Fenerbahce defeats Anadolu Efes, 88-8, in the Euroleague's 8th round
Fenerbahce defeated Anadolu Efes, 88-8, in the Euroleague's eighth round in Istanbul late Thursday.
In the Turkish derby, billed as Europe's biggest basketball club competition, Fenerbahce managed to snap a three-game losing streak, improving to 5-3 in the season.
Anadolu Efes, meanwhile, dropped to 3-5.
Fenerbahce's Greek playmaker Kostas Sloukas scored 21 points and dished out 4 assists, while Jan Vesely added 20 points, 6 rebounds and 4 steals.
Jayson Granger had led Anadolu Efes with 19 points, but the visiting team paid the price from the free-throw line, shooting only 8 for 17. Fenerbahce got 18 points from the free-throw line.
On Friday, another Turkish showdown is scheduled when Galatasaray Odeabank play against Darussafaka Dogus at 8 p.m. local time (1700 GMT).
The new Euroleague format allows all 16 teams to play against each other in a league format -- a break from the old system, which divided the teams into two groups of eight.
Standings (as of Friday, Nov. 18, 0500 GMT):
Group Regular SeasonWLPTS PTS- /-
CSKA Moscow 6 1 636 584 52
Real Madrid 5 2 627 584 43
Darussafaka Dogus Istanbul 5 2 572 555 17
Baskonia Vitoria Gasteiz 5 3 652 621 31
Fenerbahce Istanbul 5 3 615 627 -12
Olympiacos Piraeus 4 3 562 542 20
Panathinaikos Superfoods Athens 4 3 536 523 13
FC Barcelona Lassa 4 3 507 500 7
Maccabi FOX Tel Aviv 4 4 661 650 11
Crvena Zvezda mts Belgrade 4 4 577 574 3
EA7 Emporio Armani Milan 4 4 705 711 -6
Anadolu Efes Istanbul 3 5 667 709 -42
Zalgiris Kaunas 2 5 549 576 -27
Brose Bamberg 2 6 625 638 -13
Unics Kazan 2 6 634 663 -29
Galatasaray Odeabank Istanbul 1 6 591 659 -68
