Paris Basketball defeated Fenerbahçe 111-109 in overtime on Thursday at Accor Arena, securing the victory on a buzzer-beater by Nadir Hifi.
The win ends a seven-game losing streak for Paris against the Turkish club, which eliminated the French side in the 2025 playoffs, basketsession.com reported. The outcome lifts Paris to a 5-6 record in EuroLeague play after starting the continental campaign with one win in seven games.
“Devant un public de Bercy chauffé à blanc, les joueurs de Maxime Lefèvre ont fait tomber le Fenerbahçe au terme d’un scénario absolument invraisemblable,” basketsession.com reported of the dramatic finish.
Paris opened with a 23-14 lead after the first quarter, fueled by TJ Warren and Frank Ntilikina. The hosts extended their advantage to 14 points in the first half behind perimeter shooting from Tyson Etienne.
Fenerbahçe missed all 10 of its three-point attempts before halftime, trailing 50-43 at the break. Sarunas Jasikevicius’s squad erased the deficit in the third quarter behind Talen Horton-Tucker’s drives and Wade Baldwin’s scoring, locking the score at 72-72.
Paris built a 92-84 lead late in the fourth quarter before Fenerbahçe mounted an 8-0 run. Baldwin intercepted a pass to tie the game at 92-92 and force the extra session.
Overtime featured lead changes, including a 10-0 run by Fenerbahçe before Sebastian Herrera hit two three-pointers and Ntilikina added a step-back jumper off the glass. Shavon Shields tied the game at 109-109 with six seconds left.
Hifi, who struggled with his shooting earlier in the match, scored the game-winner at the final buzzer.
Ntilikina led Paris with 22 points, hitting four three-pointers. Warren added 19 points.
Fenerbahçe was paced by Horton-Tucker with 32 points and 10 rebounds, while Baldwin contributed 22 points. The defeat drops Fenerbahçe as Paris claims its fourth victory following wins over Dubai, Maccabi Tel-Aviv, and Anadolu Efes.
Paris Basketball plays its next EuroLeague fixture following this five-game homestand stretch.
Earlier coverage: Paris Basketball Beats Fenerbahçe 111-109 With Nadir Hifi Buzzer-Beater
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