Turkey's Darüşşafaka defeated by Zalgiris in Euroleague

December 20 2018 07:59:16

Turkey's Darüşşafaka defeated by Zalgiris in Euroleague

ISTANBUL - Anadolu Agency

The 13th round of the 2018-19 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague regular season continued on Wednesday.

At home in Istanbul on Wednesday, Turkey's Darüşşafaka were defeated by Lithuania's Zalgiris Kaunas 71-75.

On Tuesday, Turkey's Fenerbahçe beat Russia’s CSKA Moscow 79-75 at home in Istanbul.

Fenerbahce, last year’s EuroLeague finalist, currently top the basketball league with 12 wins and 1 loss.

Also at home in Istanbul, Turkey's Anadolu Efes also beat Montenegro’s Buducnost VOLI Podgorica 106-68 on Tuesday.

EuroLeague competitions bring Europe's top basketball clubs together.

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

Turkey is represented in the tournament by Anadolu Efes, Fenerbahçe, and Darüşşafaka.

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