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Anadolu Efes lost 77-59 to Spanish representative TDS Baskonia in the match of the 12th week of the THY Europa League.
Anadolu Efes lost for the fifth time, while TDS Baskonia won for the sixth time.
Starting the match with three-pointers from Larkin, Simon and Sertaç, Anadolu Efes took the lead 9-3 in the 3rd minute. Although the Blue and White team couldn’t avoid their rival’s numbers from the painted area, Anderson went ahead 20-17 in the first quarter with points.
Starting the second period of the match with Beaubois’ three-point basket, the home team had a hard time defending their opponent under the basket. TDS Baskonia took the lead for the first time in the 16th minute with Jekiri’s basket from the painted area: 30-31. Anadolu Efes, who was 22-13 behind his rival in rebounding, went 42-37 to the locker room.
Anadolu Efes could not cover under the pot in the first half, and in the second half Baskonia could not avoid their rival from outside, and Baskonia increased the difference to 12 points (51-39) in the 24th minute with the basket of three from Polonara. Baskonia went 63-50 in the third period with Peters’ three-point basket against the Blue and White team that made simple turnovers and did not organize in attack.
Unable to score points in the 4.5 minutes of the fourth quarter, Anadolu Efes could not prevent the gap from widening. The navy blue team, which fell 70-50 in the 33rd minute, was defeated 77-59.
