CORRECTS - Basketball: Fenerbahce prevails in Istanbul derby

Fenerbahce defeats Anadolu Efes, 88-80, in the Euroleague's 8th round

CORRECTS SCORE FROM 88-8 TO 88-80

ISTANBUL (AA) - Fenerbahce defeated Anadolu Efes, 88-80, in the Euroleague's eighth round in Istanbul late Thursday.

In the Turkish derby, billed as Europe's biggest basketball club competition, Fenerbahce managed to snap a three-game losing streak, improving to 5-3 in the season.

Anadolu Efes, meanwhile, dropped to 3-5.

Fenerbahce's Greek playmaker Kostas Sloukas scored 21 points and dished out 4 assists, while Jan Vesely added 20 points, 6 rebounds and 4 steals.

Jayson Granger had led Anadolu Efes with 19 points, but the visiting team paid the price from the free-throw line, shooting only 8 for 17. Fenerbahce got 18 points from the free-throw line.

On Friday, another Turkish showdown is scheduled when Galatasaray Odeabank play against Darussafaka Dogus at 8 p.m. local time (1700 GMT).

The new Euroleague format allows all 16 teams to play against each other in a league format -- a break from the old system, which divided the teams into two groups of eight.

Standings (as of Friday, Nov. 18, 0500 GMT):

Group Regular Season	W	L	PTS+	PTS-	+/-
CSKA Moscow	6	1	636	584	52
Real Madrid	5	2	627	584	43
Darussafaka Dogus Istanbul	5	2	572	555	17
Baskonia Vitoria Gasteiz	5	3	652	621	31
Fenerbahce Istanbul	5	3	615	627	-12
Olympiacos Piraeus	4	3	562	542	20
Panathinaikos Superfoods Athens	4	3	536	523	13
FC Barcelona Lassa	4	3	507	500	7
Maccabi FOX Tel Aviv	4	4	661	650	11
Crvena Zvezda mts Belgrade	4	4	577	574	3
EA7 Emporio Armani Milan	4	4	705	711	-6
Anadolu Efes Istanbul	3	5	667	709	-42
Zalgiris Kaunas	2	5	549	576	-27
Brose Bamberg	2	6	625	638	-13
Unics Kazan	2	6	634	663	-29
Galatasaray Odeabank Istanbul	1	6	591	659	-68

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