Turkish Airlines EuroLeague: Round 3 wraps up

By Fatih Erel

ISTANBUL

The third round of matches of the Turkish Airlines Euroleague 2018-19 season wrapped up Friday, with two of the three competing Turkish teams chalking up wins.

Last season’s EuroLeague finalists Fenerbahce beat Lithuania's Zalgiris 82-75 in an away match.

In another away match, Anadolu Efes defeated Russia's Khimki 85-84.

At home, meanwhile, Russia's CSKA Moscow defeated Turkey's Darussafaka 79-75 Thursday.

EuroLeague competitions bring Europe's top basketball clubs together.

Sixteen teams are competing this season -- four Spanish teams, three Turkish, two Russian, two Greek, and one team each from Germany, Italy, Israel, Lithuania, and Montenegro.

The Turkish teams are Anadolu Efes, Fenerbahce, and Darussafaka.

Round 3 results are as follows:

Thursday:

CSKA Moskova (Russia) - Darussafaka Tekfen (Turkey) 79-75

Buducnost VOLI (Montenegro) - Maccabi FOX (Israel) 68-78

Panathinaikos (Greece) - Herbalife Gran Canaria (Spain) 102-87

Barcelona Lassa (Spain) - Bayern Munich (Germany) 83-73


Friday:

Khimki (Russia) - Anadolu Efes (Turkey) 84-85

Zalgiris (Lithuania) - Fenerbahce (Turkey) 75-82

Olympiakos (Greece) - AX Armani Exchange Olimpia Milan (Italy) 75-99

Real Madrid (Spain) - Baskonia (Spain) 97-79