Starting the match with Granger, Birkan, Cedi, Saric and Dunston, Anadolu Efes’s first field goal was scored by Saric with a three pointer, ahead 3-2 past the first minute. Leading 5-4 past the second minute with Dunston’s field goal in the paint, Efes responded to the opponent’s scoring with Cedi and Granger, trailing 8-10 during the TV timeout in the fifth minute. With points by Saric after the timeout, Efes was behind 12-16 past the seventh minute. Getting a field goal by Tyus in the final two minutes of the quarter, Anadolu Efes finished the first 10 minutes trailing 14-23. Starting the second quarter with Brown’s three pointer, Efes was trailing 19-25 in the 11th minute following Heurtel’s perimeter field goal. Scoring with Brown during these moments, Efes was down 25-31 past the 15th minute. Trailing 28-34 into the final three minutes of the half after Furkan’s three pointer, Anadolu Efes had field goals by Dunston, Cedi and Furkan in the remaining duration, trailing 39-42 while heading into the locker room for the halftime.

Cutting the lead down to one point with Heurtel in our first possession in the second half, Efes reclaimed the lead in the 21st minute with Furkan: 43-42. Getting a layup by Heurtel followed by one point from the foul line, Anadolu Efes got a field goal from the paint with Dunston to tie the game in the 25th minute: 48-48. Claiming a 50-48 lead with Cedi, Efes converted Granger’s steal into a field goal with Brown, forcing the opponent to call a timeout with 3.30 minutes left to play in the quarter: 52-48. Scoring with Brown, Granger and Furkan in the remaining duration, Anadolu Efes was ahead 59-52 at the start of the final quarter. As Heurtel scored our first field goal in the final quarter, the score was 61-55 in favor of Efes in the 31st minute. When the score was 61-59 in the 32nd minute, Ivkovic called a timeout. With Tyus and Brown’s points after the timeout, Anadolu Efes was leading 65-62 past the 34th minute. Ahead 69-67 in the 36th minute with four points by Heurtel, Efes responded to the opponent’s three pointer with Birkan’s own at 37.30: 72-70. Leading 77-71 in the last 1.20 minutes with Brown’s points, Anadolu Efes got two accurate free throws by Granger and left the court victorious 79-72.