The key facts

  • Fenerbahce beat Baskonia 84:65 to improve to 7-3; the Spanish side are 1-9
  • Talen Horton-Tucker scored 19 points for the winners
  • Paris edged Anadolu Efes 95:90; Cameron Payne scored a career-high 33 points, but it was not enough to save the hosts

A rout in Istanbul and a lost victory

In round 10 of the basketball EuroLeague, the Turkish clubs had contrasting games. Fenerbahce crushed Spanish side Baskonia 84:65 at home, while Anadolu Efes fell to Paris 95:90 on their own court, Anadolu reports.

How the games unfolded

Fenerbahce turned the game around with an 11:0 run in the first quarter, converting a 16:17 deficit into a 27:17 lead, after which Baskonia coach Velimir Perasovic called a timeout. By halftime the hosts led 52:32, and early in the final quarter they pulled 27 points ahead — 70:43. Talen Horton-Tucker was the winners' top scorer with 19 points; for Baskonia, Kobe Simmons and D.J. Stewart scored 12 apiece. After this win Fenerbahce's record stands at 7-3, Baskonia's at 1-9.

The comeback fell short

The game in Istanbul unfolded differently: Efes led 14:7 and finished the first quarter 26:23, but then went scoreless for more than four minutes in the second quarter, allowing the visitors to move ahead with an 8:0 run. By the final period the hosts led 70:66, but Paris regained control — 89:83 with 2:50 left. A three-pointer by Cameron Payne cut the gap to one point with 25 seconds on the clock, but the French side made their free throws. Nadir Hifi scored 28 points for Paris, while Payne set a personal record with 33 points. Both teams now hold identical 4-6 records.