EuroLeague Matchday 11: Barcelona, Valencia, and Madrid Win; Baskonia Continues to Struggle

Matchday 11 shook up the top of the standings. Panathinaikos, who arrived as sole leaders, lost at home to Barcelona, and now four teams share first place with 8-3 records. Two of them are Spanish: Valencia and Barcelona. Behind them are five teams with 7-4 records, including Real Madrid. At the bottom, Baskonia and Milano remain with just one win each.

Barcelona raids Athens

The standout victory of the matchday was Barcelona's win at the Telekom Center (74-76). Aleksander Sekulić's team was without Kevin Punter, Tosan Evbuomwan, and Yoan Makoundou, and trailed 57-43 at the end of the third quarter against Željko Obradović's Panathinaikos. But they won the fourth quarter 17-33, with Justin Robinson scoring the last 13 points for his team, the final one a three-pointer with 4.4 seconds remaining. Robinson finished with 24 points. It's Panathinaikos' third loss, the second at home.

Valencia Basket surpassed 100 points for the fifth time this season against Bayern (102-87). TJ Shorts, who received the October MVP award before the game, posted 14 points and 10 assists. Valencia led from the first quarter (29-19), weathered the German comeback after halftime, and sealed it with a 29-22 fourth quarter. Andreas Obst scored 22 points for Bayern, which falls to 3-8.

Real Madrid had five players out, including Facundo Campazzo, but scored 105 points against Crvena Zvezda, the league's best defense (105-84). A 38-20 first quarter left Ibon Navarro's team without an answer, and the lead reached 31 points. Timothé Luwawu-Cabarrot scored 22 and Gabriele Procida added 19.

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• Barcelona raids Athens: Robinson scores last 13 points (74-76)
• Real Madrid dominates Crvena Zvezda (105-84)
• Partizan's Peñarroya punishes Baskonia in fourth quarter (80-66)

Baskonia collapses again in the fourth quarter

Kosner Baskonia lost in Belgrade to Joan Peñarroya's Partizan (80-66) in the same manner as other defeats: they competed for three quarters and fell apart in the fourth. A three-pointer by Chris Duarte made it 65-63, but a 9-0 run by Partizan sealed the game, with the fourth quarter ending 15-6. Tonye Jekiri, returning after nearly a month out, posted 17 points and a 25 rating. Velimir Perasović's team turned the ball over 17 times and has now lost nine straight.

Fournier and Vezenkov dominate Dubai

Olympiacos handed Xavi Pascual's Dubai their first road loss (101-72). A 31-13 third quarter decided the game, with the lead reaching 32 points. Evan Fournier scored 28 points with five three-pointers, and Sasha Vezenkov, with 20, surpassed Vassilis Spanoulis as Olympiacos' all-time leading scorer in the EuroLeague. Dwayne Bacon scored 20 for Dubai.

Laso beats Mumbrú

In a matchup of Spanish coaches, Pablo Laso's Anadolu Efes defeated Àlex Mumbrú's Virtus (103-91). Efes went into halftime with 60 points (60-43), but lost Bruno Fernando to a calf injury and Virtus closed to within eight by the end of the third quarter. Jordan Loyd, with back-to-back three-pointers in the fourth quarter, sealed the game. Loyd scored 22 points and Collin Malcolm added 20.

Valančiūnas records 20 rebounds in Milan

Žalgiris won in Assago (83-86) and extended their winning streak to five games, with Jonas Valančiūnas posting 17 points, 20 rebounds, and a 36 rating in 25 minutes. The Lithuanians led by as much as 17, but turned the ball over repeatedly down the stretch, and Giampaolo Ricci missed the three-pointer that would have forced overtime. It was the debut for Luca Banchi on the bench of Olimpia Milano, which has now lost nine straight.

Paris beats Fenerbahçe for the first time

Paris Basketball defeated Fenerbahçe in overtime (111-109) and secured their first EuroLeague win against Šarūnas Jasikevičius' team, after seven losses. Eight Paris players scored in double figures, led by Frank Ntilikina with 22. Talen Horton-Tucker posted 32 points and 10 rebounds, but Fenerbahçe turned the ball over 20 times and fell short by two. It's Paris' fourth straight win.

Maccabi wins first game in Limassol

In their first game at their new home in Cyprus, Maccabi won the Tel Aviv derby against Dimitris Itoudis' Hapoel (80-73) and snapped a four-game losing streak. Hapoel turned the game around in the third quarter and got within one point (74-73) with 24 seconds left. But Yam Madar didn't miss from the free-throw line in the final seconds. Bonzie Colson and Jimmy Clark III each scored 14 points.

Wilbekin decides in Lyon

Beşiktaş closed out the matchday with a win at the LDLC Arena (91-95). Tony Parker's ASVEL led by ten in the third quarter and tied at 86 in the fourth. But Beşiktaş hit three-pointers down the stretch, and the last one, by Scottie Wilbekin with seven seconds left, decided the game. Tremont Waters scored 26 points for ASVEL; Wilbekin added 16.

Standings after Matchday 11