Euroleague: Extra time in Lyon, emotional victory for Fenerbahce

On December 23, the 18th round of the Euroleague started with seven matches.

ASVEL hosted Anadolu Efes in Lyon and achieved a magnificent victory.

The leaders changed 22 times in the match, where the teams played evenly and did not allow each other to lose more than 9 points. During normal time, the home team was closer to victory, but with 7 seconds left in the fourth quarter, Weiler-Bubb equalized the score with a three-pointer: 80:80. The match went to extra time and one of the teams managed to escape again in the last seconds. This time, it was ASVEL that equalized the score 9 seconds before the siren, thanks to the efforts of Vautier, who converted two free throws. In the second overtime, free throws were again decisive – with 32 seconds left, Ndiaye converted 2 free throws to put ASVEL ahead at 101:99, and with 5 seconds left, Harrison determined the final score – 103:99.

While the most productive player of the match was Vautier with 28 points, the biggest assists came from Watson with 18 points and Yurtel with 17 points.

In the central match of the day, F.Bahçe hosted Barcelona and won at the end of the match.

There was a fierce fight on the field from the beginning of the match. The teams’ aggressive defense made it difficult to score points. As a result, no one in the game had a lead of more than 10 points and the lead changed 11 times. In such cases, the winner’s fate was decided in the final seconds. 22 seconds before the siren, Vesely made 2 free throws to put Barça ahead – 71:69, but 10 seconds before the siren, Baldwin was fouled during a three-point shot and converted all three free throws, giving Fenerbahce the victory – 72:71.

Fener’s best players were Biberovich and Horton-Tucker, and they each scored 16 points.

In the first match after Svetislav Pesic’s return, Bayern hosted Hapoel, the season’s leader.

The home team failed to cause problems for the opponent. The team lost the first three quarters with a score of 46:64, and the difference increased to 25 points (46:71) in the fourth quarter. After that Hapoel relaxed a bit, which allowed Bayern to narrow the gap to a better level and lose with a score of 82:72.

The most productive player of the match was Bryant, who scored 18 points for Hapoel.

Europa League. Regular season. 18th round, 23 December

Dubai – Milan – 99:92 (31:20, 25:29, 16:22, 27:21)

dubai: Bacon (25+8 rebounds), Wright (19+4+9), Kabangel (17+8 rebounds), Petrushev (13+7+2), Abass (6+2+1), Bertans (6), Anderson (5+5+1), Kamenyas (4+2 rebounds), Prepelich (4+2 assists).

Milan: Nibo (15+4 rebounds), Shields (14+1+3), Liday (12+6+3), Guduric (11+7+7), Booker (10+4+1), Brown (9+2+1), Brooks (9+2+1), Ellis (9+4+3), Ricci (3+1+1).

Fenerbahce – Barcelona – 72:71 (17:13, 18:20, 18:19, 19:19)

Fenerbahce: Biberovich (16+6+1), Horton-Tucker (16+1+2), Baldwin (15+3+2), Hall (11+2+4), Burch (6+5 rebounds), Melli (6+10+2), Colson (2+3 rebounds) Boston (4 rebounds).

barcelona: Panther (20+1+2), Brizuela (19+1 rebounds), Norris (11+3 rebounds), Vesely (8+5 rebounds), Hernangomez (4+9 rebounds), Cale (4+4+3), Marcos (3+1+1), Laprovittola (2+1+6), Parra (4 rebounds + 1 assist), Satoransky (1 rebound + 4 assists).

Zalgiris – Panathinaikos – 85:92 (28:19, 22:21, 14:23, 21:29)

Zalgiris: Wright (22+6+1), Wilms-Gross (17+2+7), Ulanovas (12+3+2), Biruttis (10+3 rebounds), Law (9+1+3), Sol (5+3 rebounds), Tubelis (4+5+1), Butkevicius (3), Francisco (3+3+5), Brazdeikis (2 rebounds).

Panathinaikos: Osman (22+3+3), Nunn (21+2+3), Shorts (15+2+10), Yurtseven (14+4 rebounds), Grant (8+1+5), Kalaitsakes (5+2 rebounds), Mitoglou (4+3 rebounds), Holmes (2), Farid (1+9+1), Hernangomez (6 rebounds + 2 assists).

Bayern – Hapoel Tel Aviv – 72:82 (14:21, 18:23, 14:20, 26:18)

Bavaria: Obst (18+1 assists), McCormack (12+1 rebounds), Mike (11+5+3), Lucic (9+1 rebounds), Da Silva (8+2+2), Jovic (5+3+2), Gabriel (4+4 rebounds), Jessup (3+4+2), Gollatz (2+2 rebounds), Giffey (1 rebound + 3 assists), Voigtmann (3 rebounds + 2 assists).

Hapoel: Bryant (18+7+2), Oturu (16+7+2), Blakeney (12+7 rebounds), Jones (12+1+2), Madar (7+2+2), Ennis (4), Motley (4), Odiase (4), Ginat (3+2+1), Wainwright (2+1 rebounds), Malcolm (7 rebounds).

Valencia – Baskonia – 91:81 (27:19, 31:28, 18:18, 15:16)

Valencia: Costello (18+6 rebounds), Montero (16+5+4), Taylor (16+3 rebounds), Badio (12), Moore (11+2+5), Pradilla (6+3+1), Ruvers (6+2+1), Puerto (4+3 rebounds), Saco (2), De Larrea (2 rebounds + 1 assist). Thompson (4 rebounds + 5 assists).

Baskonia: Omoruyi (17+5+1), Luwawu-Cabarrot (13+4 rebounds), Forrest (10+3 assists), Howard (9+4+3), Diakate (8+4+2), Simmons (8+2+4), Korucs (6+1+1), Frisch (6+3+1), Radzevicius (2+2 rebounds), Spagnuolo (2+1 rebounds), Diop (4 rebounds + 1 gear).

ASVEL – Anadolu Efes – 103:99 GET UP (24:23, 17:18, 17:21, 22:18, 12:12, 11:7)

ASVEL: Vautier (28+4+1), Watson (18+2+2), Yurtel (17+6+8), Ndiae (13+8+1), Seljaas (9+5+2), Jackson (7+1 rebounds), De Colo (5+2+7), Harrison (4), Massa (2+2 rebounds).

Handle: Weiler-Babb (20+6+8), Cordinier (20+4+2), Poirier (17+8+3), Osmani (9+3 rebounds), Swider (9+1 rebounds), Beaubois (8+4+1), Hazer (8+2+2), Smits (5+3 rebounds), Jones (2+2 rebounds), Yılmaz (1).

Paris – Red Star Zvezda – 102:92 (28:18, 23:28, 28:12, 23:34)

Paris: Robinson (16+1+8), Heaphy (15+2+6), Stevens (14+2+1), M’Bae (12+1+2), Faye (10+5 rebounds), Dokossi (9+6+2), Ouattara (9+1 assists), Morgan (6+1+1), Rodin (5+1 rebounds), Cavalier (4+3+1), Willis (2+6+1).

Red Star: Butler (31+1+4), Miller-McIntyre (18+4+5), Moneke (17+10+5), Kalinic (10+4+4), Motiejunas (6), Davidovac (5+2+1), Nvora (3+1 rebounds), Izundu (2+1 rebounds), Ojeleye (6 rebounds + 3 assists).

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