Withstood her counterattack Zalgiris and left Lithuania with their fifth consecutive EuroLeague victory Fenerbahce!
Saras Jasikevicius’ side led by as much as 17 points at half-time, but saw the home side claw their way back to claim victory, but kept their cool in the final minutes and prevailed in the final 72-65.
Thus, Fenerbahçe, who went 4/4 in their away games so far in this year’s EuroLeague, improved their record to 8-2while at the same time at the top of the standings, while Zalgiris experienced its third consecutive defeat and first at home, falling to 6-4.
Leading the way for the winners, who saw Biberovic injured in the 32nd minute, were Hayes-Davies (18p, 11 rib) and Goodrich (17p, 3 rebounds, 3 assists), while for the losers they stood out Lonnie Walker (19pts, 3 rebs, 4 steals) and Francisco (13p).
The match:
The match started with Fenerbahce leading 4-0 thanks to a Hayes-Davies free kick, but Lonnie Walker started the match “hot”, quickly reaching 9 personal points, while having Brazdeikis as his support, the two put their team ahead 14-8. Hayes’ 3-pointer cut it to 14-11, but Sirvidis brought Zalgiris back up +7 (21-14), before Goodrich form with basket-foul it 21-17 of the first period.
At the beginning of the second quarter, o Sanli put Fener with a three-pointer at -1 (21 – 20), while Walker reached double figures for Zalgiris, but from that point of the game onwards the home team “froze” offensively, hitting just one basket and one shot ( 2/14 on the field), until the end of the first half! As for her Lanternthrough her highly improved defensive function, found a rhythm in her offense as well, building a 23-3 streak and going into the locker room with 4/8 threes, with 12 more rebounds than her opponent and a +17 score (26-43).
Zagars with the ACROBATIC finish ??#MotorolaMagicMoments I @Moto I @FBBasketball pic.twitter.com/dO2EzjCZjb
— Turkish Airlines EuroLeague (@EuroLeague) November 15, 2024
The image of the match was different in the third period, with Zalgiris dramatically improving its performance on both sides of the floor, coming back strongly! With Fener making just one field goal in the first half of the quarter, the home team cut it to 39-48, while back-to-back points from Francisco pulled them closer to 43-50, before Walker configure it 47-52 of the third period.
The guests maintained the “security difference” in their favor, since they were the protagonists Hayes-Davies and Goodrich they led 60-51, but Zalgiris got as close as 63-66 with 2:48 left in the final. However, the Hey with his big basket he made it 68-63 for Fener, while Francisco cut it to 65-68 with two shots of his own, but missed a 3-pointer to tie the game, with Fenerbahce eventually taking the win with 62-75.
NIGEL. HAYES. DAVIS. pic.twitter.com/UZbioqqY2m
— Turkish Airlines EuroLeague Turkiye (@EuroLeagueTUR) November 15, 2024
ZALGIRIS 3 SAYILIK ISABET BULAMADI, FENERBAHCE BEKO KAZANMAYA ARTIK COK YAKIN ?? pic.twitter.com/0aGyWCLYmo
— Euroleague Time (@euroleague_time) November 15, 2024
The quarters: 21-17, 26-43, 47-52, 65-72
The match statistics
Source: Sport Fm
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