In the 23rd week of the Basketball THY Europa League, Anadolu Efes was defeated 76-70 by the Greek team Olympiakos on the road.
Olympiakos, who started the match played at Barış ve Dostluk Sports Hall and finished the first quarter ahead 22-13, entered the halftime with a superiority of 41-31.
The home team increased the lead to 16 points in the third quarter with consecutive baskets by Sasha Vezenkov: 59-43. Anadolu Efes played well in the last parts of the period and caught a 9-0 series. The final period was started with Olympiakos 59-52 advantage.
The navy-whites failed to share the score in the last quarter and Olympiakos won the fight 76-70.
Vezenkov scored 23 points and Michalis Lounzis scored 13 points for the Greek representative. Shane Larkin, Rodrigue Beaubois, Elijah Bryant and Vasilije Micic each scored 10 points for Anadolu Efes.
With this result, Olympiakos continued its leadership with its 16th win, 5 in a row. Anadolu Efes suffered its 12th defeat.
