Fener’s triumph in the derby with… signatures of Kalathis and Papagiannis!

With a reversal in the fourth period and their pivotal points George Papagiannis and Nick Kalathisthe Fenerbahce prevailed 89-84 her Effectsin the Euroleague derby.

With a basket of the international center his team Sarunas Yasikevicius went ahead, while the international guard’s three-pointer took her to +7 (82-87), 29 minutes before the end, effectively locking the pink card.

This was Fenerbahçe’s fourth straight win with Saras on the bench, sending them to the 10-7. On the other hand, Ephesus suffered their fourth straight defeat, relegating them to 7-10.

The first scorer of the winners was Nigel Hayes with 24 points. Excellent performance by him Nick Calathes with 17 points and 8 assists, while o George Papagiannis had 12 p. and 5 rebounds.

From his team Erdem Chanstood out Shane Larkin with 28 points, while 19p. with 7 rebounds he had Dan Oturu.

The match

Both teams entered the derby with “broken brakes”, with the score going to… heights and thanks to Larkin and Daum, Efes escaped to +5 (25-20), in the 8th minute. In the last two minutes, Fener reacted with forward Calathes and equalized at 29-29, at the end of the first period.

The match continued at the same rate in the second quarter, with Jones and Oturu sending the home team to +8 (44-36), at 15′. After that, Jasikevicius’ team pressed more with Motli and Papagianni, while a basket by Biberovic in exhalation made it 52-47 in the first half.

With a 4-0 run, Fener entered the second half, reducing to a point (52-51), with Larkin responding with a personal 7-0, for Efes’ new +8 (59-51), at 24′. The visitors reacted and came close again to the point (61-60), with the American answering again for +6 (68-62), in the 27th minute. However, the last minutes belonged to the whole of Saras, which, led by Guduric, went on a 7-0 run and ended the third period in front (68-69).

Efes regained the lead (72-69) at the beginning of the fourth period, with Biberovic tying the game (74-74), at 32′. Afterwards, Fener took control through their defense and with Wilbekin and Calathes went to +4 (78-82), in the 36th minute. Otourou equalized (82-82), with Papagiannis putting the guests in front again and Kalathis’ three-pointer sending them to +5 (82-87), 29 minutes before the end. Saras’ team took out the next defense, Guduric drew an unsportsmanlike foul from Oturu, and Fenerbahce took the win in the final 84-89.

The quarters: 29-29, 52-47, 68-69, 84-89

See the match statistics here