EuroLeague: Fenerbahce Beko beat Panathinaikos

By Fatih Erel </p> <p>ISTANBUL (AA) – Turkish Airlines EuroLeague leaders Fenerbahce Beko beat Greece's Panathinaikos OPAP 85-66 Friday at home.</p> <p>The Istanbul giants' Nicolo Melli scored 14 points and grabbed 7 rebounds. </p> <p>The team, who were last year’s EuroLeague finalists, now top the league. This season, Fenerbahce Beko won 19 games out of 22.</p> <p>At home, Italy's AX Armani Exchange Olimpia Milan defeated Turkey's Darussafaka Tekfen 90-78.</p> <p>Darussafaka is 16th overall and at the bottom of the league with 3 wins out of 22.</p> <p>On Thursday, Anadolu Efes beat Spain's Herbalife Gran Canaria. Anadolu Efes' Simon Krunoslav scored 25 points in the 93-74 home victory.</p> <p>The Turkish team maintained its grip on fourth place in the standings at 14 – 8.</p> <p>EuroLeague competitions bring Europe's top basketball teams together.</p> <p>Sixteen teams are competing — four Spanish, three Turkish, two Russian and two Greek teams and one team each from Germany, Italy, Israel, Lithuania and Montenegro.</p> <p>Turkey is represented by Anadolu Efes, Fenerbahce Beko and Darussafaka Tekfen.</p> <p>The regular season is being played from Oct. 11, 2018 to April 5, 2019 with the top eight advancing to the playoffs.</p> <p>The playoffs will take place between April 16-30. Winners will advance to the Final Four to be played May 17-19 in single-elimination matchups.