Starting the match with Draper, Janning, Cedi, Saric and Lasme, Anadolu Efes got its first field goal by Saric. Up 8-2 in the third minute with Janning and Draper’s three pointers, Efes had one accurate free throw each by Saric and Lasme, ahead 10-5. Reaching 12 points with Lasme, Efes was ahead 12-10 at the TV timeout. Getting accurate free throws by Saric and Cedi following the timeout, Efes was leading 16-13 while heading into the last two minutes of the quarter. Heurtel’s three pointer forced the opponent to call a timeout, stretching the lead to six points: 19-13. Getting two more points with Birkan in the remaining duration, Anadolu Efes finished the first 10 minutes ahead 21-18. Starting the second quarter with Birkan’s three pointer, Efes was leading 24-18 in the 11th minute. As Krstic increased the lead to eight points in the 12th minute, the opponent called a timeout: 26-18. Responding to the opponent’s 6-0 scoring run following the timeout with four points by Saric and Krstic, Efes was leading 30-24 while passing through the 14th minute. After Lasme’s field goal at 16.15 to make it 32-26, the opponent had five points to bring the margin down to one with three minutes to play in the half: 32-31. Getting three points from free throws by Saric and Lasme and four points by Krstic within the last two minutes of the half, Anadolu Efes was ahead 39-33 while heading into the locker room for the halftime.

Allowing a 9-0 scoring run in the first 3.30 of the second half, trailing 42-39, Efes got a three pointer by Janning in the 24th minute, bringing the game to balance: 42-42. Trailing 49-47 with one minute to play in the quarter after Bjelica’s five points in the paint, Anadolu Efes got a fabulous dunk with Janning within the final 60 seconds of the quarter, trailing 51-49 while heading into the final quarter. Trailing 58-49 after the first 1.30 in the final quarter, Efes had points in the paint by Krstic, behind 58-53 in the 33rd minute. At 33.10, with Draper and Krstic, Efes made it a one point game: 57-58. Following the opponent’s scoring run to make it 65-57 in the 35th minute, Efes got points in the paint by Krstic and Janning, trailing 65-61 with 3.30 left to play in the match. Down 68-61 with 1.50 left to play, Anadolu Efes got a slam dunk by Lasme, trailing 68-63 with 1.20 to play. Unable to reclaim the lead in the remaining duration, Anadolu Efes left the court defeated 76-63.