Real Madrid won the match 95-81, and surged to 3-2 in Euroleague while dropping Efes Pilsen to 2-3. Real's Quinton Hosley did his best Niagra Falls impression this game, drowning Efes in a overpowering torrent of buckets.
N.B. In my preview article about Efes Pilsen, I noted the team's "takeover" of Turkish players this year relative to last year. For the record, 3 Efes Americans chipped in 42 of the team's 82 points against Real, while 2 of the team's Turks accounted for 20 of the points.
- Hosley, a 6-6 swingman, who graduated Fresno St. two years ago, was making his first trip back to Turkey after dominating in the country last year. Playing for Izmir's Pinar Karşıyaka, Hosley averaged 23.2 points and 11.3 rebounds a game, garnering MVP honors for the domestic league.
- Although he hasn't been doing quite as well this year, averaging 12.2 points and 3.4 rebounds a game in Euroleague competition, he absolutely blew up against Efes. He scored 10 points in the first 8 minutes of the 1st quarter on an assortment of dunks, lay-ups, and short jumpers.
- He finished the 1st half with 20 points on 6/7 overall shooting in 11 minutes in the first half.
- For the game, he finished with 23 points on 6/7 shooting for 2-point range and 3/4 shooting from 3-point range in 23 minutes. Only 2 rebounds though.
- On the Turkish side, Serbian Milos Vujanic played an exceptional 2nd quarter, scoring 13 points on 3/3 shooting. His behind-the-back, hesitation, 8-foot teardrop to cap the first half was beauty borne of skill.
- Efes trailed 40-46 going into the 2nd half.
- Vujanic finished the game with 16 points while Charles Smith led Efes with 27 points.
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