Fenerbahçe Beats Olympiacos 64–61 From 16 Points Down
Shavon Shields scores 17, and Sasha Vezenkov misses an open 3-pointer on the last possession that could have forced overtime
Olympiacos scored 17 straight points in the first quarter, led 20–8 after 10 minutes and was up 30–14 in the second quarter. Fenerbahçe trailed 34–24 at halftime.
Sarunas Jasikevicius's team began the third quarter with a 10–0 run that cut the lead to 36–34. Olympiacos still led 49–45 going into the fourth, but Fenerbahçe won the last quarter 19–12 and went ahead in the final minute.
Shavon Shields had 17 points, seven rebounds and a PIR, the league's efficiency rating, of 25. Wade Baldwin IV scored 14 with five assists, and Shane Larkin had 13 points and five assists off the bench.
Sasha Vezenkov had 17 points and 10 rebounds for Olympiacos, Codi Miller-McIntyre scored 12 with six assists, Tyson Ward had 11, and Nikola Milutinov grabbed 13 rebounds. Olympiacos made 7 of 25 3-pointers and 12 of 20 free throws and turned the ball over 13 times.
Fenerbahçe is 6–1, and Olympiacos is 5–2.
Fenerbahçe came back from 16 points down and beat Olympiacos 64–61 on the road, and Sasha Vezenkov missed an open 3-pointer on the last possession that could have forced overtime.
Olympiacos took control in the first quarter. It ran off 17 straight points and led 20–8 after 10 minutes, with Fenerbahçe scoring only eight points in the period. The lead reached 16 at 30–14 in the second quarter.
Fenerbahçe scored 16 points in the second quarter and had 24 at halftime, trailing 34–24. Olympiacos had scored 14 in the period.
Sarunas Jasikevicius's team then began the third quarter with a 10–0 run, and the lead was down to 36–34. Fenerbahçe won the third quarter 21–15 but still trailed 49–45 going into the fourth.
Fenerbahçe won the fourth quarter 19–12 and took the lead in the final minute. Free throws in the last seconds made it 64–61. Olympiacos had one more possession, and Vezenkov's open 3-pointer missed.
Shavon Shields led Fenerbahçe with 17 points and seven rebounds. He shot 3 of 5 from 3-point range and 4 of 4 from the free-throw line and finished with a PIR, the league's efficiency rating, of 25. Wade Baldwin IV scored 14 points with five assists, and Shane Larkin had 13 points and five assists off the bench.
Vezenkov finished with 17 points and 10 rebounds for Olympiacos. Codi Miller-McIntyre scored 12 points with six assists, Tyson Ward had 11 points, and Nikola Milutinov grabbed 13 rebounds.
Olympiacos made 7 of 25 3-pointers and 12 of 20 free throws. It turned the ball over 13 times, and Fenerbahçe turned it over eight times.
Jasikevicius spoke after the game.
"Sometimes, even when things aren't going well, you have to find a way to win. That's the truth. Some days you play beautiful, some days you play 'ugly.' I just didn't expect it to be so ugly," Jasikevicius said.
The win put Fenerbahçe at 6–1. Olympiacos fell to 5–2.