EuroLeague: Virtus Bologna wins in Paris, Hapoel Tel Aviv and Bayern Munich reach 100 points

In the fifth round of the EuroLeague, Europe's top club basketball competition, Virtus Bologna of Italy won 96-94 away to Paris on 14 October. Bayern Munich of Germany beat Istanbul's Anadolu Efes 101-93, while Israel's Hapoel Tel Aviv defeated Istanbul's Beşiktaş 100-82. The results shape the standings, where Panathinaikos of Athens remain top with five wins from five games.

Paris – Virtus

The Italian side opened with seven straight points but lost its 26-19 first-quarter lead. Near the end of the first half Bologna pulled away again, going from 37-38 to 46-38. Paris closed the gap soon after the break, fell eight behind later (54-62), and moved ahead 65-64 by the end of the third quarter. In the fourth quarter Virtus led by eight again (82-74), but Paris fought back. The decisive moment was a three-pointer by Trent Frazier, which put Bologna ahead 95-92.

Paris committed fewer turnovers (10 to 16) yet still lost. Derrick Alston was Virtus's top scorer with 23 points, hitting five of seven three-point attempts. For Paris, guard Tyson Etienne scored 23 points and added seven assists.

Munich – Istanbul

Bayern trailed by nine points around halftime but turned the game around. Dwayne Washington scored 21 points and Andreas Obst 20 with six assists, making four of seven threes. Anadolu Efes' best was Croatian Dario Šarič with 21 points and six rebounds. It was the Turkish club's fourth defeat in five games, even though Bayern committed more fouls (27 to 18).

Tel Aviv – Istanbul

Hapoel, coached by Dimitris Itoudis, played without a single Israeli player. The team dominated the third quarter 32-16 and made 11 of 20 three-pointers overall. Vasilije Micić and Elijah Bryant scored 16 points each, Amir Coffey had 15 points and seven rebounds, while Zach LeDay and Antonio Blakeney added 15 apiece. For Beşiktaş, Ante Žižić had 17 points and nine rebounds.