EuroLeague roundup: Strazel shines in Efes’ win, Besiktas beats Bayern

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Stefan Acevski

16/Oct/26 21:15

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On Friday, the sixth round of the EuroLeague concludes, and the first victories have been achieved by Besiktas and Anadolu Efes

By Eurohoops team / info@eurohoops.net

Besiktas achieved their third victory in the competition after defeating Bayern on their home court with a score of 95-87.

Besiktas had a +28 lead (67-39), but Bayern erased that advantage, and for the second time in three days, we could witness history. However, Bayern did not complete the comeback, and in a dramatic finish, the home team secured the win.

Jaylen Nowell scored 21 points, Scottie Wilbekin had 20, while Ante Zizic finished the game with 13. On the other side, Vladimir Lucic scored 17 points, Kamar Baldwin 14, and Oscar da Silva also had 14.

Efes gets the win on the road

In the other match at the same time, Anadolu Efes easily defeated Zalgiris in Kaunas with a score of 85-70.

After a series of losses, the Turkish team bounced back with a dominant performance to defeat the Lithuanians in their arena.

Mathew Strazel scored 19 points, Cameron Payne 16, Collin Malcolm 15, while Dario Saric achieved a double-double with 14 points and ten rebounds. For Zalgiris, the only players in double digits were Carsen Edwards with 16 and Sterling Brown with 13 points.

Crvena Zvezda secures the victory at home

Crvena Zvezda struggled in the final minutes to secure the win in Belgrade (90-81). With a 46-36 score at the end of the first half, Ibon Navarro’s team secured its fourth win on the row in this EuroLeague, bringing its record to 4-2. Paris pushed harder in the final quarter, but it wasn’t enough (1-5).

Chima Moneke led the scoring with 23 points, accompanied by an omnipresent Jordan Nwora (12 points, 6 rebounds). Nadir Hifi did not play for Paris, and Tyson Etienne led the offense with 24 points in the loss.

Hapoel Tel Aviv ends Panathinaikos’s unbeaten run

In Round 6, Panathinaikos suffered its first defeat of this EuroLeague season. Hapoel Tel Aviv won on the road against Obradovic’s team in a thrilling finish (81-91). Itoudis’s team fought until the end and now stands at 4–2 in the standings.

Zach LeDay (17 points) and Elijah Bryant (14 p.) led the hard-fought victory in Athens. For Panathinaikos, Sylvain Francisco’s 22 points were not enough to prevent the defeat. Kendrick Nunn and Isaac Bonga did not play for Obradovic’s team.

Perasovic era starts with a loss

The Perasovic era at Baskonia begins with a defeat (1-5). Despite a late surge in the final quarter, the Spanish side fell in Bologna (78–86) to a Virtus team that now holds a 4–2 record in the standings.

Marcus Carr (20 points) and Aliou Diarra (16 points) led the way to a home victory for Mumbrú’s team. AJ Lawson scored 13 points in the loss—the first game without Paolo Galbiati (1-5).

Olympiacos completes a perfect Spanish week

Olympiacos rounds off a perfect week with another overtime victory. The European champions defeated a resilient Barça side (100-105) that had forced the game into extra time.

Sasha Vezenkov led the victory with 25 points. Miller-McIntyre and Mbaye Ndiaye scored 17 in the win. Justin Robinson, who forced overtime with a big three-pointer—having also just secured a win against Maccabi in the final seconds last Tuesday—scored 17 points in the loss, as did Tyrese Martin.

EUROLEAGUE – ROUND 6

Thursday, October 15
Fenerbahce – Partizan 74-65
Valencia – Maccabi 88-91
Olimpia Milan – Dubai 97-101
Real Madrid – ASVEL 111-92

Friday, October 16
Zalgiris – Anadolu Efes 70-85
Beşiktaş – Bayern Munich 95-87
Crvena Zvezda – Paris 90-81
Panathinaikos – Hapoel Tel Aviv 81-91
Barcelona – Olympiacos 100-105
Virtus Bologna – Baskonia 86-78

EuroLeague Standings

1. Panathinaikos 5-1
2. Fenerbahce 5-1
3. Olympiacos 5-1
4. Valencia 4-2
5. Crvena Zvezda 4-2
6. Hapoel Tel Aviv 4-2
7. Virtus Bologna 4-2
8. Dubai BC 4-2
9. Real Madrid 3-3
10. FC Barcelona 3-3
11. Besiktas 3-3
12. Partizan 3-3
13. Anadolu Efes Istanbul 2-4
14. Zalgiris Kaunas 2-4
15. FC Bayern Munich 2-4
16. Maccabi Tel Aviv 2-4
17. ASVEL 2-4
18. Paris Basketball 1-5
19. Olimpia Milano 1-5
20. Baskonia 1-5

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