In a battle of Turkish Airlines EuroLeague giants, Fenerbahce Istanbul defeated Panathinaikos Superfoods Athens 84-63 at home on Thursday. Both teams now have a 11-7 records in the EuroLeague Regular Season standings. It was a special game for Fenerbahce head coach Zeljko Obradovic, who reached 100 EuroLeague games with the Turkish powerhouse against the team he led for 13 years, Panathinaikos Superfoods, and won five EuroLeague titles with. Luigi Datome led the winners with 16 points, Ahmet Duverioglu and Jan Vesely each scored 13, Kostas Sloukas added 12 and James Nunnally 10 for Fenerbahce. Mike James led Panathinaikos Superfoods with 25 points on 7-of-8 two-point shooting. James Singleton added 13 and K.C. Rivers 11 for the visitors. Fenerbahce had a very balanced first half, outrebounding Panathinaikos 16-8 and shooting well – 57.1% from two-point range, 45.5% from downtown – to get a 44-28 margin. Nothing changed after the break, as Fenerbahce kept a double-digit margin all the way until the final buzzer.

Score in each period: 27-16, 44-28, 60-45, 84-63