Anadolu Efes beats Real Madrid and moves closer to play-in zone

Anadolu Efes beats Real Madrid and moves closer to play-in zone

Anadolu Efes continue to fight for the post-season with a win over Real Madrid

Without Shane Larkin, Efes could have found itself in trouble against Real Madrid, but that was not the case. Luca Banchi’s team got an important victory against the vice-champions of Europe 79-73 and the advantage of the direct confrontation, which could prove valuable. In fact, thanks to this result, Efes moved to a 12-13 record, while Real dropped to 13-12.

Elijah Bryant with 21 points, Vincent Poirier with 15 and Darius Thomson with 12 points, 5 assists and no lost balls were the stars of the Turks’ success.

On the other side, Mario Hezonja did his best with 18 points, while Hugo Gonzalez and newcomer Bruno Fernando scored 11 points each.

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