Fenerbahce was the only road winner in this round
Game Center: Three home wins on Friday to see out Round 2
Friday, October 11
Olympiacos Piraeus 74-68 Zalgiris Kaunas
Olympiacos registered its first win of the season on Friday night as it defeated Zalgiris 74-68 in a big defensive battle at Peace and Friendship Stadium. Heading into next week's double-round, both teams hold a 1-1 record after two games. The Reds had a dream start, especially on defense, as they allowed just seven points in the first 13 minutes of the game, but Zalgiris slowly found it footing. In the third quarter, the visitors finally cut the deficit to single digits, then used four fourth-quarter three-pointers to get within 67-65 in the penultimate minute. But Sasha Vezenkov took matters into his own hands, scoring an important basket, and Olympiacos prevailed.
FC Barcelona 88-73 ALBA Berlin
Barcelona celebrated its first home win of the 2024-25 EuroLeague season on Friday night as it beat the visiting ALBA 88-73 at Palau Blaugrana. Despite leading from the very beginning, the hosts couldn’t build a big advantage and saw ALBA take a 53-54 edge late in the third period. However, a 14-0 run at that moment, led by Dario Brizuela and Alex Abrines, turned the tables and put Barcelona in a commanding position the rest of the way. Barcelona improved to 1-1 while ALBA remained winless after two games.
EA7 Emporio Armani Milan 79-74 Paris Basketball
Milan eked out a hard fought 79-74 home victory over EuroLeague debutant Paris in Round 3 of the regular season, with Shavon Shields scoring 19 of his game-high 21 points in the second half of a thrilling contest. Nikola Mirotic racked up 15 points and 6 boards for the home team, while Zach LeDay chipped in with 13 points as Milan fought back from a 63-71 deficit in a frantic climax to the game, denying Paris a first EuroLeague win. Playmaker TJ Shorts shined for Paris with 17 points, 8 assists and 4 rebounds while Collin Malcolm posted 12 points for the visitors, who ran out of steam in the home stretch after threatening to stage a major upset at Unipol Forum.
Thursday, October 10
Anadolu Efes Istanbul 78-83 Fenerbahce Beko Istanbul
Fenerbahce claimed local derby bragging rights with a 78-83 victory over Anadolu Efes Istanbul on Thursday, keeping Saras Jasikevicius’s team perfect at 2-0 while Efes slipped to 1-1. Fenerbahce stormed into a 15-point lead in the second quarter but Efes pushed hard to tie it up with 2 minutes remaining, before three-pointers from Marko Guduric and Arturs Zagars settled the outcome. Bonzie Colson led the winning team’s scoring with 16 points, while Wade Baldwin netted 15. Dan Oturu led Efes’s resistance with 21 points and Elijah Bryant scored 15 before being ejected.
LDLC ASVEL Villeurbanne 87-85 Virtus Segafredo Bologna
ASVEL collected its first victory of the season in thrilling fashion as Neal Sako’s block at the buzzer secured the win over Virtus at home. ASVEL lost a 13-point third quarter lead but never allowed Virtus to pull ahead and now has a 1-1 record. Sako finished the game with 19 points, 11 rebounds and 2 blocks while Theo Maledon scored 17 points with 5 assists and Nando De Colo added 16 points and 8 assists. Virtus fell to 0-2 despite Isaia Cordinier scoring 23 points to go with 5 rebounds and 6 assists.
Panathinaikos AKTOR Athens 94-79 FC Bayern Munich
Panathinaikos inaugurated the new-look Oaka Altion with a 94-79 victory over Bayern. The hosts established a double-digit lead in the first half and despite a Bayern comeback to trim the deficit to 66-60 early in the fourth, the defending champions netted 28 points in the closing quarter to clinch the win. Panathinaikos improved its record to 2-0 win, while Bayern dropped to 1-1. Mathias Lessort led all scorers with 22 points and Kendrick Nunn scored 17. Devin Booker paced Bayern with 15 points.
Real Madrid 93-86 Partizan Mozzart Bet Belgrade
Real Madrid ground out a home win over Partizan after new signing Serge Ibaka came off the bench to lead his team with 15 points and 7 rebounds. In a smooth team performance, Dzanan Musa and Xavier Rathan-Mayes added 12 points each for Real. Facu Campazzo racked up 8 points and 11 assists for the hosts, who won the battle of the boards 34-25 and hurt Partizan with a barrage of second-chance points. Playmaker Carlik Jones paced the visitors with 15 points.
Wednesday, October 9
AS Monaco 85-79 Maccabi Playtika Tel Aviv
Monaco edging visiting Maccabi in the Round 2 opener on Wednesday to improve to 2-0 after two home games. The loss dropped Maccabi to 1-1 on the young season. Mike James led the winners with 17 points and 6 assists, while Elie Okobo scored all of his 17 points in the second half. Former Monaco star Jordan Loyd paced Maccabi with 16 points and Jaylen Hoard had 13 points and 7 rebounds.
Crvena Zvezda Meridianbet Belgrade 78-71 Baskonia-Vitoria Gasteiz
Zvezda remained undefeated by downing Baskonia at Belgrade Arena on Wednesday. Isaiah Canaan paced the winners with 19 points and Joel Bolomboy added 15 points and 8 rebounds. Chima Moneke led Baskonia with 19 points on 7-of-7 two-point shooting. Zvezda improved to 2-0 in the standings while Baskonia dropped to 1-1.