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Game Center: Panathinaikos, Olympiacos win on the road; Efes, Partizan protect home court
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Friday, February 28
Anadolu Efes Istanbul 98-73 ALBA Berlin
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.
Virtus Segafredo Bologna 70-92 Olympiacos Piraeus
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.
Partizan Mozzart Bet Belgrade 86-73 Baskonia Vitoria-Gasteiz
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.
LDLC ASVEL Villeurbanne 93-96 Panathinaikos AKTOR Athens
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.
Thursday, February 27
Crvena Zvezda Meridianbet Belgrade 80-86 Zalgiris Kaunas
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.
Paris Basketball 93-88 FC Bayern Munich
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.
EA7 Emporio Armani Milan 86-80 AS Monaco
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.
Real Madrid 96-91 FC Barcelona
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.
Maccabi Playtika Tel Aviv 94-76 Fenerbahce Beko Istanbul
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.