Anadolu Efes defeated Panathinaikos 83-68

In the 9th week of the EuroLeague, in the match played at the Turkcell Basketball Development Center, Anadolu Efes defeated Panathinaikos AKTOR 83-68.

Anadolu Efes faced Greek representative Panathinaikos AKTOR at the Turkcell Basketball Development Center in the 9th week of the EuroLeague. Winning the match 83-68, the home team achieved their 4th victory in the competition. The match was officiated by the referee trio of Milan Nedovic, Saulius Raycs, and Eduard Udyanskyy. With this result, Panathinaikos suffered their second defeat of the season and left behind their lowest-scoring match in the competition.

Taking control of the game from the beginning, the dark blue-whites finished the first period ahead 21-18. Expanding the lead with their tough defense in the second quarter, Anadolu Efes went into the locker room with a 45-37 advantage. Maintaining their tempo in the third period, the home team entered the final 10 minutes leading 61-51. Despite the visiting team narrowing the gap to 3 points with a 7-0 run in the final quarter, Anadolu Efes was effective in outside shooting, widened the gap again, and left the court with an 83-68 victory.

For Anadolu Efes, Malcolm scored 15, Saric 11, Strazel 8, Payne 14, Fernando 15, Loyd 10, Yusta 6, and Jones 4 points. For Panathinaikos AKTOR, Yabusele scored 2, Nunn 17, Hayes-Davis 11, Lessort 5, Francisco 8, Grant 6, Bonga 8, Badio 5, Hernangomez 2, and Mitoglou 4 points.