In the 11th week of the Türkiye Sigorta Basketball Super League, Fenerbahçe Beko defeated its host Anadolu Efes 97-94 in the overtime of the match, which ended with a tie of 83-83 in the regular time.
Pablo Laso, who was appointed as the head coach of the dark blue-whites, played his first match.
In the yellow-dark blue team, head coach Sarunas Jasikevicius could not be the head coach of the team due to the death of his wife’s father.
In the first 5 minutes of the match, which started with mutual baskets, both teams were effective from behind the three-point line. Leading 17-12 in the first 5 minutes, the yellow-dark blue team closed the first period ahead 27-15.
The guest team started the second quarter of the match well, and with a 5-0 run, they reduced the difference to 7 points in the 12th minute: 27-20. Fenerbahçe Beko, who scored its first points in the 14th minute with Melih Mahmutoğlu’s three-pointer, could not dominate the game. Although Anadolu Efes, who scored consecutive baskets under the leadership of Şehmus Hazer, reduced the difference to 2 points (41-39) in the 19th minute, the yellow-dark blue team went to the locker room with a 47-39 advantage.
Anadolu Efes, which increased its defensive strength and was effective in fast attacks in the second half, reduced the difference to 3 points in the 28th minute: 64-61. Having tied the game (66-66) with Şehmus Hazer’s three-pointer with 55 seconds left in the quarter, the dark blue-whites took the lead for the first time in the match with Şehmus again with 23 seconds left: 66-67. Responding to their opponent with Colson, the yellow-dark blue team entered the final period with a 69-67 advantage.
In the final period, which was very competitive, the last 5 minutes were entered with a 78-76 home advantage. The quarter continued with mutual baskets, and the yellow-dark blue team was ahead by one goal (81-80) in the last 2 minutes. While Anadolu Efes tied the game (83-83) with 45 seconds left with Şehmus’s three-pointer, Fenerbahçe Beko came back empty-handed from its attack. Anadolu Efes could not score any points in the last attack and the regular time ended with a tie of 83-83.
Fenerbahçe Beko, which was effective under the leadership of Melli in the extra time, was ahead 95-94 in the last 5 seconds. The yellow-dark blue team made no mistakes in the final attack and won 97-94.
