EuroLeague: Anadolu Efes win secures fourth spot

Turkish team has two matches remaining

By Fatih Erel
ISTANBUL (AA) - Turkey's Anadolu Efes beat Montenegro’s Buducnost in the Turkish Airlines EuroLeague play Thursday.

With the 91-84 win, Anadolu Efes improved to 18-10 and ensured a fourth place finish with two games remaining in the standings after Bayern Munich defeated Barcelona Lassa.

Anadolu Efes' top scorer was Vasilije Micic with 18 points.

Fenerbahce Beko, Real Madrid, CSKA Moscow, Anadolu Efes and Barcelona Lassa have ensured playoff spots.

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

Turkey is represented by Anadolu Efes, Fenerbahce Beko and Darussafaka Tekfen.

The regular season is being played from Oct. 11, 2018 to April 5, 2019 with the top eight advancing to the playoffs to be played April 16 - 30.

Winners will advance to the Final Four on May 17-19 at Fernando Buesa Arena in the Spanish city of Vitoria-Gasteiz in single-elimination matchups.

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