Banvit: 73 - Anadolu Efes: 72

Playing on the road against Banvit at the 29th week match-up of Beko Basketball League, Anadolu Efes was defeated 73-72. Anadolu Efes was ahead 36-44 at the halftime of the match, played at Banvit Kara Ali Acar Sports Hall.

Having a hand injury two weeks ago against Tofaş on the road, Kerem Gönlüm was included in the roster but did not play in the match. Also, having a minor injury, Vasileiadis did not play for Anadolu Efes.

Starting the match with Doğuş, Gordon, Birkan, Savanovic and Deniz, Anadolu Efes got its first points by Deniz. Leaving behind the fourth minute trailing 11-4 after Gordon’s layup, the team was behind 13-6 at the TV timeout in the fifth minute after Planinic’s field goal. Tying the game after the timeout at 13-13 with Planinic’s three-pointer and Stephens’s slam dunks with two minutes left to the end of the quarter, Anadolu Efes got another three-pointer by Planinic and went ahead for the first time in the game: 15-16. Intercepting the ball during the opponent’s offense, the team got another spectacular slam dunk by Stephens in the last minute of the quarter, which forced the opponent to take a timeout: 15-18. Getting five more points with Cedi in the last minute after the timeout, Anadolu Efes finished the first 10 minutes ahead 17-23.

As we got our first field goal by Doğuş in the second quarter, Anadolu Efes was ahead 22-27 at the 13th minute after Stephens’s perimeter shot. Attaining 27-32 after Birkan and Doğuş’s points at 15.30, Anadolu Efes got a three-pointer by Cedi at 16.30 and increased the lead to eight points: 27-35. After the home team’s timeout, Anadolu Efes reached 39 points with Gordon. Increasing the lead to double digits with Bjelica’s three-point field goal, the team made it 29-40 in the 18th minute. Ahead 31-42 with one minute left in the half after Doğuş’s layup, Anadolu Efes hit another field goal with Gordon and finished the first half ahead 36-44.

Opening the page for Anadolu Efes in the second half, Planinic made it 38-48 in the 22nd minute. Leading 40-52 in the 24th minute with Deniz and Doğuş’s points in the paint, the team responded to the opponent’s three-pointer with another by Gordon in the 25th minute: 43-55. At 26.30, getting another three-pointer by Gordon following Savanovic’s layup, Anadolu Efes was leading by 15, the largest lead in the match: 45-60. As the team was unable to score for some time after that, the score was 52-60 with 2.30 left to the quarter and Coach Aggelou took a timeout. After the timeout, Anadolu Efes got one more field goal by Cedi, and was leading 60-62 in the beginning of the fourth quarter.

Starting the final quarter with Gordon’s field goal, the team made the score 60-64. As Anadolu Efes made it 63-67 at 32.30 after Bjelica’s long-range three-point field goal, the opponent tied the game in the 33th minute: 67-67. Trailing 72-67 with four minutes left to play in the game, Anadolu Efes decreased the deficit to two points with 1.40 left to play after Cedi’s single accurate free-throw followed by Gordon’s layup: 72-70. Forcing a turnover and tying the game at 72 in the last 1.10 with Planinic, Anadolu Efes failed to score in the remaining duration and was defeated 73-72.

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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 30:07 8 4 / 5 %80,00 0 / 1 %0,00 0 / 0 %0,00 0 1 1 2 2 0 0 5
6 Cedi Osman 24:26 11 3 / 5 %60,00 1 / 3 %33,33 2 / 4 %50,00 1 5 6 1 0 3 0 2
8 Birkan Batuk 21:54 3 1 / 2 %50,00 0 / 2 %0,00 1 / 3 %33,33 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1
12 Kerem Gönlüm 00:00 0 0 / 0 %0,00 0 / 0 %0,00 0 / 0 %0,00 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
32 Deniz Kılıçlı 15:22 4 2 / 6 %33,33 0 / 0 %0,00 0 / 1 %0,00 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 3
20 Dusko Savanovic 20:56 2 1 / 3 %33,33 0 / 1 %0,00 0 / 0 %0,00 1 3 4 1 0 0 1 0
22 Jamon Gordon 29:41 16 5 / 11 %45,45 2 / 2 %100,00 0 / 0 %0,00 1 3 4 5 2 0 0 1
30 Dalenta Jameral Stephens 11:49 8 4 / 4 %100,00 0 / 0 %0,00 0 / 0 %0,00 3 1 4 1 1 0 0 2
34 Zoran Planinic 21:39 14 3 / 7 %42,86 2 / 3 %66,67 2 / 2 %100,00 0 1 1 2 1 1 0 3
41 Emircan Koşut 000:4 0 0 / 0 %0,00 0 / 0 %0,00 0 / 0 %0,00 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
51 Milko Bjelica 24:02 6 0 / 2 %0,00 2 / 2 %100,00 0 / 0 %0,00 0 2 2 0 1 3 0 5
  TOPLAM   72 23 / 45 %51,11 7 / 14 %50,00 5 / 10 %50,00 6 16 22 12 9 9 1 22 0 0
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  • BBL
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