Anadolu Efes rises up from the breathtaking clash: 77-75

Hosting Galatasaray at the 20th week match-up of Turkish Basketball League, Anadolu Efes won the game 77-75, after a fantastic contest in the final moments. Anadolu Efes was trailing 39-37 at the halftime of the match, played at Abdi İpekçi Arena.

Starting the match with Doğuş, Janning, Perperoglou, Saric and Lasme, Anadolu Efes was ahead 6-3 at 2.30 with Doğuş and Janning’s points. Responding to the opponent’s points with Lasme, Efes was trailing 10-8 at the TV timeout in the fifth minute. After the timeout, Efes got a three pointer with Janning, and was trailing 11-12 in the sixth minute. Behind 16-14 with 1.30 to play in the first quarter following free throws by Bjelica and Saric, Efes had three points with Cedi and Lasme, trailing 21-17 at the end of the first 10 minutes. Starting the second quarter with five points by Bjelica, Anadolu Efes got ahead in the 12th minute: 22-21. As Cedi responded to the opponent’s three pointer with his own, Efes was ahead 25-24 passing through the 13th minute. With the score 25-28 in the 14th minute, coach Ivkovic called a timeout. After the timeout, Efes reclaimed the lead at 15.30 with Lasme and Saric’s points: 32-30. Right after the steal, Heurtel dunked the ball to force the opponent to call a timeout in the 16th minute: 34-30. Unable to prevent an 0-9 scoring run, Efes was trailing 34-39 in the 19th minute. Perperoglou’s three point field goal in the remaining duration helped Anadolu Efes towards a halftime score of 39-37.

Starting the second half with Janning’s three pointer, Efes took the lead 40-39 after the first possession. Leading 44-43 passing through the 22nd minute with Bjelica and Lasme, Efes was ahead 47-45 at 22.30 after a three pointer by Janning. Keeping a tight lead at 49-47 in the 23rd minute after two accurate free throws by Bjelica, Efes was leading 53-50 in the 26th minute with Lasme and Cedi’s points. Ahead 54-52 after a single accurate free throw by Janning at 26.30, Anadolu Efes’s freshly subbed in Emircan got a field goal with his first shot: 56-54. Trailing 59-57 with 1.20 to play in the quarter after Bjelica’s single accurate free throw, Efes was behind 64-62 following Furkan’s three pointer and Heurtel’s layup while heading into the final quarter. Scoring three points from an and-one to start the final quarter, Saric made it 66-65 in the 31st minute. Getting four points with Furkan and keeping the opponent from scoring in two possessions, Efes was leading 69-66 in the 34th minute. Making it 72-68 at 34.30 with Heurtel’s three pointer, Efes got a single accurate free throw by Furkan and a layup by Heurtel, leading 75-71 in the 37th minute. After Bjelica scored our 77th point, the opponent made it 77-75 with 1.50 left to play in the match, and Ivkovic called a timeout. As neither team managed to score after the timeout, Anadolu Efes won the match 77-75.

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Anadolu Efes Player Statistics
# Player Min Pts 2P 3P FT OR DR R A St To B F FR EFFP
4 Doğuş Balbay 12:39 2 1 / 1 %100,00 0 / 1 %0,00 0 / 0 %0,00 0 2 2 2 1 1 1 2
6 Cedi Osman 20:50 7 2 / 3 %66,67 1 / 3 %33,33 0 / 0 %0,00 0 5 5 0 2 3 1 3
7 Stratos Perperoglou 19:29 3 0 / 1 %0,00 1 / 2 %50,00 0 / 2 %0,00 0 5 5 0 0 0 0 3
8 Birkan Batuk 09:13 0 0 / 0 %0,00 0 / 0 %0,00 0 / 0 %0,00 0 2 2 2 1 0 0 1
9 Dario Šarić 24:28 8 1 / 6 %16,67 1 / 2 %50,00 3 / 3 %100,00 2 3 5 1 0 3 0 3
13 Stephane Lasme 27:50 11 5 / 9 %55,56 0 / 0 %0,00 1 / 2 %50,00 1 4 5 2 0 0 0 5
10 Furkan Korkmaz 09:01 8 2 / 2 %100,00 1 / 2 %50,00 1 / 2 %50,00 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 1
23 Matt Janning 21:33 14 1 / 4 %25,00 3 / 5 %60,00 3 / 3 %100,00 2 1 3 4 1 2 0 3
31 Thomas Heurtel 27:21 9 3 / 6 %50,00 1 / 3 %33,33 0 / 3 %0,00 0 1 1 6 2 4 0 1
32 Deniz Kılıçlı 00:11 0 0 / 0 %0,00 0 / 0 %0,00 0 / 0 %0,00 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
41 Emircan Koşut 02:27 2 1 / 1 %100,00 0 / 0 %0,00 0 / 0 %0,00 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
51 Milko Bjelica 24:58 13 3 / 5 %60,00 1 / 3 %33,33 4 / 6 %66,67 4 0 4 2 0 1 0 3
  TOPLAM   77 19 / 38 %50,00 9 / 21 %42,86 12 / 21 %57,14 9 24 33 19 8 14 2 26 0 0
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Opponent Team Player Statistics
# Player Min Pts 2P 3P FT OR DR R A St To B F FR EFFP
2 Justin Anthony Carter 28:08 17 4 / 7 %57.14 1 / 3 %33.33 6 / 7 %85.71 1 2 3 3 3 2 1 5
4 Patrick Casey Young 29:46 8 3 / 7 %42.86 0 / 0 %0.00 2 / 4 %50.00 2 5 7 1 1 0 0 2
5 Vladimir Micov 34:01 11 4 / 5 %80.00 1 / 3 %33.33 0 / 2 %0.00 2 3 5 3 2 1 0 1
7 Zoran Erceg 27:09 14 3 / 5 %60.00 1 / 6 %16.67 5 / 6 %83.33 1 2 3 0 0 2 0 5
9 şuacan Pişkin 00:00 0 0 / 0 %0.00 0 / 0 %0.00 0 / 0 %0.00 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
12 Kerem Gönlüm 22:51 7 2 / 4 %50.00 0 / 0 %0.00 3 / 4 %75.00 1 3 4 1 1 2 0 3
17 Martynas Pocius 00:00 0 0 / 0 %0.00 0 / 0 %0.00 0 / 0 %0.00 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
32 Sinan Güler 35:37 9 3 / 7 %42.86 1 / 1 %100.00 0 / 0 %0.00 0 4 4 3 2 2 0 4
33 Ender Arslan 22:28 9 3 / 8 %37.50 0 / 1 %0.00 3 / 3 %100.00 0 1 1 3 1 1 0 2
34 Ege Arar 00:00 0 0 / 0 %0.00 0 / 0 %0.00 0 / 0 %0.00 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  TOPLAM   7522 / 43 %51.16 4 / 14 %28.57 19 / 26 %73.08 7 20 27 14 10 10 1 22 0 0
Tags:
  • Galatasaray
  • Turkish Basketball League