Starting the match with Granger, Cotton, Cedi, Brown and Dunston, Anadolu Efes’s first points were scored by Brown. Ahead 13-10 into the fifth minute with Dunston and Cedi’s points, Efes continued to score with Dunston and Granger, leading 20-15 into the final 2.30 minutes of the quarter. Unable to score in the remaining duration of 2.30, Anadolu Efes was down 20-21 after the first 10 minutes. Starting the second quarter with Heurtel’s layup, Efes reclaimed the lead at 11.20 with Doğuş: 24-23. While the game was tied 28-28 past the 14th minute following four points by Honeycutt, Perasovic called a timeout after the opponent’s three-point field goal. Anadolu Efes reclaimed the lead in the 16th minute with Heurtel and Brown’s points in the paint: 32-31. As the lead was constantly changing hands in the final moments, the score was tied 40-40 with 17 seconds to play in the half. Putting up a tough defense, Anadolu Efes did not allow any points, and the score was tied 40-40 while heading into the locker room for halftime.

Opening the page with two accurate free throws in the second half, Brown made the score 42-40. As the teams kept very close to each other in this part of the game, the score was tied 47-47 past the 23rd minute with Cotton’s points, and tied 52-52 past the 28th minute with Dunston, Honeycutt and Samet’s points. Getting one point by Thomas and two points by Furkan from the free throw line in the remaining two minutes, Efes was trailing 55-60 while heading into the final quarter. Starting the second quarter with two points by Thomas, Efes was down 57-67 past the 31st minute. With the score 60-70 in the 33rd minute following Cedi and Brown’s points, Anadolu Efes scored with Thomas and Heurtel, but failed to close the gap and left the court defeated 70-79.