“We played really well today, and had a pretty good start into the game. We were really good on defense. For a long time in the initial part of the match, we managed to keep the opponent at nine points. Today, we had 30 points from fast breaks and 20 points from offensive rebounds. All our 12 players had the chance to play today. I’m pleased with our performance right before our match against Lokomotiv Kuban, which will be the match of the week in the Euroleague. I’m not satisfied with our position in our Euroleague group, but we will perform as good as we can in the remaining matches, and will do our best by focusing on team play...”

Anadolu Efes’s young talent Oğulcan Baykan also stated his thoughts: “First of all, I would like to congratulate our opponent. Today, we fought well. We had to win this match. We needed the morale boost. Right now, we will focus on our match against Lokomotiv Kuban in the Euroleague...”