Regular season · Round 6 · Fri, 16 Oct 2026 · 19:00 CEST · ZALGIRIO ARENA
Kaunas, Lithuania · 241 games here since 2002
The story
Anadolu Efes Istanbul beat Zalgiris Kaunas (85-70)
Anadolu Efes Istanbul took the Round 6 game against Zalgiris Kaunas, 85-70 at Zalgirio Arena. Matthew Strazel led the way (19 points, 3 rebounds and 4 assists, 22 PIR). Collin Malcolm backed him up with 15 points, 6 rebounds and 1 assist.
| Player | MIN | PTS | 2P | 3P | FT | REB | AST | STL | TO | BLK | PIR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Starters | |||||||||||
| Dario Saric | 27:39 | 14 | 4-9 | 1-3 | 3-4 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 19 |
| Collin Malcolm | 35:58 | 15 | 7-10 | 0-1 | 1-2 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 19 |
| Cameron Payne | 20:51 | 16 | 2-3 | 3-7 | 3-5 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 13 |
| Bruno Fernando | 20:58 | 6 | 3-5 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 9 |
| Pj Dozier | 10:32 | 5 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Bench | |||||||||||
| Matthew Strazel | 24:05 | 19 | 3-6 | 2-6 | 7-8 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 22 |
| Kai Jones | 19:02 | 8 | 4-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 14 |
| Santi Yusta | 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 |
| Jordan Loyd | 28:34 | 2 | 1-3 | 0-4 | 0-0 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Daron Russell | DNP | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ercan Osmani | 12:21 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 |
| Team | — | 85 | 25-41 | 7-23 | 14-19 | 36 | 20 | 7 | 11 | 4 | 100 |
| Player | MIN | PTS | 2P | 3P | FT | REB | AST | STL | TO | BLK | PIR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Starters | |||||||||||
| Jonas Valanciunas | 18:41 | 5 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 3-5 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15 |
| Arnas Butkevicius | 14:25 | 7 | 3-3 | 0-2 | 1-1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
| Azuolas Tubelis | 24:10 | 7 | 2-6 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Carsen Edwards | 26:16 | 16 | 3-8 | 2-8 | 4-4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 6 |
| Nigel Williams-Goss | 11:51 | 0 | 0-3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | -3 |
| Bench | |||||||||||
| Sterling Brown | 21:03 | 13 | 2-5 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11 |
| Marius Grigonis | 17:27 | 6 | 0-0 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 9 |
| Edgaras Ulanovas | 15:41 | 6 | 1-2 | 1-1 | 1-3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 |
| Saben Lee | 17:10 | 4 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| Deividas Sirvydis | 09:30 | 3 | 0-1 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Marek Blazevic | DNP | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dustin Sleva | 23:46 | 3 | 0-1 | 1-6 | 0-0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -3 |
| Team | — | 70 | 14-36 | 11-28 | 9-13 | 30 | 20 | 2 | 14 | 2 | 64 |
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 2, with a free throw by Collin Malcolm for 1-0, and never gave up the lead.
Five minutes from the end the score was Zalgiris 62-77 Anadolu Efes. From there the lead never changed hands and the game was never tied.
The biggest run was a 9-0 by Anadolu Efes between minutes 3 and 5, from 5-2 to 14-2. The best run by Zalgiris was a 8-0 between minutes 19 and 20.
Matthew Strazel decided it as the Anadolu Efes player with the most points: 19 points, 3 rebounds, 4 assists and a PIR of 22.
▸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 · Anadolu Efes
Malcolm · Saric · Fernando · Payne · Strazel
Closing lineup · Zalgiris
Butkevicius · Lee · Sleva · Grigonis · Ulanovas
Points by quarter
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anadolu Efes | 21 | 21 | 25 | 18 |
| Zalgiris | 12 | 24 | 20 | 14 |
MalcolmCollin Malcolm
36′ · +14
SaricDario Saric
28′ · +12
FernandoBruno Fernando
21′ · +5
PayneCameron Payne
21′ · +2
DozierPj Dozier
11′ · +9
LoydJordan Loyd
29′ · +6
StrazelMatthew Strazel
24′ · +14
JonesKai Jones
19′ · +10
OsmaniErcan Osmani
12′ · +3
EdwardsCarsen Edwards
26′ · -14
TubelisAzuolas Tubelis
24′ · -16
ValanciunasJonas Valanciunas
19′ · -21
ButkeviciusArnas Butkevicius
14′ · -8
Williams-GossNigel Williams-Goss
12′ · -11
LeeSaben Lee
17′ · +3
SlevaDustin Sleva
24′ · +7
GrigonisMarius Grigonis
17′ · -1
BrownSterling Brown
21′ · -10
UlanovasEdgaras Ulanovas
16′ · -4
SirvydisDeividas Sirvydis
10′ · 0
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.