Anadolu Efes Belgrade-bound to take on Crvena Zvezda (Red Star) in Round 21 of Europe's top basketball club competition
Turkey's Galatasaray Odeabank will host Greek powerhouse Panathinaikos Superfoods in Turkish Airlines Euroleague's Round 21 on Friday evening.
Galatasaray will look to get its 7th victory in the season during the match, set to start at 8 p.m. Turkish time (1700GMT) at Istanbul's Abdi Ipekci Arena.
Panathinaikos currently stands in the number seven position with 11 wins and 9 losses, enough to secure a playoff position.
But Galatasaray is dead last with 14 losses and only 6 victories.
Another Istanbulite powerhouse, Anadolu Efes, will look to improve their record to 10 wins, clashing with Crvena Zvezda (Red Star) on Friday evening in Belgrade as well.
Anadolu Efes is currently at number nine, just outside the playoffs.
Their opponent Crvena Zvezda Belgrade stand in the number spot, with 12 wins and 8 losses.
- Fenerbahce beat CSKA Moscow in showdown
Fenerbahce defeated Russian powerhouse CSKA Moscow late Thursday in Istanbul with a score of 77-71.
The Yellow Canaries managed to boost their performance in the second half after a poor first half and hold CSKA to just 11 points in the third quarter.
Center Ekpe Udoh scored 15 points and grabbed 11 rebounds in the win, while Bogdan Bogdanovic scored 12 and dished out 8 assists.
With the victory, Fenerbahce improved to 14 wins and 7 losses in the season.
The 23 points by Nando de Colo, last season's Turkish Airlines Euroleague's most valuable player, was not enough for CSKA, also lacking Milos Teodosic and Victor Khryapa due to injuries.
- Darussafaka Dogus blow a 25-point lead
Darussafaka Dogus Thursday night was defeated by Italy's Emporio Armani Milano with a score of 89-87.
Emporio Armani Milano stunned Darussafaka by making a comeback, down 25 points in the beginning of the third quarter.
With the loss, Darussafaka stayed in the number eight spot, while the Milanese team racked up their 7th victory for the season.
Other results:
Unics Kazan - Olympiakos: 75-90
Zalgiris Kaunas - Barcelona: 89-85
Brose Bamberg - Maccabi Fox Tel Aviv: 90-75
Standings as of Friday, Feb. 3, 12.00 GMT:
Group Regular Season
W
L
PTS
PTS-
/-
1. Real Madrid
15
5
1738
1601
137
2. CSKA Moscow
15
6
1822
1667
155
3. Olympiacos Piraeus
15
6
1673
1562
111
4. Fenerbahce Istanbul
14
7
1621
1593
28
5. Crvena Zvezda mts Belgrade
12
8
1497
1453
44
6. Baskonia Vitoria Gasteiz
12
8
1619
1583
36
7. Panathinaikos Superfoods Athens
11
9
1497
1473
24
8. Darussafaka Dogus Istanbul
10
11
1666
1670
-4
9. Anadolu Efes Istanbul
9
11
1645
1657
-12
10. Zalgiris Kaunas
9
12
1653
1698
-45
11. Brose Bamberg
8
13
1668
1667
1
12. FC Barcelona Lassa
8
13
1532
1603
-71
13. Unics Kazan
7
14
1608
1699
-91
14. Maccabi FOX Tel Aviv
7
14
1627
1731
-104
15. EA7 Emporio Armani Milan
7
14
1727
1843
-116
16. Galatasaray Odeabank Istanbul
6
14
1597
1690
-93
