Starting the match with Doğuş, Micic, Simon, Moerman, and Dunston, Anadolu Efes’s first points were scored by Micic behind the three-pointer line. In the first minutes of the match Moerman, Doğuş, and Dunston scored and our team set the score table to 10-0 at 3:30. Simon scored a three-pointer, then Micic scored 6 consecutive points and our team was 19-10 ahead at the 8th minute. Dunston scored a fancy dunk at the last seconds of the quarter and our team finished the first quarter 21-15 ahead. Starting the second quarter with Buğrahan’s 4 points, our team was 25-29 ahead at the 12th minute. Singleton and Dunston scored, then Tolga scored 2 points from the free-throw line our team raised the score difference to 10 points at the 15th minute: 31-21. Larkin scored a three-pointer at the 16th minute and set the score table to 34-21, then Singleton scored 5 points at the 18th minute and set the score table to 39-29. For the remaining duration, our team failed to score and finished the first half 39-35 ahead.

Starting the second half with Dunston’s basket, our team set the score table to 41-35 at the 21st minute. Larkin scored a three-pointer at the 22nd minute and our team was 44-38 ahead, then Simon scored and our team was 46-41 ahead at the 23rd minute. Coach Ergin Ataman called a time-out after the score was a tie 46-46 at the 24th minute. Returning from the time-out Simon and Larkin scored three-pointers each and set the score table to 52-49 at the 25th minute. Within the last 2-minute duration of the quarter our team was trailing 52-58, then captain Doğuş scored 2 and Singleton scored 3 points and our team, finished the quarter trailing 57-58. Starting the final quarter with Singleton and Buğrahan’s three-pointers, our team was 60-63 ahead at the 33rd minute. Buğrahan scored a layup as well at 33:30 and raised the score difference to 5 points: 65-60. Larkin scored a three-pointer at the 34th minute and our team raised the score difference to 8 points, so the rival team called a time-out: 68-60. Returning from the time-our Sertaç scored 4 points and set the score table to 72-66 at the 36th minute. Singleton and Sertaç scored and our team raised the score difference to double digits again at the last 3-minute duration of the match: 76-66. At the last moment of the match, Larkin scored 2 and Simon scored 3 more points and our team won the match with a score of 81-70.