By Anadolu Agency
December 6, 2023 6:30 amANKARA
Turkish Airlines EuroLeague leaders Real Madrid beat Olympiacos 77-71 in a Tuesday Round 12 game held in Greece.
Real Madrid’s Bosnian forward Dzanan Musa was the game’s top scorer with 23 points at Peace and Friendship Stadium.
Olympiacos were led by Thomas Walkup as the US guard racked up 17 points.
Real Madrid generally led the game, with the Whites’ largest lead against Olympiacos eight points, when the score was 37-29 near the end of the second quarter.
The Spanish club controlled the game after Musa scored a two-pointer to make it 75-68 for the visitors with almost two minutes to go.
Olympiacos’ Moustapha Fall had 10 points, as Walkup and Fall were the only Reds players to score double digits.
Real Madrid’s Mario Hezonja scored 18 points and grabbed 10 rebounds to post a double-double and Walter Tavares added 11 points for the Whites.
Leaders Real Madrid have an 11-1 win/loss record in the EuroLeague regular season. Olympiacos were handed their sixth loss in 12 games to move to ninth spot.
Anadolu Efes edge Panathinaikos
Turkish club Anadolu Efes won against Greek opponents Panathinaikos 71-68 in a thrilling game at Istanbul’s Sinan Erdem Sports Hall.
Panathinaikos’ Turkish coach Ergin Ataman, who guided Anadolu Efes to back-to-back EuroLeague titles in 2021 and 2022, returned to Istanbul to meet his former team.
Anadolu Efes were leading 70-68 after Shane Larkin’s free throws. After an offensive rebound, Darius Thompson was fouled by Panathinaikos with seven seconds remaining until the buzzer.
Thompson scored one of its free throws to risk the lead. Panathinaikos had the ball after the rebound to rush to Efes’ half court for a final chance. Konstantinos Mitoglou missed from downtown, so the Turkish team secured the 71-68 win.
Tyrique Jones led Anadolu Efes with 21 points and 13 rebounds, and Larkin added 20 points for the winners.
Panathinaikos duo Mathias Lessort and Kendrick Nunn scored 13 points each. Jerian Grant added 12 points for the Athens club.
Tenth-place Anadolu Efes have won six games in 12 appearances.
Panathinaikos are going 6-6 to be in eighth spot in the standings.
Results:
Anadolu Efes – Panathinaikos: 71-68
ALBA Berlin – Zalgiris Kaunas: 64-62
Olympiacos – Real Madrid: 71-77
Partizan Mozzart Bet Belgrade – Monaco: 89-85
Bayern Munich – EA7 Emporio Armani Milan: 91-84
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