“First of all, I would like to congratulate Fenerbahçe. Our opponent claimed the lead in the first quarter, and held onto it throughout the match. We got close, but we made mistakes. They were able to keep their lead, and the match resulted that way.”

Anadolu Efes’s captain Doğuş Balbay also stated his thoughts: “I would like to congratulate Fenerbahçe. We had a terrible start to the game. We couldn’t bring the margin down any further than 6 points. Our opponent was better prepared compared to us. We are upset for the loss, but this is only the beginning of the season. I hope we will achieve success throughout the course of the season.”