ISTANBUL (AA) – Real Madrid edged out Anadolu Efes 80-78 in Istanbul on Thursday in Europe’s biggest basketball club competition, the Euroleague.
Madrid, left without veteran point guard Sergio Llull, managed to hold off Efes for their 10th win in the season as Luka Doncic scored 17 points and dished out 9 assists for the Spanish team.
For Efes, Brandon Paul scored 16 points but failed to convert the final possession when Thomas Heurtel was blocked by Gustavo Ayon.
The Turkish side has received their 8th defeat in the season.
In Greece, Olympiakos beat Fenerbahce 71-62 at Peace and Friendship Stadium.
The Greek powerhouse once led the match by 20 points (50-30), but Fenerbahce rallied in the 4th quarter, only to come up short.
Khem Birch scored 10 points and grabbed 13 rebounds for Olympiakos, while Jan Vesely amassed 22 points and 10 rebounds for the Istanbul team.
Here are the other results of the evening:
Crvena Zvezda – CSKA Moscow: 78-67
EA7 Emporio Armani Milan – Zalgiris Kaunas: 70-78
Baskonia – Maccabi FOX Tel Aviv: 101-88
Remaining schedule for Round 15:
Friday
Unics Kazan – Panathinaikos Superfoods
Galatasaray Odeabank – Brose Bamberg
Barcelona Lassa – Darussafaka Dogus
Standings:
| 1. CSKA Moscow | 12 | 3 | 1326 | 1211 | 115 |
| 2. Real Madrid | 10 | 5 | 1304 | 1204 | 100 |
| 3. Olympiacos Piraeus | 10 | 5 | 1179 | 1113 | 66 |
| 4. Baskonia Vitoria Gasteiz | 10 | 5 | 1204 | 1157 | 47 |
| 5. Panathinaikos Superfoods Athens | 9 | 5 | 1077 | 1022 | 55 |
| 6. Fenerbahce Istanbul | 9 | 6 | 1130 | 1144 | -14 |
| 7. Darussafaka Dogus Istanbul | 8 | 6 | 1094 | 1092 | 2 |
| 8. Crvena Zvezda mts Belgrade | 7 | 8 | 1115 | 1117 | -2 |
| 9. Anadolu Efes Istanbul | 7 | 8 | 1243 | 1264 | -21 |
| 10. FC Barcelona Lassa | 6 | 8 | 1001 | 1041 | -40 |
| 11. Zalgiris Kaunas | 6 | 9 | 1217 | 1235 | -18 |
| 12. Brose Bamberg | 5 | 9 | 1115 | 1130 | -15 |
| 13. Unics Kazan | 5 | 9 | 1120 | 1151 | -31 |
| 14. Maccabi FOX Tel Aviv | 5 | 10 | 1194 | 1244 | -50 |
| 15. Galatasaray Odeabank Istanbul | 4 | 10 | 1093 | 1197 | -104 |
| 16. EA7 Emporio Armani Milan | 4 | 11 | 1215 | 1305 | -90 |
