Baskonia resolves against Efes in the last quarter (80-87)
Euskaraz irakurri: Baskoniak azken laurdenean erabaki du Efesen aurkako departure (80-87)
Baskonia beat Anadolu Efes (80-87) this Friday in the matchday 16 of the Euroleague held at the Sinan Erdem Sports Hall, thanks to a final blow in the last quarter that restored the taste of victory to the Basques and prevented the Turks from climbing the table.
Dusko Ivanovic’s men found inspiration in time to score an important 9-7 to maintain their bid for the ‘Top 6’. Again far from home, like in the defeat two days ago against Maccabi, but this time with plenty of fuel in the last quarter, where a 20-30 score left Efes in their losing streak (7-9).
Markus Howard (28 points) He shined again, with an almost perfect match.
Baskonia went from less to more, improving with the entry of Howard and Moneke from the bench, but not enough to make a difference in the light. The success was by neighborhoods, although the Turks missed a little more than three-pointers (2/11 in the first half). Furthermore, Larkin’s fuse was not lit but the former Baskonia player was expected to.
The Efes star broke out in the second half, reaching 23 points, but he lacked the company that Howard did have. The third quarter was a head-to-head between both, but in the last quarter, Baskonia proved to be more of a team.
Data sheet:
80 – Anadolu Efes (17+19+24+20): Thompson (8), Larkin (23), Bryant (8), Osmani (8) and Oturu (14) – starting five – Gazi (3), Zizic (2), Beaubois (5), Jones (4), Hollatz ( 2) and Daum (3).
87 – Baskonia (17+19+21+30): Miller-McIntyre (14), Marinkovic (14), Raieste (-), Sedekerskis (11) and Kotsar (-) -starting five-, Chiozza (2), Rogkavopoulos (5), Howard (28), Diop (-) and Moneke (13).
Referees: Ilija Belosevic (Serbia), Rain Peerandi (Estonia), Thomas Bissell (France). They eliminated Howard due to personal fouls (min.40). They signaled a technical foul against the local Oturu (min.16).
Source: Eitb
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