the lead again after a long break in the match with Nunnally’s two-point shot with 3:15 left before the end of the period: 58-59. The Serbian team widened the gap further in the remaining period and entered the last period ahead by double digits, 74-64, with a 3-pointer from Kaminsky in the last second.
Anadolu Efes started the last period with a three-pointer from Thompson after Zizic’s free throws, and made its opponent call a time-out with 9:15 left: 69-74. Continuing its rhythm with 7 consecutive points scored by Clyburn in the attack, Efes equalized with 7:18 left in the match: 78-78. Continuing its effective play with points from Larkin and Thompson, Anadolu Efes was ahead 87-83 in the last 3 minutes. Maintaining its superiority in the remaining part, Anadolu Efes won 100-94 on the court.
LIVING ROOM: Sinan Erdem
REFEREES: Miguel Angel Perez, Joseph Bissang, Igor Dragojevic
ANADOLU EFES: Thompson 18, Beaubois 8, Clyburn 12, Willis 10, Zizic 12, Larkin 27, Jones 11, Ercan Osmani 2, Erten Gazi, Erkan Yılmaz
PARTISAN: Dozier 21, Nunnally 16, Ponitka 7, Kaminsky 24, Caboclo 9, LeDay 2, Andjusic 9, Smailagic 5, Jaramaz 1
1ST PERIOD: 22-22
FIRST HALF: 50-45
3RD PERIOD: 64-74
HERE IS THE SUMMARY OF THE MATCH: