In the first week of the Basketball THY Europa League, Anadolu Efes defeated Serbia’s Red Star mts team 72-59.
Starting the match with a 5-0 series, the guest team did not give their opponent a chance to score in the first 4 minutes. Anadolu Efes scored their first points with Zizic in the 5th minute, and with the help of Clyburn, they equalized in the 8th minute: 12-12. Taking the lead for the first time in the last minute with M’Baye’s three pointer (15-14), the navy-whites finished the first quarter ahead 17-14.
Starting the second quarter with a 5-0 series, the visitors went ahead 19-17 in the 12th minute. Anadolu Efes, who scored consecutively with Clyburn and Polonara and brought the score to 31-29 in the 18th minute, also dominated the locker room 35-34.
Anadolu Efes scored points with Beaubois and Micic in the second half, which started with mutual baskets, and increased the lead to 6 points in the 24th minute: 47-41. Maintaining their superiority in the remaining division, the navy-whites entered the final period with a 56-50 lead.
Entering the last quarter with Micic, Bryant and Dunston’s baskets, Anadolu Efes carried the lead to double digits in the 34th minute: 63-52. The dark blue-whites, who did not allow the gap to close, were victorious 72-59 from the parquet.