By Eurohoops team / info@eurohoops.net
Barcelona defeated Besiktas 95-82 in Istanbul to open the second day of EuroLeague Round 3.
Kevin Punter paced the visitors with 16 points and four assists, while Umoja Gibson added 15 points. Olivier Nkamhoua and Aleksander Balcerowski contributed 11 points apiece.
Scottie Wilbekin led Besiktas with 17 points, while Damyean Dotson scored 11. Ante Zizic finished with 10 points and nine rebounds, and Jaylen Nowell also scored 10.
Dusan Alimpijevic’s side could not build on its road win over Maccabi Tel Aviv, while Barcelona bounced back from its defeat in Dubai.
EuroLeague Round 3
October 1
Hapoel Tel Aviv – Real Madrid 102-98
Crvena zvezda – Anadolu Efes 77-72
Virtus Bologna – Olympiacos 96-94
Paris Basketball – Žalgiris 82-78
October 2
Beşiktaş – Barcelona 82-95
Fenerbahce – Dubai (19:45 CEST)
Bayern Munich – Partizan (20:00 CEST)
ASVEL – Valencia (20:00 CEST)
Panathinaikos – Maccabi Tel Aviv (20:15 CEST)
Baskonia – Olimpia Milano (20:30 CEST)
EuroLeague Standings
1. Panathinaikos AKTOR Athens — 2-0
2. Fenerbahce Tarfin Istanbul — 2-0
3. Partizan Mozzart Bet Belgrade — 2-0
4. Valencia Basket — 2-0
5. Dubai Basketball — 2-0
6. Olympiacos Piraeus — 2-1
7. Hapoel IBI Tel Aviv — 2-1
8. Besiktas Istanbul — 1-1
9. FC Barcelona — 1-1
10. LDLC ASVEL Villeurbanne — 1-1
11. Armani Olimpia Milan — 1-1
12. FC Bayern Munich — 1-1
13. Zalgiris Kaunas — 1-2
14. Anadolu Efes Istanbul — 1-2
15. Crvena Zvezda Meridianbet Belgrade — 1-2
16. Virtus Bologna — 1-2
17. Paris Basketball — 1-2
18. Maccabi Rapyd Tel Aviv — 0-2
19. Kosner Baskonia Vitoria-Gasteiz — 0-2
20. Real Madrid — 0-3
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