Regular season · Round 7 · Thu, 22 Oct 2026 · 19:30 CEST · TURKCELL BASKETBALL DEVELOPMENT CENTER
ISTANBUL, Turkiye · 52 games here since 2025
The story
Anadolu Efes Istanbul beat Besiktas Istanbul (89-80)
Anadolu Efes Istanbul took the Round 7 game against Besiktas Istanbul, 89-80 at Turkcell Basketball Development Center. Cameron Payne led the way (22 points, 0 rebounds and 1 assist, 19 PIR). Dario Saric backed him up with 14 points, 6 rebounds and 3 assists. Anadolu Efes Istanbul made 8 of 20 three-point attempts.
| Player | MIN | PTS | 2P | 3P | FT | REB | AST | STL | TO | BLK | PIR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Starters | |||||||||||
| Devon Dotson | 16:23 | 9 | 2-2 | 1-2 | 2-2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11 |
| Anthony Brown | 25:10 | 10 | 2-3 | 1-3 | 3-4 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 10 |
| Jaylen Nowell | 22:26 | 14 | 6-9 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 8 |
| Ante Zizic | 20:50 | 7 | 3-7 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| Conor Morgan | 10:30 | 3 | 0-0 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 |
| Bench | |||||||||||
| Eugene Omoruyi | 23:13 | 16 | 8-10 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 17 |
| Scottie Wilbekin | 25:49 | 10 | 2-4 | 1-8 | 3-3 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
| Metecan Birsen | 12:09 | 6 | 0-0 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 |
| Lonnie Walker IV | 11:00 | 5 | 1-3 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| David Dejulius | DNP | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Berk Ugurlu | 19:12 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | -1 |
| Wenyen Gabriel | 13:18 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -7 |
| Team | — | 80 | 24-41 | 7-26 | 11-13 | 25 | 17 | 10 | 12 | 0 | 69 |
| Player | MIN | PTS | 2P | 3P | FT | REB | AST | STL | TO | BLK | PIR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Starters | |||||||||||
| Cameron Payne | 23:10 | 22 | 3-4 | 4-6 | 4-4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 19 |
| Dario Saric | 22:07 | 14 | 5-9 | 0-1 | 4-4 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 17 |
| Collin Malcolm | 30:53 | 15 | 6-9 | 1-5 | 0-1 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 11 |
| Jordan Loyd | 37:17 | 4 | 2-3 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 7 |
| Bruno Fernando | 13:28 | 4 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 2-4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Bench | |||||||||||
| Ercan Osmani | 18:57 | 9 | 2-3 | 1-1 | 2-2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 14 |
| Kai Jones | 25:28 | 4 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 13 |
| Matthew Strazel | 14:56 | 4 | 0-3 | 0-1 | 4-4 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 11 |
| Santi Yusta | 13:44 | 13 | 2-3 | 2-3 | 3-3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11 |
| Daron Russell | DNP | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| David Mutaf | DNP | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Erkan Yilmaz | DNP | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team | — | 89 | 23-40 | 8-20 | 19-22 | 34 | 17 | 4 | 18 | 6 | 106 |
What was expected before the game
This is how the game was decided.
The game was not decided in the closing minutes: Anadolu Efes went ahead for good in minute 1, with a two-pointer by Dario Saric for 2-0, and never gave up the lead.
Five minutes from the end the score was Anadolu Efes 85-66 Besiktas. From there the lead never changed hands and the game was never tied.
The biggest run was a 11-0 by Besiktas between minutes 36 and 39, from 66-85 to 77-85. The best run by Anadolu Efes was a 9-0 between minutes 8 and 10.
Cameron Payne decided it as the Anadolu Efes player with the most points: 22 points, 0 rebounds, 1 assist and a PIR of 19.
▸See where these figures come from
I count as the game-winner the basket that puts the winning team ahead for good, and as a run the consecutive points by one team without the opponent scoring. The player who decided it is the winner's top scorer in the box score; on a tie, the one with the higher PIR.
Source: the official EuroLeague play-by-play, which logs each play by its game minute, and the game's box score.
Rotations · who was on the floor
Closing lineup · Besiktas
Brown · Dotson · Omoruyi · Wilbekin · Gabriel
Closing lineup · Anadolu Efes
Loyd · Malcolm · Payne · Saric · Jones
Points by quarter
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Besiktas | 17 | 19 | 24 | 20 |
| Anadolu Efes | 29 | 28 | 11 | 21 |
BrownAnthony Brown
25′ · -3
NowellJaylen Nowell
22′ · -18
ZizicAnte Zizic
21′ · -7
DotsonDevon Dotson
16′ · +6
MorganConor Morgan
11′ · -5
UgurluBerk Ugurlu
19′ · -12
OmoruyiEugene Omoruyi
23′ · +3
WilbekinScottie Wilbekin
26′ · +6
GabrielWenyen Gabriel
13′ · -3
WalkerLonnie Walker IV
11′ · -6
BirsenMetecan Birsen
12′ · -6
LoydJordan Loyd
37′ · +6
MalcolmCollin Malcolm
31′ · -11
PayneCameron Payne
23′ · 0
SaricDario Saric
22′ · -3
FernandoBruno Fernando
13′ · +13
JonesKai Jones
25′ · -4
StrazelMatthew Strazel
15′ · +11
OsmaniErcan Osmani
19′ · +12
YustaSanti Yusta
14′ · +21
Each bar is a stint on the floor according to the official EuroLeague play-by-play. The source logs each substitution by its minute, not its second, so the edge of a bar can shift by up to a minute. The number is the minutes in the box score and the team's +/− with him on the court.