Fenerbahce Ulker victorious in Turkish derby in Euroleague
Fenerbahce Ulker topples Anadolu Efes 77-71 in Turkish Airlines Euroleague Top 16 Group F game in Istanbul.
ISTANBUL
Fenerbahce Ulker won the Turkish derby by toppling city rivals Anadolu Efes in the Turkish Airlines Euroleague Top 16 Round 7 game on Friday night.
Fenerbahce Ulker won the clash 77-71 in the Abdi Ipekci arena in Istanbul.
Thanks to the victory, the "Yellow Canaries" secured 3rd place in Group F and Anadolu Efes will remain in fourth place.
Competing in Group E in the top 16 stage, Galatasaray Liv Hospital lost to Catalan giants Barcelona 82-70 in an away match on Thursday night. The defeat at Palau Blaugrana made Galatasaray Liv Hospital drop to 6th place in the group.
Results and standings in both groups are as follows:
Group E
Barcelona 82-70 Galatasaray Liv Hospital
Zalgiris Kaunas 71-88 Real Madrid
Maccabi Electra Tel Aviv 59-66 Alba Berlin
Panathinaikos 74-69 Crvena Zvezda Telekom Belgrade
| Team | P | W | L | POINTS + | POINTS - | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1- Real Madrid | 7 | 6 | 1 | 605 | 510 | 95 |
| 2- Panathinaikos | 7 | 5 | 2 | 526 | 502 | 24 |
| 3- Maccabi Electra Tel Aviv | 7 | 5 | 2 | 543 | 530 | 13 |
| 4- Barcelona | 7 | 4 | 3 | 554 | 542 | 12 |
| 5- Alba Berlin | 7 | 3 | 4 | 472 | 499 | -27 |
| 6- Galatasaray Liv Hospital | 7 | 2 | 5 | 536 | 567 | -31 |
| 7- Zalgiris Kaunas | 7 | 2 | 5 | 481 | 535 | -54 |
| 8- Crvena Zvezda Telekom Belgrade | 7 | 1 | 6 | 504 | 536 | -32 |
Group F
Anadolu Efes 71-77 Fenerbahce Ulker
Nizhny Novgorod 82-91 Olympiacos
CSKA Moscow 97-75 EA7 Emporio Armani Milan
Laboral Kutxa Vitoria 79-74 Unicaja Malaga
| Team | P | W | L | POINTS + | POINTS - | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1- CSKA Moscow | 7 | 6 | 1 | 638 | 568 | 70 |
| 2- Olympiacos | 7 | 6 | 1 | 545 | 493 | 52 |
| 3- Fenerbahce Ulker | 7 | 5 | 2 | 545 | 510 | 35 |
| 4- Anadolu Efes | 7 | 4 | 3 | 533 | 542 | -9 |
| 5- Laboral Kutxa Vitoria | 7 | 3 | 4 | 573 | 569 | 4 |
| 6- Nizhny Novgorod | 7 | 2 | 5 | 575 | 587 | -12 |
| 7- Unicaja Malaga | 7 | 1 | 6 | 501 | 551 | -50 |
| 8- EA7 Emporio Armani Milan | 7 | 1 | 6 | 501 | 591 | -90 |
