Fenerbahce comfortably beat Anadolu Efes to stay undefeated / News - Basketnews.com

Will Clyburn struggled the entire game. Meanwhile, Marko Guduric and Scottie Wilbekin combined for 44 points to lead Fenerbahce past Efes.

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Fenerbahce Beko Istanbul (5-0) remained undefeated, comfortable beating their rivals Anadolu Efes Istanbul (2-3) 88-79 (26-27, 23-17, 22-18, 17-17).

Player of the Game EFF 23 Marko Guduric Points 19 Accuracy 6-12 Rebounds 6 Assists 3

After a tight first quarter, Fenerbahce earned a slight advantage at the end of the second (49-44). The second half followed a similar trend of Dimitris Itoudis' squad having an upper hand most of the time.

The difference between the teams stayed at around 10 points throughout the last 10 minutes. After Amath M'Baye's triple, Efes narrowed the deficit to four (77-81) with just over a minute to go but it was all they could do as Nick Calathes and Scottie Wilbekin nailed clutch shots to keep Fenerbahce undefeated.

After struggling in the last match against Valencia Basket, Marko Guduric provided an offensive spark for the guest team with 19 points, making 5 three-pointers out of 6 and registering a game-high PIR of 23.

Scottie Wilbekin was the top scorer of the match with 25 points on a 10-for-16 shooting on his account.

Vasilije Micic led Efes with 19 points, 5 assists, and 7 drawn fouls but shot the ball at just 38%. Will Clyburn had a tough game, scoring 8 points on disappointing 4-for-13 shooting, and finished the game with just 9 PIR points, having averaged 20 before the game.

Interestingly, Micic attempted the same number of free throws (8) as the entire team of Fenerbahce.

Anadolu Efes: Vasilije Micic 19 (3/7 2PT, 2/6 3PT, 7/8 FT, 5 AST), Amath M'Baye 14 (6/6 FG, 6 REB).

Fenerbahce: Scottie Wilbekin 25 (6/9 2PT, 4/7 3PT), Marko Guduric 19 (1/6 2PT, 5/6 3PT, 6 REB), Johnathan Motley 11 (5/8 2PT).

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