Fenerbahce cruise past Baskonia 84-65, Paris edge Anadolu Efes 95-90 in EuroLeague

Fenerbahce Tarfin secured a comfortable 84-65 home victory over Spanish side Baskonia on Thursday in Round 10 of the EuroLeague, while Paris Basketball held off a late challenge from Anadolu Efes to claim a 95-90 away win.

The Yellow Canaries took control of their encounter with an 11-0 run midway through the opening quarter, turning a 17-16 deficit into a 27-17 lead and forcing Baskonia head coach Velimir Perasovic to call a timeout.

The visitors struggled to respond, with Fenerbahce ending the first quarter 33-18 ahead.

Baskonia opened the second period with five unanswered points, but the hosts responded with a 12-1 run to extend their lead to 45-24.

Fenerbahce maintained their advantage and entered halftime with a commanding 52-32 lead.

The Turkish side continued to dominate after the break, opening the third quarter with an 8-2 run to make it 60-34 before finishing the period 63-41 ahead.

Fenerbahce extended their advantage to 27 points early in the final quarter at 70-43, effectively putting the game beyond Baskonia’s reach.

Although the Spanish visitors reduced the deficit in the closing minutes, the hosts held on for an 84-65 victory.

Talen Horton-Tucker led Fenerbahce with 19 points, while Kobi Simmons and DJ Stewart scored 12 apiece for Baskonia.

The result improved Fenerbahce’s record to 7-3, while Baskonia dropped to 1-9.

Paris edge Anadolu Efes in close contest

Paris Basketball defeated Anadolu Efes 95-90 in Istanbul, despite a closely contested encounter that saw both sides exchange leads.

Efes made the better start, opening a 14-7 lead before finishing the first quarter 26-23 ahead.

However, Paris responded with an 8-0 run early in the second period to move ahead 31-26 as the hosts struggled offensively, taking more than four minutes to score their first basket of the quarter.

The French visitors entered halftime with a 40-36 advantage.

Efes fought back in the third quarter, erasing a six-point deficit with a 6-0 run to level the score at 54-54 before taking a 70-66 lead into the final period.

Paris regained control in the fourth quarter, moving ahead 80-78 with just over five minutes remaining before extending their advantage to 89-83 with 2:50 left.

The hosts made one final push as Cameron Payne hit a three-pointer to reduce the deficit to 91-90 with 25 seconds remaining.

However, Paris converted their late free throws to seal a 95-90 victory.

Nadir Hifi led the French side with 28 points, while Payne scored a career-high 33 points for Efes.

Paris improved to 4-6 with the victory, while Anadolu Efes fell to 4-6.