By Eurohoops team/ info@eurohoops.net
Hapoel Tel Aviv secured a victory in the fifth round of the EuroLeague by defeating Besiktas 100-82 in a game played in Sofia.
After a balanced first half, during which Hapoel held a four-point lead (43-39), the decision came in the third quarter. At the very end of that quarter, the home team went on a 17-1 run, pulling away to a 75-55 lead, and maintained the difference easily until the end, reaching exactly 100 points with Amir Coffey’s basket in the final second.
Elijah Bryant and Vasilije Micic each scored 16 points, one more than Antonio Blakeney and Zach LeDay, while Amir Coffey, in his debut, had 12 points and seven rebounds.
On the other side, Ante Zizic had 17 points and nine rebounds, while Eugene Omoruyi added 12.
EuroLeague Round 5
October 13
Fenerbahce – Zalgiris 99-80
ASVEL – Crvena zvezda 82-84
Barcelona – Maccabi Tel Aviv 90-87
Baskonia – Dubai 79-93
Milano – Real Madrid 89-98
Partizan – Panathinaikos 55-72
Valencia – Olympiacos 97-102 (after OT)
October 14
Hapoel Tel Aviv – Besiktas 100-82
Anadolu Efes – Bayern (19:30 CEST)
Paris – Virtus Bologna (20:40 CEST)
EuroLeague Standings
1. Panathinaikos 5-0
2. Valencia 4-1
3. Fenerbahce 4-1
4. Olympiacos 4-1
5. Crvena zvezda 3-2
6. Barcelona 3-2
7. Partizan 3-2
8. Dubai 3-2
9. Besiktas 2-2
10. Virtus Bologna 2-2
11. Hapoel Tel Aviv 2-2
12. Real Madrid 2-3
13. Zalgiris Kaunas 2-3
14. ASVEL 2-3
15. Anadolu Efes 1-3
16. Paris 1-3
17. Bayern Munich 1-3
18. Maccabi Tel Aviv 1-4
19. Olimpia Milano 1-4
20. Baskonia 1-4
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