Fener she was too tough to die and with Wilbekin (4/5 triples) as the star, she broke the resistance of the efes, prevailed 79-69 and improved her record to 3-3, while at the same time she recorded her second winning streak. On the other hand, Kokoskov’s team, which fought mainly for three periods, dropped to 2-4 after six games in the Euroleague.
The first scorer for the winners was Wilbekin with 12, having 4/5 three-pointerswhile Hall made a full appearance with also 12 points and 4 assists. For the hosts, he stood out Wyler Babb with 17 points.
The match
Ephesus entered the match very strongly and took an 8-0 lead in just the 2nd minute after three pointers by Larkin and Wyler Babb. Fener, on the other hand, could not follow the pace with the difference rising to 19-8, after a flurry of three-pointers by the home team, led by German Weiler Bubb, four minutes before the end of the first period. Fener with their own 5-0 run, after a three-pointer by Wilbekin and a two-pointer by Baldwin, reduced to 19-13, but the home team, although they saw Saras’ team reduce it to -3 (21-18), finished the first quarter ahead with 24-18.
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— EuroLeague (@EuroLeague) October 24, 2025
The second period began with Meli being the star player scoring five of his team’s 7 points and reducing Fener to three points again (28-25). The hosts continued to miss and saw on the other side Hall hit a three-pointer with the American leveling the match for the first time (28-28), with seven minutes left in the first half. Although the home team took a 32-28 lead again after Larkin’s 3-pointer and Osmani’s layup, Jasikevicius’ players kept finding a way to come back, tying the game two more times at 37-37 and 39-39. Kokoskov’s team was unable to build differences and Wilbekin hitting a three-pointer 25” before the end of the first half gave the guests the lead for the first time and formed the score of the first half in 43-44.
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— Fenerbahce Beko (@FBBasketbol) October 24, 2025
Fener entered the second half with psychology on their side and led by +4 (49-45) with Tucker and Baycott to hit three- and two-point shots respectively. Efes went on a 5-0 run (50-49) to take the lead with Larkin putting the ball in the basket after an excellent pass from Cordinier 5′ before the end of the third period. The visitors picked up the pace with Colson hitting a three to make it 53-51, just before Wilbekin made it 56-51, giving his team their biggest lead with 3′ 40” left. The derby continued with Kokoskov’s team tying the game with a 5-0 run, while the third period score was tied at 58-58 with Colson and Schmitz scoring for Fener and Efes.
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— Anadolu Efes SK (@AnadoluEfesSK) October 24, 2025
Two well-placed 3-pointers from Colson and Wilbekin they gave Saras’ team a six-point lead (64-58) at the beginning of the 4th period, while Hall with a pair of shots raised the score to +8 (66-58). Efes was down 62-66 midway through the last quarter, but Wilbekin’s three-point shot made it 69-62, clipping the home team’s wings. In the remaining time, Fener managed its lead, despite the opponent’s efforts, with the final score being 69-79.
The quarters: 24-28, 46-44, 58-58, 69-79
See the match statistics here
Source: Sport Fm
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