Efes survived the… rodeo with Armani!

After a shocking game with double-digit differences on both sides, the Effects defeated 79-73 her Armani Milan and now both are on 10-15!

The Italians are better in the first part, still reaching and at +13 (25-38)with the Turks responding with a terrific third period for +14 (64-50). Messina’s team answered and equalized (71-71), in the 37th minute, but his long three-pointers Clyburn in the end they “locked” the home team’s victory, in their first match after his dismissal Erdem Chan.

Leading for Ephesus o Larkin with 19 points and 6 assists, with Side to add another 17p.

From Armani, first scorer o Shields with 17p., while from 16p. had the Voigtman and McGruder.

The match

Close and with several changes in the lead was the game from the first minutes, with Armani making a mini-burst for +4 (11-15) and Efes equalizing at the end of the first period (15-15).

With McGruder and Mirotic coming in very “hot” in the second period, the Milan team went to +13 (25-38), at 16′. Then the home team reacted and dropped the difference to a single digit value (31-38), but the Italians went to the locker room with +9 (34-43).

Explosive start from Efes in the second half, with Larkin and Clyburn starting the counterattack and having help from Plais to make individual scores 16-2, for +5 (50-45), until 25′. From that point on, the Turks were in complete control, closing the third period at +14 (64-50).

With a tougher defense, Armani entered the fourth quarter, reducing the difference to a single digit value (67-59), in the 33rd minute. Then, Voigtman and Shields caught fire for the Italians and they equalized (71-71), at 37′. Two consecutive big three-pointers by Clyburn followed for +6 (77-71), with the home team relying on defense in the final minutes and taking the victory with the final 79-73.

The quarters: 15-15, 34-43, 64-50, 79-73

See here the match statistics