Out with injuries, Doğuş Balbay and Jon Diebler did not play for Efes.

Starting the match with Granger, Heurtel, Cedi, Saric and Dunston, Anadolu Efes made the opening with Saric, Dunston, Heurtel and Cedi, getting an 8-0 scoring run within the first two minutes. Scoring three more points with Saric from an and-one following the opponent’s field goal, Efes was leading 11-2 during the TV timeout in the fourth minute. Leading 15-2 past the fifth minute with Heurtel’s reverse layup and Dunston’s field goal from the paint back from the timeout, Anadolu Efes had one three pointer each by Heurtel and Johnson and two three pointers by Furkan in the remaining duration, leading 27-11 at the end of the first 10 minutes of the game. Starting the second quarter with Furkan’s field goal, Efes was ahead 31-15 at 12.20 with Granger. While Efes was ahead 31-26 in the 14th minute following the opponent’s points, Heurtel and Tyus’s four points each helped Efes lead 39-28 past the 16th minute. Increasing the lead to 15 points with Saric and Cedi in the 18th minute, Anadolu Efes increased the lead further with Heurtel, Tyus and Saric, leading 49-30 at the halftime.

Opening the score sheet in the second half with a three pointer, Cedi increased the lead to 22 points: 52-30. Reaching 54 points with Granger, Efes got two free throws by Johnson, leading 56-40 past the 25th minute. Scoring with Saric, Granger and Birkan in the remaining duration, Anadolu Efes was leading by 18 points while heading into the final quarter: 65-47. As Birkan made our first field goal in the final quarter from beyond the arc, Efes increased the lead to 20 points in the 32nd minute with Heurtel’s field goal: 70-50. Ahead 74-57 past the 35th minute with Brown’s points, Anadolu Efes had a reverse layup by Heurtel, leading 76-64 into the last 2.50 minutes of the match. Retaining the lead in the remaining duration with Cedi, Saric, Dunston and Heurtel’s points, Anadolu Efes left the court victorious 87-67.