After the match, the series is now tied 1-1. The third match of the series will be played at the Abdi İpekçi Arena at 21.00 on Tuesday, 26 May. Efes will make its way to the semi finals in case of a victory from this match.

Starting the match with Draper, Heurtel, Janning, Saric and Lasme, Anadolu Efes was trailing 7-0 at 1.20, when coach Ivkovic called a timeout. With Birkan, Cedi and Krstic getting onto the court after the timeout, Krstic scored our first field goal in the match at 1.30. Scoring with Saric and Krstic, Efes was trailing 15-8 at the fifth minute. Closing the margin to four with 2.30 to play in the quarter with Janning and Krstic’s points, Efes was trailing 18-14. Scoring one point with Janning and two with Heurtel in the remaining 2.30, Anadolu Efes was down 28-17 after the first 10 minutes. Starting the second quarter with Saric’s three-pointer, Efes was trailing 30-22 passing through the 13th minute after Heurtel’s layup. With the score 28-33 at 14.30 after six points by Saric, the home team called a timeout. After the timeout; at 17.30, Janning, Krstic and Cedi’s field goals helped Anadolu Efes tie the game: 35-35. Scoring with Emircan and Krstic in the remaining duration, Anadolu Efes was trailing at the halftime 44-39.

Starting the second half with Saric and Krstic’s points, Efes was trailing 50-45 at 22.30. Trailing 56-50 while heading into the 26th minute after five points by Saric, Efes closed the margin down to four points when Heurtel stole the ball and hit the layup: 52-56. Bringing the margin down to one with Cedi and Janning’s points in the paint, Efes had a three pointer by Cedi, claiming the lead with 1.20 left in the quarter: 59-57. With an and-one by Krstic, the score was tied at 62 at the end of the third quarter. With three pointers by Janning and Cedi in the final quarter, Efes was leading 68-64 while heading into the 32nd minute. Following the opponent’s points, Cedi stole the ball and hit the layup at 33.30, tying the game: 70-70. Trailing 76-73 with three minutes to play after Lasme and Krstic’s points, Efes got two accurate free throws by Heurtel, bringing the score within one with 2.30 to play: 75-76. With Heurtel responding to the opponent’s field goal with his three pointer, Efes tied the game with 1.30 to play: 78-78. Trailing 82-78 with 23 seconds to play in the game, Anadolu Efes brought the margin down to one point once more with Janning’s three pointer with 17 seconds to play in the game: 81-82. Unable to reclaim the lead in the remaining duration despite two points by Draper, Anadolu Efes left the court defeated 88-83.