In the 27th week of the Basketball European League (EuroLeague), Anadolu Efes defeated the Lithuanian representative Zalgiris 92-82 on its field. With this result, the dark blue-white team got its 8th victory in the EuroLeague. Zalgiris, on the other hand, suffered its 12th defeat. Anadolu Efes, which started the match eagerly, scored 7 shots from outside shots against Zalgiris, who scored with Williams-Goss, and finished the first period ahead 25-24. The dark blue-white team, which was head to head and played better in the last part of the second quarter, in which both teams had no difficulty in scoring, went to the locker room with a 47-45 advantage. Anadolu started the third period with an 8-0 series. Efes increased the difference to double digits in the 23rd minute: 55-45. Zalgiris recovered with the baskets scored by Wright and Tubelis, and turned the score in their favor in the 26th minute with the points scored by Lo as a result of a basket foul from an outside shot: 57-59. The Lithuanian representative responded to the dark blue-whites, who scored critical baskets from behind the 3-point line in the remaining period, by using the basket effectively, and entered the last quarter ahead 67-65. There was a great competition in the fourth and last period. Although Zalgiris gained a 6-point lead (65-71) in the 32nd minute, Anadolu Efes did not give up on the game and achieved an 11-0 series, bringing the score to 76-71 in the 34th minute. Scoring consecutive baskets from behind the three-point line, the Lithuanian team took the lead again in the 37th minute: 79-82. Anadolu Efes, which went on a 13-0 streak by not giving Zalgiris a chance to score in the last 3 minutes and 8 seconds, won the match 92-82.
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