In the 21st week of the Turkish Airlines EuroLeague, one of our representatives, Anadolu Efes, hosted the Italian team Virtus Bologna. Efes won the match with a score of 99-75.
Anadolu Efes, which ended its 7-game losing streak, achieved 8 wins after 21 matches, while Virtus Bologna, which lost 2 consecutive matches for the first time in the EuroLeague this season, suffered its 7th defeat after 21 matches.
For Anadolu Efes, Darius Thompson was the top scorer of the match with 26 points, while Elijah Bryant played with 21 points and Shane Larkin with 11 points. For Virtus Bologna, where Iffe Lundberg was the team’s top scorer with 14 points, Jordan Mickey scored 12 points and Marco Belinelli scored 10 points.
SECTIONS FROM THE MATCH
Anadolu Efes, which started the match with Tibor Pleiss’ baskets from under the basket, was ahead 4-0 with 8:41 left. Afterwards, the guest team scored with Achille Polonara, Daniel Hackett and Marco Belinelli and took the lead 4-7 with 6:50 left. The score was 6-9 with Marco Belinelli’s answer with 6:06 left to Shane Larkin’s shots from the free throw line. Anadolu Efes took the lead again with Darius Thompson’s 5 points, and made it 13-9 with the basket scored by Tibor Pleiss with 4:53 left. With 3:53 remaining, former Anadolu Efes player Bryant Dunston brought the score to 13-11. After Dan Oturu and Derek Willis’ points, Elijah Bryant’s two-point field goal with 2:13 left made the score 19-11. Although Bryant Dunston’s basket with 1:22 left reduced the difference to 6 points again with 21-15, Elijah Bryant’s hits from the free throw line and Darius Thompson’s three-pointer with 41 seconds left made it 26-15, while neither team could score in the remaining part. and the first quarter ended with this score.
First period result: Anadolu Efes 26-15 Virtus Bologna
Awudu Abass’s basket with 9:47 left at the beginning of the second quarter made it 26-17. Afterwards, our representative went on a 10-0 run and gained a 36-17 advantage with a three-pointer from Rodrigue Beuabois with 7:26 left. With 5:36 left, Rihards Lomazs hit a basket and foul, making the score 36-20. Replying to its opponent with points from Darius Thompson and Tyrique Jones, Anadolu Efes made the score 40-20 with 5:04 left. Jordan Mickey scored consecutive points for the guest team, making the score 40-25 with 4:08 left. With 3:31 remaining, Daniel Hackett answered Elijah Bryant’s foul shot and the score was 43-27. Afterwards, our team went on a 7-0 run and made it 50-27 with a basket by Tyrique Jones with 1:18 left. While Ante Zizic’s basket with 1 minute left made the score 50-29, no points were scored in the remaining time and the first half ended with this result.
First half result: Anadolu Efes 50-29 Virtus Bologna
Shane Larkin’s basket at the beginning of the third quarter made it 52-29 with 9:17 left. The difference remained at 23 points for a long time. With 5:03 left, Tornike Shengelia hit a free throw and the score became 59-39. With 4:46 left, Rodrigue Beaubois’ basket made the score 61-39. Afterwards, the difference was balanced at 20-22 this time, but with 1:43 left, Derek Willis made a three-pointer and the score became 70-47. Isaia Cordinier and Achille Polonara’s hits made the score 70-52 with 38 seconds left. Darius Thompson’s three-pointer with 15 seconds left made the score 73-52, while Jordan Mickey’s free throws in the last moments ended the third period 73-54.
Third period result: Anadolu Efes 73-54 Virtus Bologna
Virtus Bologna started the last quarter effectively with Iffe Lundberg’s points and brought the score to 75-60 with 7:42 left. Afterwards, our representative, who was effective with Shane Larkin and Darius Thompson, made the score 87-63 with 5:01 left. Although Iffe Lundberg’s three-pointer with 4:01 left made it 88-68, Darius Thompson’s three-pointer with 2:18 left after Shane Larkin and Rodrigue Beaubois hit the free throw line made the score 93-70. With 2:05 left, Isaia Cordinier made it 93-72. Effective with Tyrique Jones and Darius Thompson, Anadolu Efes took a 99-72 lead with 36 seconds left. The game ended 99-75 with a three-pointer from Iffe Lundberg with 21 seconds left.
Match result: Anadolu Efes 99-75 Virtus Bologna
2024-01-12 20:33:48
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