Fenerbahçe Beko defeated Lithuanian team Zalgiris Kaunas 87-79 in the 30th week match of Turkish Airlines Euroleague. After this result, the yellow-dark blue team achieved their 18th victory, while Zalgiris lost its 15th.
Fenerbahce; Nick Calathes, Marko Guduric, Nigel Hayes-Davis, Devin Booker and Johnathan Motley started with the top 5. The top 5 of Zalgiris consisted of Tomas Dimsa, Ignas Brazdeikis, Edgaras Ulanovas, Rolands Smits and Kevarrius Hayes. When both teams started the match with a sluggish attack, the television timeout, which came 4.37 before the end of the period, was tied 6-6. In the remaining part of the period, the yellow-dark blue team, which performed better with Guduric’s effective offensive play, closed this period ahead 22-16.
Fenerbahce, who started the second period with Dorsey’s 3-pointer, gave his opponent a time-out right at the beginning of the period: 25-16. Scoring points with Brazdeikis and Taylor after the timeout, the away team narrowed the lead to 4 with Polonara’s three-pointer with 5.32 left of the period: 31-27. In the later part of the period, although the Lithuanian team caught the 35-35 equality, Fenerbahçe, who hit 3 points in a row with Biberovic, brought the score to 41-35. In the last two minutes, the yellow-dark blue team, who did not give their opponents the opportunity to score, caught a 5-0 series in this slice and closed the first half ahead 46-35.
The first 5 minutes of the third period, which started with mutual points, was passed with the 55-46 superiority of the yellow-dark blue team. Fenerbahce, who maintained the difference with Guduric’s effective play in the remaining part of the period, entered the last period ahead 65-55.
Fenerbahce, which was effective in the attack with Jekiri and Dorsey in the last period, increased the lead to 15 points with 5.37 left to the end of the fight: 77-62. Zalgiris, who recovered in the attack in the later minutes of the period, reduced the difference to 7 with the points he found in the painted area: 78-71. Fenerbahce, who managed to maintain the difference in the remaining section, won the park 87-79.