Fenerbahce Beko could not reach the final of the Barcelona match: 81-80

Fenerbahce Beko was Barcelona’s guest in the Euroleague Round 6 match. The navy blue team, which was defeated 81-80, suffered its first loss in the Euroleague this season.

Starting the match played at the Palau Blaugrana with Nick Calathes, Scottie Wilbekin, Dyshawn Pierre, Nigel Hayes-Davis and Johnathan Motley five, Fenerbahçe had a hard time stopping Laprovittola in time with Motley and Calathes and finished fourth behind 21-19 .

The second quarter began with mutual baskets. (27-26) Fenerbahce Beko, who led 28-29 with Nigel Hayes, fell back 37-32 at a time when it was difficult to stop Laprovittola. Fenerbahce, who couldn’t find what they were looking for in the outside shots, went to the locker room 39-36 behind.

In the third quarter, things did not go as planned at Fenerbahçe and they finished the period behind 62-49. Fenerbahce Beko, who scored consecutive points with Melih Mahmutoğlu, Şehmus and Motley, reduced the difference to 7 points in the fourth quarter. (64-57).

Captain Melih hit his third 3-pointer and the lead was cut to 2 points with 55 seconds left in the game. (78-76) Head Coach Dimitris Itoudis timeout after Kalinic’s 3-pointer: (81-76)

After the timeout, Melih’s basket reduced the lead to 3 points; Motley blocked Kalinic and went to the basket. Fenerbahce needed 3 points to take the game into overtime, and Motley’s basket, which finished off the offense with a dunk, made the game end 81-80.

With this result, Fenerbahce Beko got their first loss in the Euroleague, while Barcelona got their 4th victory in the league. Fenerbahce will host Red Star on November 10, 2022 in the match of the seventh week of the Euroleague.

• Quarterly Scores:
• 1st quarter: 21-19
• 2nd Trimester: 18-17
• 3rd trimester: 23-13
• fourth quarter: 19-31

Score distribution: Motley 23, Melih 11, Guduric 11, Calathes 8, Wilbekin 6, Şehmus 6, Jekiri 4, Booker 4, Hayes-Davis 3, Edwards 2, Metecan 2