Four games are on offer in the EuroLeague this Friday night to see out Round 27.

Game Center: Round 27 comes to a close tonight

### Friday, February 28

#### [Anadolu Efes Istanbul 98-73 ALBA Berlin](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/game-center/2024-25/anadolu-efes-istanbul-alba-berlin/E2024/240/)

Efes got back on the winning track by downing the visiting ALBA 98-73 on Friday night. This win improved Efes to a 13-14 record, just one win behind 10th-placed Real Madrid, while already eliminated ALBA remained in last place, dropping to 4-23. Efes took control of the game with a 13-0 second-quarter run, after which ALBA never got closer than 8 points the rest of the way. Jordan Nwora led Efes with 18 points and 7 rebounds. Rolands Smits finished with 17 points, Vincent Poirier scored 14, while Elijah Bryant and Derek Willis each scored 12. Shane Larkin had 8 points and dished 8 assists. Meanwhile, Yanni Wetzell scored 20 for ALBA, David McCormack had 13 points and Matt Thomas netted 10 in defeat.

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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="tr" dir="ltr">👊 Galibiyetle döndük!<br>Anadolu Efes 98 - 73 Alba Berlin | Maç Sonucu<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/BenimYerimBuras%C4%B1?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#BenimYerimBurası</a> <a href="https://t.co/tMmOfAiOMp">pic.twitter.com/tMmOfAiOMp</a></p>&mdash; Anadolu Efes SK (@AnadoluEfesSK) <a href="https://twitter.com/AnadoluEfesSK/status/1895556952434118903?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 28, 2025</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

#### [Virtus Segafredo Bologna 70-92 Olympiacos Piraeus](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/game-center/2024-25/virtus-segafredo-bologna-olympiacos-piraeus/E2024/241/)

Olympiacos grabbed its 10th win in the last 11 games by thrashing Virtus 70-92 on Friday night. The hosts took a double-digit lead in the first quarter and maintained it throughout the game to secure their fourth victory in a row. Olympiacos improved its record to 20-7, while Virtus registered its fifth straight loss and dropped to 7-20. Six Olympiacos players scored in double figures, with Sasha Vezenkov, Nikola Milutinov, Alec Peters, Evan Fournier and Moustapha Fall netting 12 each and Kostas Papanikolaou pouring in 11. For Virtus, Isaia Cordinier scored 15 points and Daniel Hackett bagged 10 in a losing effort.

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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="es" dir="ltr">FINAL 🏀 Virtus Segafredo Bologna - <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/OlympiacosBC?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#OlympiacosBC</a> 70-92 <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/EveryGameMatters?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#EveryGameMatters</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/WeAreOlympiacos?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#WeAreOlympiacos</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/TogetherWeFight?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#TogetherWeFight</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/VIROLY?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#VIROLY</a> <a href="https://t.co/OMB7n0UF2T">pic.twitter.com/OMB7n0UF2T</a></p>&mdash; Olympiacos B.C. (@Olympiacos_BC) <a href="https://twitter.com/Olympiacos_BC/status/1895575379127255550?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 28, 2025</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

#### [Partizan Mozzart Bet Belgrade 86-73 Baskonia Vitoria-Gasteiz](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/game-center/2024-25/partizan-mozzart-bet-belgrade-baskonia-vitoria-gasteiz/E2024/242/)

Partizan celebrated its fifth win in the last six games and stayed on course to reach the postseason in the EuroLeague after Carlik Jones and Sterling Brown engineered an 86-73 home win over Baskonia. Jones poured in a game-high 21 points and Brown chipped in with 19, with several other players contributing in various ways. Tyrique Jones racked up 7 points and 9 boards, Isiaha Mike chipped in with 9 points while Vanja Marinkovic, Iffe Lundberg and Brandon Davies netted 8 apiece for the home team. At the other end, Timothe Luwawu-Cabarrot and Nikos Rogkavopoulos paced Baskonia with 11 points each while Luka Samanic and Trent Forrest scored 10 apiece for Baskonia, whose valiant second-half fightback fell short.

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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">The break hasn&#39;t stopped the brilliant <a href="https://twitter.com/PartizanBC?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@PartizanBC</a> form! <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/EveryGameMatters?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#EveryGameMatters</a> <a href="https://t.co/NqYBHRUEZ4">pic.twitter.com/NqYBHRUEZ4</a></p>&mdash; Turkish Airlines EuroLeague (@EuroLeague) <a href="https://twitter.com/EuroLeague/status/1895588297071857816?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 28, 2025</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

#### [LDLC ASVEL Villeurbanne 93-96 Panathinaikos AKTOR Athens](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/game-center/2024-25/ldlc-asvel-villeurbanne-panathinaikos-aktor-athens/E2024/243/)

Panathinaikos finally collected its first road victory of 2025 by fending off ASVEL 93-96 to avoid a slip-up after the return from the national-team break. Panathinaikos led by as many as 17 points but had to sweat it out in the final minute to snap a three-game road losing streak for its first away win since December 27 and a 17-10 record. Kendrick Nunn paced Panathinaikos with 24 points, Juancho Hernangomez had 15 points, Konstantinos Mitoglou netted 14 points and Kostas Sloukas picked up 12 points, 5 rebounds and 6 assists. Lorenzo Brown chipped in 8 points, 6 rebounds and 5 assists after scoring 0 points in his last four games and six of the last eight games. ASVEL dropped its fourth straight game for an 11-16 record – and a major setback in its hopes to fight for a play-in spot. Melvin Ajinca buried 6 three-pointers for 18 points for ASVEL, which had won its last two home games. Neal Sako had 17 points and Theo Maledon tallied 10 points and 11 assists in the loss.

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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">A scare for <a href="https://twitter.com/Paobcgr?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@Paobcgr</a> on the road, but they get it done tonight in France! <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/EveryGameMatters?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#EveryGameMatters</a> <a href="https://t.co/SFmdZ6Cq5I">pic.twitter.com/SFmdZ6Cq5I</a></p>&mdash; Turkish Airlines EuroLeague (@EuroLeague) <a href="https://twitter.com/EuroLeague/status/1895597331288109421?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 28, 2025</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

### Thursday, February 27

#### [Crvena Zvezda Meridianbet Belgrade 80-86 Zalgiris Kaunas](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/game-center/2024-25/crvena-zvezda-meridianbet-belgrade-zalgiris-kaunas/E2024/235/)

Zalgiris rekindled its hopes of reaching the postseason after earning a thoroughly deserved road win at Crvena Zvezda, improving to 13-14 while the home team dropped to 16-11. Sylvain Francisco served up a masterclass as he sank a game-high 25 points, shooting 6-of-9 from downtown, while Alen Smailagic chipped in with 15 for the Lithuanian champs. At the other end, Filip Petrusev paced Zvezda with 16 points.

<center><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">No fear. All in. Top game. Over.<br><br>(Presented by: Go3). <a href="https://t.co/J6x8D2O3eR">pic.twitter.com/J6x8D2O3eR</a></p>&mdash; BC Zalgiris Kaunas (@bczalgiris) <a href="https://twitter.com/bczalgiris/status/1895221288454758716?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 27, 2025</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

#### [Paris Basketball 93-88 FC Bayern Munich](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/game-center/2024-25/paris-basketball-fc-bayern-munich/E2024/237/)

Paris took another step towards the postseason by topping Bayern in the City of Lights. Paris improved to 16-10 in the standings, while Bayern dropped to 16-11. TJ Shorts led the winners with 27 points. Maodo Lo added 14 and Daulton Hommes scored 12 for Paris. Carsen Edwards paced Bayern with 29 points. Andreas Obst added 20, Shabazz Napier 14 and Johannes Voigtmann 11 for the visitors.

<center><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="fr" dir="ltr">THIS IS A HUGE WIN ‼️😤<br><br>Grosse performance d’équipe ce soir face à un concurrent direct pour les playoffs. Toujours invaincus à la maison en 2025 merci Paris pour l’atmosphère incroyable ce soir 🫡<br><br>On se voir dès samedi la famille 🖤❤️💙 <a href="https://t.co/xo26yftBZe">pic.twitter.com/xo26yftBZe</a></p>&mdash; Paris Basketball (@ParisBasketball) <a href="https://twitter.com/ParisBasketball/status/1895228500371743073?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 27, 2025</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

#### [EA7 Emporio Armani Milan 86-80 AS Monaco](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/game-center/2024-25/ea7-emporio-armani-milan-as-monaco/E2024/236/)

Milan returned from the break with a hard-fought win over Monaco at Unipol Forum on Thursday night. The visitors took an 18-19 lead into the second quarter, when Milan bounced back and outscored Monaco 31-23. Vassilis Spanoulis’s side grabbed a 77-78 edge with 1:51 remaining, but Milan remained calm from the line to clinch the win. Ettore Messina’s team improved to 15-12, while Monaco maintained the head-to-head tiebreak advantage but dropped to 16-11. Nikola Mirotic led all scorers with 22 points. Elie Okobo paced Monaco with 16 points, 14 of which were scored in the last quarter.

<center><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Milan beats Monaco at home!<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/EveryGameMatters?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#EveryGameMatters</a> <a href="https://t.co/CMcoBESWpe">pic.twitter.com/CMcoBESWpe</a></p>&mdash; Turkish Airlines EuroLeague (@EuroLeague) <a href="https://twitter.com/EuroLeague/status/1895224440587530428?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 27, 2025</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

#### [Real Madrid 96-91 FC Barcelona](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/game-center/2024-25/real-madrid-fc-barcelona/E2024/238/)

Real Madrid outlasted Barcelona in a tense *Clasico* battle to end a three-game losing streak. The Spanish rivals are now tied at 14-13 on the fringes of the playoff zone. A closely contested first half saw Barca lead most of the way, going into the interval 40-43 ahead. But Real was better after the break, and finished strong to seize the win. Mario Hezonja led the way with 19 points and 8 rebounds. A career-night from Joel Parra paced Barca with 20 points.

<center><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="es" dir="ltr">El Clásico win stays in Madrid!✔️<a href="https://twitter.com/RMBaloncesto?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@RMBaloncesto</a> I <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/RivalrySeries?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#RivalrySeries</a> <a href="https://t.co/mjdgDsUCSJ">pic.twitter.com/mjdgDsUCSJ</a></p>&mdash; Turkish Airlines EuroLeague (@EuroLeague) <a href="https://twitter.com/EuroLeague/status/1895230186263847236?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 27, 2025</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

#### [Maccabi Playtika Tel Aviv 94-76 Fenerbahce Beko Istanbul](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/game-center/2024-25/maccabi-playtika-tel-aviv-fenerbahce-beko-istanbul/E2024/239/)

Maccabi surprised second-placed Fenerbahce despite the absences of several key players to snap a three-game losing streak and improve to 7-20. Roman Sorkin led the winners with 21 points, Jasiel Rivero scored 18 and Jimmy Clark collected 7 points, 6 rebounds and 10 assists in his debut. Fenerbahce converted just 12 of 45 three-pointers (26.7%) in falling to 17-9 after having won seven of its last eight games. Nigel Hayes-Davis scored 12 points but made just 3 of 18 shots.

<center><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Are you not entertained? 😎<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/WeAreMaccabi?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#WeAreMaccabi</a> <a href="https://t.co/fWNxwwWvzX">pic.twitter.com/fWNxwwWvzX</a></p>&mdash; Maccabi Tel Aviv BC 🇮🇱​ (@MaccabiTLVBC) <a href="https://twitter.com/MaccabiTLVBC/status/1895233931815076198?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 27, 2025</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

The EuroLeague is back after a break in the competition

Game Center: Panathinaikos, Olympiacos win on the road; Efes, Partizan protect home court

LDLC ASVEL Villeurbanne v Panathinaikos AKTOR Athens (2025-02-28T20:00:00.000Z)

Partizan Mozzart Bet Belgrade v Baskonia Vitoria-Gasteiz (2025-02-28T19:30:00.000Z)

Virtus Segafredo Bologna v Olympiacos Piraeus (2025-02-28T19:00:00.000Z)

Anadolu Efes Istanbul v ALBA Berlin (2025-02-28T17:30:00.000Z)

Real Madrid v FC Barcelona (2025-02-27T19:45:00.000Z)

Paris Basketball v FC Bayern Munich (2025-02-27T19:30:00.000Z)

EA7 Emporio Armani Milan v AS Monaco (2025-02-27T19:30:00.000Z)

Maccabi Playtika Tel Aviv v Fenerbahce Beko Istanbul (2025-02-27T20:00:00.000Z)

Crvena Zvezda Meridianbet Belgrade v Zalgiris Kaunas (2025-02-27T19:00:00.000Z)

Panathinaikos AKTOR Athens finally tasted victory again on the road by knocking off LDLC ASVEL Villeurbanne 80-69 on Friday for its first road win in 2025.

Panathinaikos riding high after first road win of 2025

The road has not been kind to [Panathinaikos AKTOR Athens](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/teams/panathinaikos-aktor-athens/pan/) this season with the reigning Turkish Airlines EuroLeague champs downright crumbling away from the hallowed OAKA Altion. Ergin Ataman’s men finally tasted victory again on the road by knocking off [LDLC ASVEL Villeurbanne](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/teams/ldlc-asvel-villeurbanne/roster/asv/?season=2024-25) on Friday for its first road win in 2025.

The [93-96 result in France](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/news/panathinaikos-fights-past-asvel-93-96-to-grab-first-road-win-of-2025/) snapped a three-game road losing streak dating back to [Panathinaikos’s 80-69 triumph](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/news/panathinaikos-hands-bayern-first-ever-euroleague-loss-at-sap-garden-69-80/) at [FC Bayern Munich](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/teams/fc-bayern-munich/roster/mun/?season=2024-25) on December 27 in Round 18.

“We found a way to win this important game because we know it is not easy to beat ASVEL on their home court,” Ataman said after the game.

<center><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">We’re back! 😤<br><br>Swipe through the best moments from our road win against <a href="https://twitter.com/LDLCASVEL?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@LDLCASVEL</a>! 💚<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/WeTheGreens?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#WeTheGreens</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/paobcaktor?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#paobcaktor</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/LiveTheGreenMagic?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#LiveTheGreenMagic</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Club1908?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Club1908</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/OneClubOneApp?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#OneClubOneApp</a> <a href="https://t.co/rHxaidlmTS">pic.twitter.com/rHxaidlmTS</a></p>&mdash; Panathinaikos BC (@Paobcgr) <a href="https://twitter.com/Paobcgr/status/1895784452489691530?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 1, 2025</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

Panathinaikos’s struggles go back even further. After winning a third straight road game in Round 10 on November 15, the Greens dropped six of the next seven away games. The average losing margin was 14.3 points, including [a disastrous 93-67 defeat](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/news/efes-beats-up-panathinaikos-93-67/) at [Anadolu Efes Istanbul](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/teams/anadolu-efes-istanbul/roster/ist/?season=2024-25) in Round 15.

As good as Panathinaikos looked at times against ASVEL - opening leads of 16-33 and 52-67 - Ataman’s men still committed 14 turnovers and watched the hosts turn those into 21 points. Panathinaikos had punched ASVEL but could not deliver the knockout.

“We had the chance many times to break the game open - more than 14-15 points. But we missed shots and made turnovers. But we found a way to win,” the coach said.

Game News

The importance of the victory was not lost on [Kendrick Nunn](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/players/kendrick-nunn/012774/), who poured in a game-high 24 points.

When asked about the team’s road woes, Nunn said: “We are very conscious of that. Even before the break, we said as a group we have to take care of things on the road. We play well at home. We just have to play the same way on the road. And that is our goal for the second part of the season.”

Panathinaikos has three more road games remaining: at league leaders and local rivals [Olympiacos Piraeus](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/teams/olympiacos-piraeus/roster/oly/?season=2024-25) in Round 29; at [Maccabi Playtika Tel Aviv](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/teams/maccabi-playtika-tel-aviv/roster/tel/?season=2024-25) in Round 31; and at [AS Monaco](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/teams/as-monaco/roster/mco/?season=2024-25) in Round 33. Olympiacos is 10-2 at home while Maccabi just surprised [Fenerbahce Beko Istanbul](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/teams/fenerbahce-beko-istanbul/roster/ulk/?season=2024-25) this round, and fifth-placed Monaco has a 9-5 mark at home.

The Greens' remaining home games are against [Real Madrid](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/teams/real-madrid/roster/mad/?season=2024-25), [ALBA Berlin](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/teams/alba-berlin/roster/ber/?season=2024-25), [Paris Basketball](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/teams/paris-basketball/roster/prs/?season=2024-25) and [Crvena Zvezda Meridianbet Belgrade](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/teams/crvena-zvezda-meridianbet-belgrade/roster/red/?season=2024-25). With one win separating second from seventh place in the standings, every victory will be crucial - especially road victories.

Panathinaikos fans are desperately hoping the win at ASVEL can finally turn around the team’s road woes - because the Greens could likely need two road victories to lock up home-court advantage for the playoffs.

The reigning champs snapped a three-game road losing skid

EuroLeague top photos of the week

Kendrick Nunn of Panathinaikos dunks in front of ASVEL's Andre Roberson

Elijah Bryant of Efes dives in front of ALBA's Gabriele Procida

Dzanan Musa of Real Madrid denies Barcelona's Alex Abrines from behind

Carlik Jones of Partizan splits the defense of Baskonia's Tadas Sedekerskis and Timothe Luwawu-Cabarrot

Tim Schneider of ALBA Berlin and Jordan Nwora of Efes vie for the ball

Petr Cornelie of Monaco dunks on Milan's Freddie Gillespie

TJ Shorts of Paris Basketball shoots a jumper against FC Bayern Munich

Justin Holiday rises to shoot despite the defense of Olympiacos's Kostas Papanikolaou

Walter Tavares of Real Madrid dunks against FC Barcelona in 'El Clasico'

Filip Petrusev of Crvena Zvezda rejects a shot by Zalgiris's Ignas Brazdeikis

Look back at all the action from Round 27 of the regular season by checking out the best photos of the week!

Top 10 photos of the week: Round 27

After nearing his recovery from a torn hamstring on his left leg, Maccabi Playtika Tel Aviv's star big man Jaylen Hoard has suffered the same injury on his right leg

Maccabi's Jaylen Hoard suffers another torn hamstring

After nearing his recovery from a torn hamstring on his left leg, [Maccabi Playtika Tel Aviv](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/teams/maccabi-playtika-tel-aviv/tel/?season=2024-25)'s star big man [Jaylen Hoard](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/players/jaylen-hoard/006835/) has suffered the same injury on his right leg. Hoard travelled with the club to Belgrade to play in last week's game against Fenerbahce Beko Istanbul, but was a late scratch after experiencing pain in the right leg.

Upon the team's return to Israel, Hoard underwent testing which diagnosed a torn hamstring muscle. He will undergo another MRI in two weeks.  

<center><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="iw" dir="rtl">עדכון: לאחר שהתגבר על פציעתו ברגל שמאל, ג&#39;יילן הורד חש כאבים בשריר הירך האחורי (המסטרינג) ברגל ימין. הוא נבדק ואובחן עם קרע בשריר. הפורוורד יעבור בעוד שבועיים בדיקת MRI נוספת. <br>הסגל לדרבי &gt;&gt; <a href="https://t.co/A75IcGt7Ju">https://t.co/A75IcGt7Ju</a> <a href="https://t.co/GxHYoui5TF">pic.twitter.com/GxHYoui5TF</a></p>&mdash; Maccabi Tel Aviv BC 🇮🇱 (@MaccabiTLVBC) <a href="https://twitter.com/MaccabiTLVBC/status/1896109775139852341?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 2, 2025</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

Hoard has started 21 of his 23 appearances this season, his first in the Turkish Airlines EuroLeague. He leads Maccabi in scoring (15.0 ppg.), rebounds (5.1 rpg.), steals (1.3 spg.) and PIR. Hoard is second in the league in steals and 10th in PIR.

More from Maccabi 

The big man was nearing his return from a similar injury on the other leg

A pair of excellent individual performances in key wins on back-to-back nights at the same venue, Belgrade Arena, has seen Zalgiris Kaunas guard Sylvain Francisco and Partizan Mozzart Bet Belgrade guard Carlik Jones secure Round 27 co-MVP honors. Both players accumulated a 31 PIR, the highest in this round.

Round 27 co-MVPs: Sylvain Francisco and Carlik Jones

A pair of excellent individual performances in key wins on back-to-back nights at the same venue, Belgrade Arena, has seen Zalgiris Kaunas guard [Sylvain Francisco](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/players/sylvain-francisco/007975/) and Partizan Mozzart Bet Belgrade guard [Carlik Jones ](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/players/carlik-jones/013369/)secure Round 27 co-MVP honors. Both players accumulated a 31 PIR, the highest in this round.

Francisco netted 25 points, the most he has scored in a road game in 60 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague appearances, as Zalgiris beat Crvena Zvezda Meridianbet Belgrade 80-86 on Thursday. Those 25 points came after Francisco made 1-of-2 two-pointers, 6-of-9 three-pointers and 5-of-5 free throws. He also tied his career high with 6 rebounds, dished 4 assists, made 1 steal, had 1 block and drew 4 fouls. His +10 in the plus-minus column was the best of any Zalgiris player against Zvezda. This is Francisco’s first MVP of the Round award in his second season in the competition.

On Friday, Jones matched Francisco in Partizan’s 86-73 win over the visiting Baskonia Vitoria-Gasteiz. Jones netted 21 points, making 7-of-12 twos while also shooting 0-of-2 on threes and 7-of-7 from the free-throw line. He also had 6 assists, 6 rebounds, 2 steals and drew 7 fouls, while having a +14 in the plus-minus column. Jones, in his first season in the competition, has earned MVP of the Round honors for the second time, after his first one came in Round 22.

Two players recorded a 29 PIR: EA7 Emporio Armani Milan’s [Shavon Shields](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/players/shavon-shields/007831/) and FC Bayern Munich’s [Carsen Edwards](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/players/carsen-edwards/011987/). Shields poured in 19 points on 4-of-7 two-pointers, 3-of-4 triples and 2-of-5 free throws as Milan beat AS Monaco 86-80. He came close to a double-double after grabbing a season-high 9 rebounds, while he also posted 5 assists, 1 block and 4 fouls drawn. Edwards, meanwhile, had 29 points – the fourth time he has scored 29 or more this season – on 10-of-13 two-pointers, 2-of-7 threes and 3-of-6 free throws during Bayern’s 93-88 loss at Paris Basketball. He also amassed 5 rebounds, 2 assists and 8 fouls drawn.

Rounding out the list of top performers are Paris guard [TJ Shorts](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/players/tj-shorts/012608/) and Panathinaikos AKTOR Athens guard [Kendrick Nunn](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/players/kendrick-nunn/012774/), who each had a 27 PIR. Shorts, in his team’s win over Bayern, finished with 27 points on 6-of-15 two-pointers, 3-of-3 three-pointers and 6-of-8 free throws, 3 rebounds, 3 steals, 6 fouls drawn and zero turnovers. In a 93-96 road win over LDLC ASVEL Villeurbanne, Nunn scored 24 points on 5-of-6 two-pointers, 3-of-4 three-pointers and 5-of-7 free throws, while dishing 6 assists and pulling down 3 rebounds.

### Individual highs: Carsen Edwards, Bayern, 29 points

Carsen Edwards led all scorers with 29 points this round. Nunn has re-claimed the scoring lead with 20.7 points per game. 

Three players pulled down 9 rebounds in Round 27: Milan's Shields, [Juancho Hernangomez](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/players/juancho-hernangomez/012712/) of Panathinaikos and [Tyrique Jones](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/players/tyrique-jones/011981/) of Partizan. Zvezda center [Joel Bolomboy](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/players/joel-bolomboy/009035/) remains the EuroLeague’s top rebounder with 7.9 boards per night.

ASVEL’s [Theo Maledon](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/players/theo-maledon/007027/) dished 11 assists, more than any other player in this round. [Tamir Blatt](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/players/tamir-blatt/011193/) of Maccabi Playtika Tel Aviv is the new leader with 7.3 assists per game.

[Nikola Kalinic](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/players/nikola-kalinic/004866/) of Crvena Zvezda, [Iffe Lundberg](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/players/iffe-lundberg/010781/) of Partizan and [Matt Thomas](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/players/matt-thomas/008967/) of ALBA Berlin each had 4 steals, the most in this round. Bayern’s [Nick Weiler-Babb](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/players/nick-weiler-babb/010391/) tops the steals charts with 1.6 per game.

Partizan’s [Aleksej Pokusevski](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/players/aleksej-pokusevski/008232/) had 3 blocks, more than any other player in Round 27. [Walter Tavares](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/players/walter-tavares/005791/) of Real Madrid is the league leader with 1.4 blocks per game.

The only double-double this round belonged to Theo Maledon, who collected 10 points and 11 assists.

This is the first time the Frenchman has been MVP of the Round, and the second time in the last six games for Jones

Turkish Airlines EuroLeague fans, we have our 27th winner in this season's EuroLeague Fantasy Challenge! Alican Utku Ozler beat everyone else in Round 27 with his team 'Polestar', which had a Fantasy Challenge score of 245.00.

EuroLeague Fantasy Challenge Round 27 winner

Turkish Airlines EuroLeague fans, we have our 27th winner in this season's [EuroLeague Fantasy Challenge](https://euroleaguefantasy.euroleaguebasketball.net/)! Alican Utku Ozler beat everyone else in Round 27 with his team 'Polestar', which had a Fantasy Challenge score of 245.00.

Alican had the following starting lineup: TJ Shorts of Paris Basketball as team captain, Sylvain Francisco of Zalgiris Kaunas, Mario Hezonja of Real Madrid, Justin Anderson of FC Barcelona and Joel Bolomboy of Crvena Zvezda Meridianbet Belgrade. His sixth man was FC Bayern Munich's Carsen Edwards. The rest of the bench consisted of Barcelona's Joel Parra, Mouhamet Diouf of Virtus Segafredo Bologna, well as Kendrick Nunn and Konstantinos Mitoglou of Panathinaikos AKTOR Athens. His team's head coach was Anadolu Efes Istanbul play-caller Luca Banchi.

The prize for finishing first in Round 27 is a free VIP Euroleague TV subscription for the 2025-26 season, so congratulations, Alican!

Marko Djukic and his team 'Kughat' remains the leader of the [EuroLeague Fantasy Challenge](https://euroleaguefantasy.euroleaguebasketball.net/) overall standings with 4,587.09 points.

Trades are now open for Round 28. Remember, four trades are allowed before each round until the end of the regular season. You can either trade up to four players, or a head coach and three players.

The first game in Round 28 tips off on Wednesday, March 5, as Paris Basketball hosts AS Monaco at 20:30 CET. That game marks the next round's deadline.

Make new teams now or improve your existing ones and try to become our next round winner!

EuroLeague Fantasy Challenge offers weekly prizes to the top team manager. 

For the third straight game, Kendrick Nunn stepped up in crunch time to give Panathinaikos BC the win, this time at LDLC ASVEL.

Kendrick Nunn integral once again as Panathinaikos downed ASVEL

When [Panathinaikos AKTOR Athens](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/teams/panathinaikos-aktor-athens/pan/) saw its big lead melt away at the Astroballe on Friday night, the reigning Turkish Airlines EuroLeague champion knew it could still count on its main offensive weapon. And for the third straight game, [Kendrick Nunn](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/euroleague/players/kendrick-nunn/012774/) came up big again. 

Nunn poured in a game-high 24 points in [Panathinaikos’s hard-fought 93-96 victory at LDLC ASVEL Villeurbannne](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/news/panathinaikos-fights-past-asvel-93-96-to-grab-first-road-win-of-2025/), including hitting 4-of-4 free throws in the final 45 seconds. He also drained a big three-pointer to give the Greens an 82-88 lead with two minutes to go. 

“It was a tough finish. We had our runs throughout the game but they came back. Basketball is a game of runs. It came down to the last 3-4 minutes of the game. We got it done. It was a team effort.  We came out on top,” said Nunn after the team snapped a three-game road losing streak for its first EuroLeague away win since December 27. 

The best plays of Kendrick Nunn during Panathinaikos AKTOR Athens's Round 27 win at LDLC ASVEL Villeurbanne.

Kendrick Nunn highlights vs. ASVEL

Nunn seemed unfazed by the national-team break as he continued on right where he left off. 

In Round 25, Nunn scored 13 of his 17 points in the final 6 minutes, including the game winning free throw with 1.1 seconds left, [in a 91-90 home win over Fenerbahce Beko Istanbul](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/news/panathinaikos-edges-fenerbahce-91-90-in-a-titanic-tussle/). 

And in the last game before the break, Nunn exploded for 36 points and a career-high 37 PIR [in a 104-89 win over Anadolu Efes Istanbul](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/news/kendrick-nunn-powered-panathinaikos-brushes-aside-efes-104-89/).  

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In Friday night's road game at ASVEL, Panathinaikos had multiple double-digit leads but watched as the hosts fought their way back into the game. 

"We had the chance many times to break the game open – \[we were winning by\] more than 14, 15 points. But we missed shots and made turnovers. But we found a way to win,” coach Ergin Ataman said. 

One of the main reasons for that was Nunn, who continued his tremendous season with another big finish. 

The American guard delivered in crunch time for the third straight game 


With Baskonia looking to mount a late comeback at KK Partizan, Isiaha Mike came to the fore to get his team over the line.

Isiaha Mike stepped up in crunch time for Partizan against Baskonia

[Partizan Mozzart Bet Belgrade](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/teams/partizan-mozzart-bet-belgrade/par/) took a big step towards securing a postseason spot in the Turkish Airlines EuroLeague with [an 86-73 home win over Baskonia Vitoria-Gasteiz](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/news/partizan-subdues-baskonia-86-73-to-keep-rolling/), improving to 15-12 and moving up to eighth in the standings after blowing hot and cold against the visitors.

Having opened up a 45-20 lead late in the first half on the back of a whopping 27-2 run, Partizan saw its advantage slashed to 74-69 midway through the fourth quarter before [Isiaha Mike](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/players/isiaha-mike/011836/) made a pair of clutch threes and forced the battling Baskonia into submission.

The result allowed Partizan to avoid what would have been another costly slip-up on its home court after losing to struggling Virtus Segafredo Bologna and LDLC ASVEL Villeurbanne earlier in the regular season, as Baskonia threatened to stage a stunning upset.

Mike, who came off the bench and did a fine and thankless job at the other end of the court in the first half when Partizan ramped up its defense, enabled the home fans inside Belgrade Arena to breathe a collective sigh of relief as he scored all his 8 points late in the game.

Mike’s contribution complemented that of player of the game [Carlik Jones](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/players/carlik-jones/013369/), who racked up 21 points to go with 6 boards and as many assists, and Sterling Brown as the Serbian team’s sharpshooter added 19 points, 4 boards and 3 assists.

Jones praised Partizan’s first-half defense and Mike’s all-round effort after the latter had struggled with his recent form, with Partizan’s offense ground to a halt late in the third quarter and early in the fourth.

“Basketball is a game of runs,” Jones said in his postgame comments. “They (Baskonia) had a tough first half and credit to our defense as we made a lot of stops. In the second half we got away from that a little bit but we stayed locked in.

“Tonight, Mike showed up and he played great, he did all the small things like guarding and rebounding and that’s all you can ask for. Then, in crunch time when the chips were down, he was in the right spots and knocked down some big shots.”

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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="pt" dir="ltr">&quot;VOLIM GA!&quot;🖤🤍<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/KKPartizan?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#KKPartizan</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/EuroLeague?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#EuroLeague</a> <a href="https://t.co/BNefjuP7Mc">pic.twitter.com/BNefjuP7Mc</a></p>&mdash; KK Partizan Mozzart Bet (@PartizanBC) <a href="https://twitter.com/PartizanBC/status/1895600225517257187?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 28, 2025</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

Partizan next faces a pair of tough road games against Olympiacos Piraeus and Barcelona, prompting Brown to emphasize how vital it was for the Serbian outfit to make home-court advantage count in the battle to stay in the postseason picture.

“It’s a huge win as we’re now taking it one game at a time and not looking too far ahead,” he said. “We’ve definitely got to take care of business on our home court as we’ve dropped a couple of games earlier this season. We’ve got a couple of challenging matchups on the road coming up, so we’ve now got to focus on that.”    

The forward came up big in the fourth quarter after the hosts saw their big lead trimmed

Panathinaikos BC pulled out a 93-96 win at LDLC ASVEL in Round 27, led by 24 points from Kendrick Nunn.

Panathinaikos fights past ASVEL, 93-96, to grab first road win of 2025

Panathinaikos AKTOR Athens finally collected its first road victory of 2025 by fending off LDLC ASVEL Villeurbanne 93-96 to avoid a slip-up after the return from the national-team break. Panathinaikos led by as many as 17 points but had to sweat it out in the final minute to snap a three-game road losing streak for its first away win since December 27 and a 17-10 record.

Kendrick Nunn paced Panathinaikos with 24 points, Juancho Hernangomez had 15 points, Konstantinos Mitoglou poured in 14 points and Kostas Sloukas picked up 12 points, 5 rebounds and 6 assists. Lorenzo Brown chipped in 8 points, 6 rebounds and 5 assists after scoring 0 points in his last four games and six of the last eight games. 

ASVEL dropped its fourth straight game for an 11-16 record – and a major setback in its hopes to fight for a play-in spot. Melvin Ajinca buried 6 three-pointers for 18 points for ASVEL, which had won its last two home games. Neal Sako had 17 points and Theo Maledon tallied 10 points and 11 assists in the loss.

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Panathinaikos opened the game in style with a Wenyen Gabriel dunk. Brown added two baskets as the guests took a 2-10 lead. Paris Lee and Maledon both hit triples as ASVEL knotted the game at 12-12. Nunn sandwiched two triples between a three-pointer from Sloukas in a 2-13 surge, with the Greens going 14-25 ahead. The score was 16-25 after 10 minutes. 

The surge continued in the second quarter, with Mitoglou hitting a triple and converting an and-one to make it 16-33. ASVEL needed nearly 2 minutes to score, and back-to-back three-pointers from Ajinca trimmed the gap to 24-35. Hernangomez answered with four points and Panathinaikos looked like it had regained control at 28-41. Ajinca hit again from deep, though, and Nando De Colo scored six points as the hosts reduced the deficit just four points at 44-48. Panathinaikos punched back with the final six points of the first half to lead 44-54 at the break.

ASVEL had the better start to the second half with the first five points to make it a five-point game. Cedi Osman delivered two scores at the other end and Panathinaikos was back ahead by 12 points, 50-62. A Jerian Grant triple increased the cushion to 15 points, 52-67. De Colo tried to get ASVEL back close with seven points, and it was 63-71 after 30 minutes.

ASVEL kept up the pressure with Shaquille Harrison’s three-point play and big dunk, followed by two more Ajinca triples to give the home side its first lead 76-75. After Grant and Ajinca swapped long balls, Panathinaikos held ASVEL to just one score in three minutes to lead 81-83. ASVEL’s Andre Roberson was called for an unsportsmanlike foul, resulting in two Sloukas free throws and a Nunn three-pointer for an 82-88 lead with 2 minutes left. De Colo and Harrison both drained triples to make things interesting, but Nunn converted four of four free throws and Sloukas hit twice from the line in the final 45 seconds to lock up the win.

Kendrick Nunn led a balanced effort with 24 points.  

KK Partizan notched its fifth win in the last six games by downing Baskonia 86-73 in Round 27.

Partizan subdues Baskonia, 86-73, to keep rolling

Partizan Mozzart Bet Belgrade celebrated its fifth win in the last six games and stayed on course to reach the postseason in the Turkish Airlines EuroLeague after Carlik Jones and Sterling Brown engineered an 86-73 home win over Baskonia Vitoria-Gasteiz.

Jones poured in a game-high 21 points and Brown chipped in with 19, with several other players contributing in various ways. Tyrique Jones racked up 7 points and 9 boards, Isiaha Mike chipped in with 9 points while Vanja Marinkovic, Iffe Lundberg and Brandon Davies netted 8 apiece for the home team.

At the other end, Timothe Luwawu-Cabarrot and Nikos Rogkavopoulos paced Baskonia with 11 points each while Luka Samanic and Trent Forrest scored 10 apiece for Baskonia, whose valiant second-half fightback fell short.

The opening stages produced an evenly balanced contest as Brown netted 11 of Partizan’s 17 points while Baskonia thrived on offensive boards, with the teams tied 18-18 late in the first quarter. Roared on by a fervent home crowd, Partizan then conjured a staggering 27-2 run to open up a 45-20 lead shortly before halftime.

The home team took much better care of the ball in the first half as Partizan dished out 8 assists and committed a single turnover, while Baskonia managed only 3 assists and turned the ball over 8 times against an aggressive Partizan defense.

Baskonia looked a different outfit in the second half as the Basque team opened the third quarter with a 2-10 run and followed it up with a 0-8 streak late in the period after Partizan had responded. Lundberg calmed Partizan’s nerves with a buzzer-beating triple ahead of the final 10 minutes, giving the hosts a 63-51 advantage.

However, Baskonia kept chipping away at Partizan in the fourth and slashed the deficit to 74-69 before Mike sank a three and then another one to make it 82-71, which all but sealed the victory. There was time for the jugular, too, as Mike capped an excellent individual performance in the fourth quarter with a late slam dunk, sparking loud celebrations among the home fans inside Belgrade Arena.

The Serbian team almost spilled a 25-point lead before moving up a gear in the home stretch

Olympiacos BC got contributions from all 11 players who stepped onto the floor during a comfortable 70-92 win at Virtus Bologna, a good sign heading into the final weeks of the regular season.

Olympiacos showed depth and unselfishness in blowout of Virtus

It’s not news to say that [Olympiacos Piraeus](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/teams/olympiacos-piraeus/oly/) boasts one of the deepest rosters in Turkish Airlines EuroLeague this season. Yet, when this depth is at full display on the floor, opponents find it tough to contain the best offense (87.9 PPG) in the competition, and Friday was one of those nights for [Virtus Segafredo Bologna](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/teams/virtus-segafredo-bologna/vir/).

Olympiacos aces [Sasha Vezenkov](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/players/sasha-vezenkov/003469/) and [Evan Fournier](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/players/evan-fournier/013380/) may have not stood out this time, but each of the 11 players who stepped on the court contributed their bit in [the 70-92 victory at Virtus Segafredo Arena](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/news/olympiacos-cruises-past-virtus-70-92/).

In fact, all 11 players got their names on the scoresheet, with six of them netting in double digits. Vezenkov, [Nikola Milutinov](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/players/nikola-milutinov/003941/), [Alec Peters](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/players/alec-peters/008829/), Fournier and [Moustapha Fall](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/players/moustapha-fall/008811/) scored 12 each, while [Kostas Papanikolaou](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/players/kostas-papanikolaou/001255/) recorded 11 points. No Olympiacos player bar Vezenkov featured for more than 23 minutes, with the starters slightly outscoring the bench 49-43.

“We have a really deep bench,” coach Georgios Bartzokas told EuroLeague TV after the game. “We have quality players in every position. It’s about everyone coming in to fulfil his role, be unselfish and play for the team.”

After an extraordinary first quarter that ended 14-34, Olympiacos took a 29-54 lead into the second half. Virtus bounced back and outscored the guests 25-14 in the third, but the Greeks demonstrated their depth and remained calm to finish it off in the fourth.

“Our team is full of guys who can step up, make big shots, make big plays and get us back going,” Peters told EuroLeague TV. “We had multiple guys make plays at the right time for us to go ahead and win the game.”

No EuroLeague team averages more than Olympiacos’s 20.9 assists per game, with Bartzokas’s side recording as many as 26 dimes at Virtus. 

“We had a lot of assists, 26, we had 13 or 14 more rebounds and tried to involve all the players in our offensive game,” Bartzokas noted in the postgame press conference.

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Having added [Saben Lee](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/players/saben-lee/013389/) to a star-studded roster while awaiting [Keenan Evans](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/players/keenan-evans/011218/)’s long-awaited return from injury, Olympiacos has set its sights on one prize.

“We want \[to win the\] EuroLeague,” Fall stressed. “I think it’s pretty obvious \[that this is the goal\]. There are a lot of teams that compete for that, but I think that we have a good chance this year to be able to be successful.”

Olympiacos may become the first team to clinch a playoff spot with a potential home victory over [Partizan Mozzart Bet Belgrade](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/teams/partizan-mozzart-bet-belgrade/par/) next week. And the Reds' depth could be key once again as they bid to avenge [Round 12’s 78-70 loss at Belgrade Arena](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/news/partizan-powers-past-olympiacos-78-70/).

The Reds recorded 26 assists, with all 11 players who stepped on the floor getting on the scoresheet

The Turkish Airlines EuroLeague Final Four has once again demonstrated its status as one of the most highly anticipated basketball events, as all general public tickets for the 2025 edition have officially sold out.

2025 EuroLeague Final Four Abu Dhabi general public tickets sell out

The Turkish Airlines EuroLeague Final Four has once again demonstrated its status as one of the most highly anticipated basketball events, as all general public tickets for the 2025 edition have officially sold out. The tickets, which went on sale on Wednesday, February 26, at 09:00 CET, were snapped up in less than 7 hours, following an overwhelming demand from fans worldwide.

This marks a historic moment as the EuroLeague Final Four makes its debut in Abu Dhabi, a global destination renowned for hosting world-class sporting events. The city’s passionate basketball fanbase, state-of-the-art infrastructure, and vibrant cultural attractions have made it an unmissable opportunity for fans to witness top-tier basketball action in one of the most sought-after destinations.

For those who missed out on securing general public tickets, there is still a chance to be part of this electrifying event. A limited number of ticket + hotel bundles are available at [www.f4tickets.com](http://www.f4tickets.com). Additionally, each qualified team will receive an allocation of approximately 600 tickets across various categories, which will be distributed through their own channels.

The 2025 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague Final Four will take place at the iconic Etihad Arena, located on the city’s entertainment hub of Yas Island, from May 23 to 25. The semifinals will tip off on Friday, May 23, at 19:00 and 22:00 local time. The action will continue on Sunday, May 25, with the EuroLeague Third-Place Game at 18:00 local time, followed by the EuroLeague Championship Game at 21:00 local time, where one team will be crowned the 2024-25 EuroLeague Champion.

General public tickets sold out in less than 7 hours

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