Klemen Prepelic lifts Valencia past Efes
In a thrilling showdown that went down to the final second, Valencia Basket bounced back from recent losses by edging Anadolu Efes Istanbul 76-74 at La Fonteta on Thursday
In a thrilling showdown that went down to the final second, Valencia Basket bounced back from recent losses by edging Anadolu Efes Istanbul 76-74 at La Fonteta on Thursday.
Klemen Prepelic stole the show with a game-winning jumper right on the buzzer to end of a memorable back-and-forth battle. Valencia improved to 8-5 in the standings while Efes dropped to 7-6.
Mike Tobey paced the winners with 21 points, while Derrick Williams added 14 for Valencia. Vasilije Micic and James Anderson led Efes with 16 points apiece. The guests also got 13 points from Shane Larkin and 12 from Chris Singleton. It all came down to the final plays.
Larkin tied the game with 13.3 seconds left, then after a couple of non-shooting fouls, Valencia was able to find Prepelic, who buried a four-meter jumper at the buzzer.
Fonte: euroleague.net.