Karşıyaka: 65 - Anadolu Efes: 64

Playing on the road against Karşıyaka at the Playoff Quarter Final second match of Beko Basketball League, Anadolu Efes was defeated 65-64. Anadolu Efes was trailing 32-25 at the halftime of the match, played at Izmir Karşıyaka Sports Arena. After the match, the series is now tied 1-1.

Prior to the game, a moment of silence was held in the memory of our citizens who lost their lives in the dreadful accident in Soma.

Starting the match with Doğuş, Gordon, Cedi, Savanovic and Kerem, Anadolu Efes got its first points by Gordon and Kerem. Trailing 11-6 at the TV timeout in the fifth minute, Anadolu Efes scored four points with Kerem and Planinic in the remaining five minutes of the quarter, concluding the first 10 minutes trailing 15-10.

Starting the second quarter with Gordon’s perimeter field goal, Anadolu Efes made it 18-14 with Kerem’s basket in the paint in the 13th minute. Trailing 23-16 in the 15th minute after Savanovic’s dunk, the team scored four points with Kerem and Planinic, cutting the deficit to four points at the 16th minute: 24-20. Cedi’s three and Bjelica’s two points in the remaining two minutes helped Anadolu Efes towards a halftime score of 32-25.

Birkan’s three-pointer to enter the second half made it 35-28. After Bjelica’s two accurate free throws, the score was 39-30 in the 22nd minute. Acquiring the ball after Birkan’s block, the team decreased the lead to six points in the 23rd minute with Gordon’s three-pointer: 39-33. Cutting the deficit further to four points with Bjelica, Anadolu Efes made it 39-35 at the 24th minute. Helped by Birkan with another three-pointer to make it 41-38 in the 25th minute, Anadolu Efes kept close to the opponent with Savanovic’s layup and Birkan’s single accurate free-throw, bringing the score to 43-41 with 1.48 left to the end of the quarter. After Savanovic’s defensive rebound, Doğuş was fouled and converted both of his free-throws, tying the game at the 29th minute: 43-43. As the opponent scored another field goal in the last minute of the quarter, Anadolu Efes was behind 45-43 starting the final quarter.

Opening the page for Anadolu Efes in the final quarter with a mid-range shot, Savanovic tied the game once more: 45-45. The opponent’s field goal was responded by Planinic, as the game was tied at 47 in the 31st minute. Acquiring the ball after Kerem’s block, the team took the lead after a long time at 32.20 with Savanovic’s three-pointer: 47-50. Increasing the lead to six at 35.30 with Planinic and Savanovic’s points, Anadolu Efes made the score 53-59. After the opponent’s field goal, the opponent coach received a technical foul in the 36th minute. As Savanovic converted one of those shots, Anadolu Efes, after inbounding the ball, got a layup by Kerem: 55-62. After the field goal, the opponent had a sizeable scoring run, taking the lead once more with 47 seconds left: 64-62. Tying the game with Savanovic’s field goal at 64 in the last 20 seconds of the match, Anadolu Efes could not manage to score in the last 14 seconds following the opponent’s single accurate free-throw, and was defeated 65-64.

The third match of the series will be played at the Abdi İpekçi Arena at 6:30 PM on Monday, 19 May. Anadolu Efes will make its way to the Semi Finals if it manages to snatch the victory from this match.

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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 11:07 2 0 / 0 %0,00 0 / 1 %0,00 2 / 2 %100,00 1 2 3 1 0 1 0 5
6 Cedi Osman 20:03 3 1 / 1 %100,00 0 / 4 %0,00 1 / 2 %50,00 1 2 3 0 1 0 0 1
8 Birkan Batuk 33:26 7 0 / 1 %0,00 2 / 6 %33,33 1 / 2 %50,00 1 1 2 1 0 0 1 2
12 Kerem Gönlüm 30:33 10 5 / 7 %71,43 0 / 0 %0,00 0 / 0 %0,00 3 7 10 0 0 3 1 2
32 Deniz Kılıçlı 00:00 0 0 / 0 %0,00 0 / 0 %0,00 0 / 0 %0,00 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
20 Dusko Savanovic 27:56 15 4 / 10 %40,00 2 / 2 %100,00 1 / 2 %50,00 0 6 6 3 0 3 0 3
13 Okben Ulubay 00:00 0 0 / 0 %0,00 0 / 0 %0,00 0 / 0 %0,00 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
22 Jamon Gordon 27:55 9 3 / 6 %50,00 1 / 2 %50,00 0 / 0 %0,00 0 4 4 2 0 0 0 5
30 Dalenta Jameral Stephens 02:53 0 0 / 0 %0,00 0 / 0 %0,00 0 / 0 %0,00 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
34 Zoran Planinic 27:29 12 4 / 8 %50,00 1 / 1 %100,00 1 / 2 %50,00 0 1 1 3 0 4 1 1
41 Emircan Koşut 00:00 0 0 / 0 %0,00 0 / 0 %0,00 0 / 0 %0,00 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
51 Milko Bjelica 18:38 6 1 / 4 %25,00 0 / 1 %0,00 4 / 4 %100,00 3 2 5 1 0 0 1 3
  TOPLAM   64 18 / 37 %48,65 6 / 17 %35,29 10 / 14 %71,43 9 25 34 11 1 12 4 22 0 0
Tags:
  • BBL
  • Karşıyaka
  • Playoff