Created Date: February 06, 2026 22:53
In the 27th week of the EuroLeague, Anadolu Efes defeated the Lithuanian representative Zalgiris 92-82 at home.
With this result, the dark blue-white team got its 8th victory in the EuroLeague. Zalgiris suffered its 12th defeat.
Anadolu Efes, which started the match eagerly, finished the first period ahead 25-24, scoring 7 shots from outside, against Zalgiris, who scored with Williams-Goss.
The dark blue-white team, which was neck and neck and played better in the last part of the second quarter, where both teams had no difficulty in scoring, went to the locker room with a 47-45 advantage.
Starting the third period with an 8-0 run, Anadolu 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 big fight in the fourth and final 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.
