Defeating the Croatian side Cedevita Zagreb 81-75 on the road at the eighth week match of Euroleague First Round Group B, Anadolu Efes Coach Dusan Ivkovic commented at the post-game press conference:
“It was a very exciting game. My team had a good start into the game, but we had problems in the second and third quarters, especially when we had two playmakers on the court. We committed eight turnovers in the third quarter, but we played well in the final quarter. We only allowed 10 points to Cedevita Zagreb in the final 10 minutes, and this is an indicator of our outstanding defense...”