The Turkish civil war took over and Fenerbahce kicked out of Efes!

She was superior throughout the match and knocked out the back to back European champion Effects the Fenerbahce (103-86)!

Dimitris Itoudis’ team came in determined to win from the first minute of the match and having Hayes (26 p.), Dorsey (17p.), Pierre (17p.) and Baskets (14p.) got a great result.

At no point in the match was Efes able to keep up with the home team’s pace, which, fatally, was left out of the playoffs, after two consecutive victories. Clyburn’s 21 points weren’t enough, he almost…rushed Stefanos Dedas, 1” before the end of the game.

He took advantage of Maccabi’s defeat in Lithuania and climbed to 5th place Fenerbahçe, who also have a draw and are very likely to play with a home disadvantage against Monaco.

The match

The game was balanced at the beginning of the match, with both teams staying close to the score until the 7th minute. With two 3-pointers from Dorsey and Pierre, Fenerbahce led 21-15, while the first period ended with 23-17.

Dorsey with a three-pointer in the 11th minute made it 26-19, while Goodrich increased the difference to ten points (34-24), a few minutes later. Misic cut it to 36-30 at 15′, while Calathes, who was on fire at that point, made it 44-34 with a three-pointer. The home side managed to stay in front of the scoreline, with both teams going into the break with 48-40 in favor of Dimitris Itoudis’ team.

Fenerbahce maintained its lead early in the third period, but Larkin made it 54-50 and Clyburn made it 56-54 a minute later. Pierre made a goal-foul at 61-56, while Hayes increased the difference to +7 (63-56). The visitors cut it to 63-60, but from that point on, the home team stepped on the gas and led by 72-64 at the end of the third period.

Hayes made it 77-67 at 31′, while with two shots by BryantX, Ergin Ataman’s team made it 81-77 at 34′. A minute later, Hayes again increased the difference to +8 (85-77), while again Bryant made it 87-82 with a three-pointer. However, from that point on, Fenerbahce were excellent in defense and attack, putting in the big shots, with Dorsey also putting in his bit to take the win with

It should be noted that 36” before the final, the coach of Efes, Ergin Ataman left for the locker room, due to his frustration at his team’s elimination, while 1” before the end, the Clyburn aggressively directed towards his assistant Dimitris Itoudis, Stefano Deda and he also went before the bellows, before the phase was even examined.

The quarters: 23-17, 48-40, 72-64, 103-86

Detailed match statistics here