Starting the match with Heurtel, Janning, Cedi, Saric and Krstic, Anadolu Efes got its first field goal by Krstic. With the opponent making a quick start to the game leading 12-2 at 2.30, Cedi got our second field goal. Trailing 17-6 at the TV timeout after Saric’s basket in the paint, Efes made it 9-17 in the fourth minute with Perperoglou’s three pointer. Responding to the opponent’s points with Janning in the remaining time, Anadolu Efes was trailing 25-13 after the first 10 minutes of the game. As Krstic scored our first points in the second quarter, Anadolu Efes was down 30-18 passing through the 13th minute. Following four points by Lasme, Anadolu Efes was behind 37-22 at the TV timeout. With Krstic’s points after the timeout, the opponent was leading 40-25 in the 16th minute. Trailing 44-29 after Saric’s points with 2.20 left to play in the half, Anadolu Efes got four more points by Heurtel in the remaining duration, trailing 50-33 at the end of the first half.

With two accurate free throws each by Janning and Saric in the second half, the score was 37-52 in the 21st minute. After the steal, Efes got a three point field goal with Janning, making it 40-52 in the 22nd minute. With a single accurate free throw by Perperoglou and a three pointer by Saric, the score difference was down to single digits in the 24th minute: 44-52. As the score was 48-54 with Lasme and Janning’s points in the paint, the opponent coach called a timeout in the 25th minute. Responding to the opponent’s points with Saric and Heurtel after the timeout, Efes made it 51-58 at 26.30. Making it a one point game with 1.30 to play in the quarter with Perperoglou, Heurtel and Draper’s points, Anadolu Efes went ahead 63-62 with Krstic’s dunk in the last minute of the quarter. Conceding three points in the remaining time, Anadolu Efes was trailing 65-63 with a two point difference while heading into the final quarter.

As Heurtel tied the game in our first possession in the final quarter, Krstic’s dunk made it 67-67 at 31.30. Following Heurtel’s field goal, the opponent had a scoring run, leading 75-69 in the 35th minute. Trailing 79-69 with 4.40 to play in the match, Efes brought the score difference down to seven points at 36.40 after Krstic and Saric’s accurate free throws. 75-82. As the margin was down to four points with Perperoglou’s three pointer in the 37th minute, Heurtel made it 80-82 in the 38th minute. Trailing 85-80 with 53 seconds to play in the game, Anadolu Efes brought the margin down to one point with Perperoglou and Saric with 23 seconds to play in the game. 84-85. Unable to reclaim the lead in the remaining duration, Anadolu Efes left the court defeated 87-84.