Anadolu Efes – Real Madrid: 65-73 | MATCH RESULT SUMMARY – Last minute THY EuroLeague news
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Anadolu Efes Men’s Basketball Team lost 73-65 to the Spanish team Real Madrid, which it hosted in the 17th week of the THY Europa League.
The navy-whites, who entered the match in the first minute with a 5-0 series by Larkin, scored with Micic and Dunston. The home team, which could not hit in the outer throws, could not prevent Causeur and Thompkins’ baskets. Overcoming the 5th minute of the match by 9-8, Anadolu Efes did not allow its opponent to take the lead with the baskets of Moerman, Micic and Singleton, and finished the first quarter ahead 20-13.
While the second quarter of the game was on each other, Anadolu Efes left the 15th minute behind with 28-20 points. The navy-white team, which preserved its superiority in the rest of the period, entered the circuit 37-31 ahead.
Both teams started offense in the second half of the match. While Anadolu Efes scored 6 points in the first 5 minutes, Real Madrid responded to its opponent with 8 points. The navy-whites were ahead 43-49 in the 25th minute of the match. Real Madrid scored 3-pointers in a row with Taylor, Tavares, Sergio Llull and Thompkins in a row, and scored 5 points (45-50) in the 29th minute. Responding to their opponent with Beaubois’s 2-hit 3-point shots, the home team took the lead again with 32 seconds left to the end of the quarter: 51-50. However, with 1 second remaining, Laprovittola made 2 of 2 from the free throw line and Real Madrid finished the period 52-51.
At the beginning of the last period, Anadolu Efes got ahead with Beaubois’s 3-point basket (54-52) and once again lost the advantage to his opponent with Thompkins’ triple in the 32nd minute. In the 34th minute of the match, Anadolu Efes hit Moerman from the outside shot this time, bringing the score to 59-55 with Larkin’s tunic in the same minute. Continuing to hit 3-pointers with Causeur and Rudy Fernandez, Real Madrid went ahead 61-59 in the 37th minute. After this moment, the superiority changed hands several times. Playing the remaining part better and continuing to hit the outer throws, the Spanish team won the match 73-65.
Micic (16), the only name to produce double-digit numbers in navy-whites, was also the top scorer of the match. Causeur (15), Thompkins (13) and Laprovittola (10) reached double digits in the visitors team with a balanced score distribution.
With this result, Anadolu Efes lost for the 9th time in its 17th game in the THY Europa League. Real Madrid won the 12th time.
